Mid Lane 47.31% Win Rate56% Pick RateMel Mid Lane Counters: 36 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Tips Against Mel in Mid Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
risnao says “- idk much but i imagine it's annoying at least
- her W has rly weird interactions with daggers. mind its cd, try and bait it with EW and holding your Q
- elect w short trades perhaps
- AD or electrocute
- start d-shield”
Mohini says “Also miserable. After level 2, she can reflect your q pretty easily, and blast you to bits. Your only option is an all-in with your jungler, and playing safe in lane.”
Quinfrey says “I always blind myself so don't trust me with this one.
But it should be even if you don't blind yourself. I like to push and roam bcs her ult will make you wanna alt f4.”
Acidmoroman says “She is very annoying but his wall cant block anything you throw at her, so if you manage to get close when she doesnt have the stun, she is gone.”
Peng04 says “- Never Charm when her W is up UNLESS she just used E Q
- When Ulting in Use Your Cds in turn RW/RQ/RAA DO NOT USE IT AT THE SAME TIME AND only look for E when W is down
- Her W is 35 Sec
- I Can Charm Mel if im behind a minion to force her W ”
IndigoDemonia says “This lady is only scary because of her huge dmg early and late game and her W, if you hit a charm on her shield you better dodge it or you´ll need to back. ”
Laimaudeja says “Mel's first few levels are very underwhelming, as both [[Searing Brilliance]] and [[Radiant Volley]] deal miniscule damage despite having long cooldowns. Use this time to dominate her with [[Short Fuse]] and [[Bouncing Bomb]]s.
Since you are favoured in an extended brawl, you should naturally look for opportunities to beat her down, but remember to keep track of how many stacks of [[Searing Brilliance]] she has applied to you, as it may unexpectedly flip the fight in her favour if you aren't careful.
Mel doesn't have any particularly great uses for [[Rebuttal]] in this matchup beyond blocking [[Mega Inferno Bomb]]'s burst damage. A reflected [[Satchel Charge]] cannot be re-cast, and both [[Bouncing Bomb]] and [[Hexplosive Minefield]] are relatively low value parries. You should be wary with using Hexplosive Minefield aggressively after Level 6, however, as the slow of a reversed minefield can link into a [[Solar Snare]] combo to execute you with [[Golden Eclipse]].
Remember that [[Satchel Charge]] can allow you to dash while rooted, so use it when hit by [[Solar Snare]] to avoid [[Radiant Volley]] from applying too many stacks of [[Searing Brilliance]] onto you.”
The Veigar says “NO. 2 HARDEST OMG
Permaban her, or if you made a mistake and didn't,just farm, do not interact even in late game.
Tip: DO NOT interact cause she blocks all your combo with W, and no, it's not for 1 spell; she ignores your combo with w
Do not ult her late game if you dont want to get one-shot.”
ChessScholar says “Against a good Mel, focus on getting other lanes ahead with lots of roaming. Trick her with the "hold W-Stun above head while throwing Q" so she doesn't reflect your stun.
Keep in mind that her reflect CD is 20-35 seconds depending on her level.”
AuroraAddict says “Mel can be a little bit tough although in the laning phase you just need to NOT do Q+E Combo all in since she can use her shield (W) to protect herself.
The best thing you can do against her is A+A+E with that combo even if she uses her Shield you can then Q her and she will take a lot of damage even if she dosen't Shield your A+A+E combo she we still recieve a lot of damage.”
Tofu Dubu says “- Free matchup, just dodge her spells, then instantly go into her, she has no sustain, you will hard stomp her.
- Abuse your W poke to make her waste shield (same idea has malz)”
Jumpman25th says “Take Comet and W max
Try to bait out her W reflect with Q's, before you ult unless she's in kill range anyway.
Early boots are nice to dodge her Q and E”
Juon says “Basically untouchable. She does a ton of damage, completely ruins the combo by bouncing back either Q or ult. Look to play for other lanes and farm here, go phase rush. Don't bother with comet as she will just keep bouncing Qs back to you.
Ideally for this matchup if you do want to trade, combo in but save Q for after her shield then she will be open.”
Marky 2 Butts says “Mel is a pretty big problem for malphite. She has a very long range with her abilities and she can reflect malphs Q which I figured wouldn't be that big of problem. How wrong was I because after getting her first item she tp'd back and I threw a Q and she reflected it back at me and slowed me enough to walk me down with other abilities and ult. After that it was very unplayable in lane. ”
AnxialSociety says “Aery manaflow transcendence scorch.
Legend-haste cut-down.
Don't R forward when she can e your return position.
Hit long-range q's where minions block the reflect.
