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Mel Counter Stats

Melthe Soul's Reflection

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45.19% Win Rate40% Pick Rate Mel Mid Lane Counters: 39 counter champions

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Misuleague says “Take Exhaust. Block her E, careful throwing tornados if her W is up, try to bait it by throwing it where it wont hit you back or missing on purpose.”

Misu's Yasuo Guide (Season 2026) by Misuleague | Yasuo Player

Sephyrixx says “Electrocute is good in this matchup. Annoying to play aginst, But SUPER WINNABLE! If she ever uses E, use your E to the side and up towards her to dodge it, use W for movespeed and trade with her. Try to keep the wave on your side, cuz you need a lot of space to trade with her.”

Only Locke guide you'll ever need! <3 by Sephyrixx | Locke Player

zRavenZ3 says “she can only reflect your Q trade with her lvl1 with E and then wait for lvl 3 and trade only if you have W ”

Ekko guide from best Ekko world by zRavenZ3 | Ekko Player

Ediwarden says “often considered a counter as she cant deflect your R, but be carefull pre 6 and dont shoot Q into her shield.”

General Anivia Guide based on EUW master OTP and best Anivia KR (Bohe) by Ediwarden | Anivia Player

V222 says “When you go for WEQ poke, always click back right after. That way if your Q lands and she throws her reflect back at you, you'll already be out of range and won't take the return damage. If her E is down, you can look for all-ins pretty aggressively. A lot of the time you can just ult her and auto instead of instantly using everything. Once she starts panicking and uses W, that's when you throw out your Qs and finish the combo. ”

[ALL MATCHUPS] [26.11] ZED Guide 2000LP+ EUW Challenger by V222 | Diamond Zed Player

L0ganJG says “Mel is a small step ahead of standard mages. She want's to counter your W1>Q with her E snare. Try to W1 passed a spell of her's and trade. Hold W2 till after her W or use it right before. Be careful of her W reflecting your E and putting you into the wall. IT HURTS. Try and get a clip by ultimating her and getting her reflect! ”

{26.10} BRIAR MID. MAGES? HA. BRIAR IS INSANE... STILL UPDATING by L0ganJG | Diamond Briar Player

Soul0fghost says “Poke her and dodge as much as possible. Watch for ganks and she should lose.”

Viktor by Soul0fghost | Viktor Player

VarusEnjoyer says “bait out her w and don t use your q or r untill she w(especially your r)”

Hybrid Varus Build For MidLane by VarusEnjoyer | Diamond Varus Player

Amothertruckingunicorn says “Your set up is okay into her but her poke is super hard to deal with since you can't abuse shield+biscuits with her execute. Take D ring comet. ”

16.10 Malphite Mid Off Tank by Amothertruckingunicorn | Diamond Malphite Player

Gladiore says “We play one of the hardest counters to this champ in the game...and despite that i still have it at minor instead of tiny threat level so i hope that shows you how bullshit her champ design is....ANYWAY, just have to rely on dodging her e and never ult when her w is up thats pretty much the entire matchup. Dodge her e and its fairly unplayable for her.”

Gladiores comprehensive fizz guide for patch 26.9 (Expanding daily) by Gladiore | Fizz Player

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43.11% Win Rate32% Pick Rate Mel As a Support Counters: 32 counter champions

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Pyke on a Spike says “I permaban Mel. Terrible champ design. People will tell you it's playable, but she Uno-reverse cards every hook you do. Worst experience of your life. Ban Mel”

Pyke on a Spike's Ultimate Pyke Guide by Pyke on a Spike | Pyke Player

Minima141 says “Mel can make engages difficult because she has strong tools for disrupting aggressive plays and protecting her teammates. Her Radiant Rebuke (Q) allows her to apply poke pressure during lane, while Solar Guard (W) can block incoming abilities and reduce the impact of engages. Many Rakan players lose trades by committing to fights while Mel still has her defensive tools available. The lane becomes easier once Solar Guard (W) is used. Without her primary defensive ability available, Mel has fewer ways to stop your engage or protect her ADC during short trades. This creates a window where Rakan can pressure the lane or force favorable engages. Because Mel excels at mitigating burst damage and controlling short skirmishes, patience and timing are very important in this matchup. Avoid forcing engages while her defensive abilities are available and look for opportunities when they are on cooldown. • Engage after Mel uses Solar Guard (W).”

