Mel vs Lissandra Counter Pick

Both champions attack from 550 units, both deal magic damage, and 642 games on patch 16.13.1 return 48.3% — an even matchup by the computed grade, with a sample large enough to trust that reading.

Separation comes from what each does when the distance closes. Lissandra has Glacial Path, an ice claw she can reactivate to transport herself to its position, plus Frozen Tomb, which either stuns a champion outright or encases her while she heals. Mel has Rebuttal, a barrier that prevents damage and reflects enemy projectiles back at the attacker — useful against Ice Shard, useless against a point-and-click Frozen Tomb.

• Pace — 330 move speed against 325, with Rebuttal granting movement speed and Iceborn Subjugation slowing everything near a fallen champion.
• Scaling — Lissandra finishes with 2,490 health to Mel’s 2,313, while Mel holds the better armor at eighteen, 109.4 against 93.4.

Mel’s damage arrives in volleys: Searing Brilliance loads up to nine projectiles onto her next attack, and Golden Eclipse strikes every marked enemy regardless of distance. Lissandra’s arrives as one commitment, usually Ring of Frost into Frozen Tomb. Both run on mana with no refund mechanic in either kit, so the wave becomes a question of who spends more per exchange. Difficulty of 5 against 6 leaves the matchup where the win rate places it.