Save your E for when she wastes W on your Q.”
tspeach says “Don’t try to trade unless her W is down—if you go in while it’s up, she’ll reflect your burst and you’ll lose the trade. Her E root is slow but wide, so dodge sideways, not back. Once you hit level 6, you can look for all-ins if her W is on cooldown. If she plays safe, push and roam. Just don’t get poked out before you get to play”
Marex_je_u_bushu says “Mel can be even or major im not that sure. She can outplay you with her W so try to bait that out. When she throws her E you throw W and engage her. Try to dodge her q so your pack dont die. Take doran shield”
22automail says “Despite mels shield, surprisingly very standard matchup, if you get hit by her root when you engage, no problem you can still auto. if she shields either glue onto her and hold your kit or knock her up so she cant run. Try to fight her near your tower as she can just shield and walk under tower if you're too deep and you get no value out of the trade.”
Aresia says “You can typically punish her if you dodge her stun. However her poke game will be strong against you, so your probably not going to have fun farming.”
ShokLoL says “Mel is reasonably strong in lane but as long as you don't cast a random R or EQ into her W you should be fine. Focus mainly on pushing the wave/poking her out with Q spam and let her just hold her W the whole time.”
IggyBoom says “Mel can be quiet annoying, as she can refelct your q to not only refelct damage, but also deny your sustain. In any other way, it is all about hardenegaging when her E is out.”
PaciF1ka says “После недавних изменений мэл перестала быть очень противным чемпионом,поэтому байтить на ешку и убивать,но когда ультуешь,не забудь,что она может включить вэшку и заблочить весь твой дамаг,а после и вовсе убить тебя.
After recent changes, Mel has stopped being a very nasty champion, so you can eat and kill, but when you try, don't forget that she can turn on the flash drive and block all your damage, and then kill you altogether.”
Zewrocktumbler says “who is actually having problems against her? bait atleast 1 ability and shes useless even hitting 1 ability deals good amount of dmg to her and if your actually having problems roam or ask for help i guess”
ShokLoL says “Mel isn't too bad as long as you don't try to charm her, use your W to dodge her Q missiles or to dodge her E. You can punish her poor waveclear later on with Q spam as well.”
Allyooops says “She can basically just w your entire combo and take no damage if you dont bait it somehow also can reflect your q easily without having to aim it. In general rlly low iq matchup ”
ShokLoL says “Mel is very easy, you win trades against her at basically all stages of the lane. Just don't get hit by her E too often. You can consider getting swiftness boots early if you are struggling.”
TrianglularRose says “Mel absolutely beats you early. She has better poke, trading, and her W can turn a good trade into a solo kill for her. At level six, she can easily all-in you. However, Mel seriously falls off after that, especially if she doesn’t roam. You will lose lane, but so long as you play it safe, once you start roaming, you should pull ahead of her.”
Allyooops says “not fun matchup q overtuned but its good to note that the second part of your q on qiyana will not get reflected because it is not a projectile so her w has a bit of counterplay”
Soft Headpats says “> Her poke in lane can be annoying since she can ignore the minion wave, plus she has good waveclear early on to match you if you choose to shove.
> She'll mostly look for poke when her [[Arcane Comet]]/[[Manaflow Band]] are up, so try to bait it out while staying outside of the minion wave.
> Her [[Rebuttal]] (W) is extremely annoying for Hwei since almost all his spells are projectiles with cast times that travel relatively slowly. Using [color=#8E44AD]EW[/color] to force her to burn her W keeps you safe from your own spells and forces her to use W or be rooted. Her W has a 35 base CD at rank 1, so you have a big window to be aggressive if she uses it.
> You still excel in teamfights whereas she is mediocre, plus you provide a ton of utility, so play with your team and keep track of whether she's used W or not.
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Hexeria says “[Weak in the early game so a easy matchup for Galio.] [She can only reflect your Q, while she still get stunned by all your other spells.] [Best Item against her is Hollow Radiance, so try to get that as fast as possible and she cant copy your clear and roam speed.] [Fighting against her should also be easy since she has only her E to keep you at distance.]”
xumi_k says “It's okay. You win early game if not get poked down. Can be very hard if you're new tho, as until you manage to get to her, you will be 50% hp down already. Engage if she used up her E(root). She is a counter for immobile mage/adc. Her W reflects projectile spells (Irelia's E, R and maybe W) They all don't do much damage and she often won't have time to react on your E if you land it fast enough or surprise her. Mel’s W has a very long CD early game. Her shield lasts 3 seconds. You can bait it easily, by landing first E and if she uses her shield, wait until it’s over and stun her with second E (Happens rarely, needs super precise timing, as you have 0.5 second window to land second E, considering that Mel Ws the same exact moment you E1). Even if she's fed you can destroy her once have Wit's End and BOTRK. Be careful of her ult, once her passive mark above your champ is red, her ult executes you. If you dodge her root, you can all-in her easily and it's a guaranteed kill as she's immobile and all-in dependant. ”
vreiki says “Ela bloqueia seu burst, reflete seu Q e também reflete o seu E. Ela está super overpowered e te bate de uma distância gigantesca, nunca se arrisca pra te espancar. Ban ou quit.”