[26.5] Multi-Seasonal Challenger Rakan Guide | Advanced Concepts & Techniques by Minima141 | Diamond Rakan Player

Joxuu says “Her base damages are pretty bad and her abilities are easy to dodge, also her W doesn't really block anything significant in laning phase so overall an easy lane to play against”

[S16] In-depth Lulu support guide by Joxuu | Lulu Player

Gaylaxy says “Mel deals very high damage and can quickly eliminate targets in the mid game if given the opportunity. Careful positioning and well timed engages are important to avoid being burst down. Can reflect our ult.”

[26.5] The Ultimate Sej Support Guide by Gaylaxy | Sejuani Player

Kalakaua says “Mel does barely any damage and if not being overly extended the entire time, you will find that she ends up with 0 mana while you cannot go lower than 60% max HP.”

Paladin of Purity: The Righteous Guide to Kayle Support by Kalakaua | Kayle Player

neekogf says “› go [[arcane comet]] › really annoying as she'll just perma W [[Rebuttal]]/reflect your E/root and play back when her reflect is on CD. › only throw out Q's [[blooming burst]] first, and once her reflect is on CD you can E [[tangle-barbs]] and catch her. › if you plan on ulting [[pop blossom]]/engaging her, make her use [[Rebuttal]] first before doing so, or else she will negate and deflect all incoming burst damage with said W [[Rebuttal]]. › if she throws out her E [[solar snare]] (root), sidestep to dodge it › if she Q's [[Radiant Volley]] (conjested small circle of dmg) and she doesn't hit you with it, throw out [[shapesplitter]] clone to take damage from it to take the comet damage. › the good thing about being against [[mel]] is that she's VERY immobile. in your best interest to focus her in team fights. ”

[26.2] How to be IRL Chameleon 🌸🦎 MID ⛌ SUPPORT GUIDE by neekogf | Diamond Neeko Player

KissXyc says “So yeah I don't think I have to say much about her besides try not to aimlessly throw your E at her or she'll just reflect it back into your face. Try to prioritize the adc or if she is adc focus the other with E. Try to find an angle whenever you see her use he reflect and then you can try to use E. I personally take Q early against her because I don't want to have to dealt with all that. ”

Experimental Swain Support Guide (Upcoming S16) [UPDATED] by KissXyc | Swain Player

saucyyyy says “Broken champ, but very weak early. You're able to buffer her E, but most of the time it's easier to dodge it. E backwards if she ever lands Q to avoid the comet. Turn off your W during her W. Your E goes through her W, and she has a really strange interaction with your ult. (She can execute you with your own ultimate.)”

Urgot Support Season 15 by saucyyyy | Urgot Player

Alchemyr says “Still pretty new and still being figured out, but so far my experience shows strong results into her. You sit comfortably in front of your ADC, tanking skillshots; once she burns her main CC, you sprint at her with E+W and force her to either blow Flash or die.”

[UPDATED DECEMBER 2025] – Galio Support – "I don't break easy." by Alchemyr | Galio Player

Idleangelo says “Impossible to trade against, This creature doubles your range. You can try to all in with your carry if she misses her root”

🦋 How to be annoying | 2 mil points | S15 (WIP) by Idleangelo | Lulu Player

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46.91% Win Rate27% Pick Rate Mel Bottom Lane Counters: 24 counter champions

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FuseFanatic says “stay far back and farm with Q if you get near the wave she will poke you hard after lane she only has her reflect and execute ultimate that can stop you”

