Mel vs Lissandra Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Mel is a mage/support hybrid, Lissandra a mage, and they meet in the Mid lane. 642 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Mel at a 48.3% win rate into Lissandra. A 1.7-point edge is what puts this matchup in Mel’s column.
Mel looks for Solar Snare (E); Lissandra answers with Ice Shard (Q). The pressure spikes when Golden Eclipse and Frozen Tomb come online together.
Both champions are ranged (Mel at 550, Lissandra at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Mel and Lissandra overlap on magic damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. Mel carries 630 base health to Lissandra’s 620, and 21 armour to 22. Late-game bases read 2313 health / 109 armour for Mel and 2490 / 93 for Lissandra. Mel walks at 330 and Lissandra at 325, so Mel dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
Sample size counts as much as the number — 642 games for Lissandra here. No hand-editing here — the Mel figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
Yes — Mel holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Mel wins 48.3% of the recorded games.
48.3% from Mel's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
642 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Mel build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Mel build page.