SurferKiller says “Mel is very similar to Diana in playstyle. Play as safe as you can until you are level 9, then she does nothing against you. Make sure she used her E recently before you fight her.”
Demonsedge90 says “Her solar snare and radiant volley are potent ways for her to poke you down when trying to walk up for minions. Also, be on the lookout for rebuttal, which appears as a spherical shield around her that reflects projectiles and ranged auto attacks, as this could seriously backfire on you when trying to hit a dark sphere-scatter the weak combo or even finish her off with unleashed power.
This matchup is winnable, but it might require some jungle assistance, depending on how well she fights you.”
Chuleex says “Mel w and e are her strongest tools against you, pretty much without them she is free kill, problem is that a good mel will maintain e if she used w or viceversa so you cant dive or combo her freely, try to see how she reacts to w e q combo, if you can bait her w you can all in better, and never dive if she has e, her e is 2 second long even at level 1, once you have ecplise the matchup gets easier as you can poke and tank her dmg, and on sidelane you are stronger, go d shield for her poke, play on her mana and cds, and bait her q to dodge her, with next changes she is going to be easier to deal with.”
Divine Azir says “Mel is a lane bully similar to Hwei, but unlike Hwei has a couple exploitable weakness. You win with smart wave management and macro. You also generally win extended trades, as your abilities can't be reflected.
① Mel's main threat comes from her Q poke. It has insane range, is impossible to dodge, and stacks her passive. However, it does little damage on its own early (it all comes from her passive), meaning you can sustain yourself very easily in lane by taking healing runes. Take TP so you can more easily abuse wave management. Early boots are a good buy to avoid the full Q stacks and abuse her poor mobility.
② The longer you stay in lane, the more Mel-favored the match becomes. Luckily, Mel has exploitable wave clear early (she can't hit you and the wave) and doesn't farm well under turret. Stand outside of the wave and try to push her in early. This will let you freeze on the rebound, setting up for your jungler. After level 6, you can slow push into her on repeat to roam. She has weaker scaling and team fighting than you do.
③ Mel cannot reflect any of your abilities with her W, but she still has invulnerability. Luckily, it has a long cooldown. Your general approach to the 1v1 (after 6) is to force out her W by drifting at her with full health (when her E is on cooldown); then, you can all-in her when your E comes back up. I advise not trying to 1v1 her before Nashor's, and instead focus on farm and harass. If you're feeling confident in the 1v1 angle though, you can take barrier instead of TP to survive her ultimate.”
ShokLoL says “Mel is a bit of a pest but she shouldn't actually be able to push you out of lane unless you get hit by too much damage for free. Take fleet and rush swiftness boots, and try regain control of the wave whenever she's on cooldown. Be careful because she can W (and reflect) your R. You should outscale if you farm well.”
As a Support 45.07% Win Rate34% Pick RateMel As a Support Counters: 28 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Tips Against Mel as a Support Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Quoko says “Most OP thing on support i ever seen
W reflects usually in your direction your [[blooming burst]] (Q) and [[Tangle-barbs]] (E) ability.
Never use skillshots against her when [[Rebuttal]] (W) is active. Personal permaban”
Fyrrnix says “She will try to poke you with Q.
ALWAYS be aware of her W and never try to pull her without having E as backup in case she pulls you and tries to root you”
Quoko says “Extremely dangerous champion, massive damage, sick burst dmg, strong 1v1. Root her with E only, when she use her W shield. Personal permaban”
Demonsedge90 says “The challenge with Mel is to play around her ranged poke from radiant volley or her crowd control from solar snare. Staying relatively healthy is a must to ensure you and you adc can outlast her. Note that her rebuttal can reflect your zenith blade causing her to leap to you instead of you going to her, which can help secure a kill on her or lead to her getting a kill on you or your allies.”
Razing42 says “Whether she is a carry or support she will have a lot of damage and will outrange you. Avoid throwing your hook at her in vision as she can reflect it and sign 'your' death sentence instead.”
Yoshiking123 says “She's just safe and has a lot of range. Her E makes it hard for you to walk up for a stun. But you shouldn't lose lane. Mid-Late game it's a team/skill match-up.”
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