Mundo ADC [26.2] by FuseFanatic | Dr. Mundo Player

mcdnldsmngrxdd says “This matchup is painfully hard, you're gonna need to understand a lot about lane matchups and your margin of error is very small. She's weak in her early levels but you'll need to know what ability she throws out first, if she throws out Q, you can just walk and force them off the wave, if they take the fight, you'll almost always win. If she hold an ability level 1, she more than likely has E, fake an engage and be ready to dodge. If you get her E, laning phase is free to walk past the wave and force her to lose minions, this is a war of attrition, forcing her to lose resources is your best friend. Against a good mel player, you'll never be able to kill her until 1 item/components, and thats ok, aslong as were reaching our item breakpoints faster than her, and were allowing our support to roam or our jungler to invade thats "winning" in this MU. For all-ins, get her to E first, when her E is gone, auto trade, if she W's - E a second later and run her down, if she holds her W, just keep autoing and take the trade. Slowly whittle her down and deny her resources. Be mindful that she will almost always take TP, so do it on waves that are good for you, and take your back if theres no dive opportunity, otherwise you'll be jailed in lane and what once was a winning trade for you is now losing.”

(SEASON 16) [ALL MATCHUPS & SYNERGIES] KR & NA Challenger Draven Guide (PLEASE CLICK/HOVER THE NOTES FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS) by mcdnldsmngrxdd | Draven Player

Wunonn says “Very hard to play this matchup due to waveclear and her reflect. Want to try to bait an all in and make her use W and when ur q comes back up should be able to all in. PTA ”

Wunonn's Rank 1 Twitch Bible ADC Guide Patch 26.06 by Wunonn | Twitch Player

ObiW says “Her primary threat lies in her ability to lock you down with her restrictive crowd control, which can instantly cancel your E (Flap, Flap, Flap) and leave you vulnerable to a follow-up rotation. While she lacks the raw, explosive burst of an assassin like Fizz, her "Golden" defensive mechanics make it frustratingly difficult to chip away at her health before you reach your major power spikes. Your goal in this lane is to maintain a diagonal positioning to avoid her linear skillshots and focus on using your W (Achooo!) to farm stacks from the periphery. Once you hit 225 stacks, your true damage burn will eventually bypass her formidable shields, turning her defensive advantages into a non-factor in late-game teamfights.”

SCORCHED EARTH: 225 Stacks to Glory by ObiW | Diamond Smolder Player

eimikothe says “Can reflect your R's back at you and can reflect your 4th shot. Can be dangerous depending on Mel's skill level. Watch out”

Jhin the starting guide by eimikothe | Jhin Player

halaaa11 says “annoying in lane but useless late game as a mage botlaner”

[15.24B] Getting ready for next season, CRIT is back!!! (W.I.P.) by halaaa11 | Kalista Player

bluwunk says “Mel is a nightmare for smolder. She can reflect every single ability you have and there's not much you can do about it. Try to play around her W cooldown. If she uses w incorrectly you can just e onto her and kill her. Bait out her w with your w.”

Bluwunk Challenger Smolder Guide [15.20] by bluwunk | Diamond Smolder Player

Fearisu says “She usually doesn’t play ADC, but most of her skills reflect back to you and can make the laning phase very difficult.”

25.18 | Hwei ADC/APC Build, Runes and Threats by Fearisu | Hwei Player

TwTv Saiyan says “Annoying with her Q, always try dodging it, let her waste her W then you can engage. Late game try baiting her shield and then after that you use your ult.”

Samira Build Guide by TwTv Saiyan | Samira Player

V1gorous1 says “can be mildly annoying but if you block her w and get on her you should win every all in”

Challenger Samira Otp guide-Season 14 *updated* by V1gorous1 | Samira Player

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Melthe Soul's Reflection

Hide Mid Lane Mid Lane45.19% Win Rate40% Pick Rate Mel Mid Lane Counters: 39 counter champions

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Hide Support As a Support43.11% Win Rate32% Pick Rate Mel As a Support Counters: 32 counter champions

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Hide Bottom Bottom Lane46.91% Win Rate27% Pick Rate Mel Bottom Lane Counters: 24 counter champions

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Hide Mid Lane Mid Lane
45.19% Win Rate40% Pick Rate Mel Mid Lane Counters: 39 counter champions

Hide Support As a Support
43.11% Win Rate32% Pick Rate Mel As a Support Counters: 32 counter champions

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46.91% Win Rate27% Pick Rate Mel Bottom Lane Counters: 24 counter champions