Zyra vs Mel Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Support, this is Zyra versus Mel — a mage/support hybrid against a mage/support hybrid. 280 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Zyra at a 59.3% win rate into Mel. A 9.3-point edge is what puts this matchup in Zyra’s column.
Rampant Growth (W) and Golden Eclipse (R) are usually what decide a trade between Zyra and Mel. The pressure spikes when Stranglethorns and Golden Eclipse come online together.
Both champions are ranged (Zyra at 575, Mel at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
This is a magic-versus-magic exchange between Zyra and Mel. The stat sheet reads 574 HP and 29 armour for Zyra against 630 and 21 for Mel. Zyra can afford to take the first exchange, sitting on 8 extra armour. Late-game bases read 2155 health / 100 armour for Zyra and 2313 / 109 for Mel. Zyra moves quicker at base (340 against 330), which shows up on roams.
No hand-editing here — the Zyra figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
Yes — Zyra holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Zyra wins 59.3% of the recorded games.
59.3% from Zyra's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
280 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Zyra build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Zyra build page.