- Win Rate
- 49.8%
- Pick Rate
- 1.9%
- Ban Rate
- 1.3%
Alistar vs Mel
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,763
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 18, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Alistar vs Mel is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Alistar wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Mel based on 35 games. Alistar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Alistar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Alistar vs Mel matchup.
Alistar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Alistar performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Alistar vs Mel?
Alistar wins 61.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.8% and 76.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.5% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +7.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 31 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 17
They also met in another lane (Mid): 3 games, Alistar won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 61.3% of 31 games (95% range 43.8–76.3%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 53.5% for Alistar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 381, within the margin of error (30 games).
- Alistar players pick Precision far more often against Mel: 1.6% of their other Support games, 12.9% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Alistar and Mel played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Alistar's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Alistar vs Mel Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Alistar vs Mel Win Rate by Game Length
Alistar's win rate against Mel by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Alistar's results against Mel in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Alistar vs Mel Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenAlistar gold at 15: −381
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Alistar Changes Against Mel
Choices Alistar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually1.6%vs Mel12.9%+11.4 pts
Force of NatureItemUsually0.9%vs Mel9.7%+8.8 pts
Legend: HasteRuneUsually1.1%vs Mel9.7%+8.6 pts
Second WindRuneUsually4.4%vs Mel12.9%+8.5 pts
HeartsteelItemUsually2.9%vs Mel9.7%+6.8 pts
Iceborn GauntletItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Mel6.5%+6.5 pts
Health PotionStarting itemsUsually1.0%vs Mel6.9%+5.9 pts
Presence of MindRuneUsually0.6%vs Mel6.5%+5.9 pts
Best Alistar Build vs Mel
Usual Alistar build (Support)
71.9% win rate · 57 games
Against Mel
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 20 Alistar games against Mel carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Alistar's standard build instead.
- Mel usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 12.1 min (median of 21 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Alistar Runes vs Mel
Usual Alistar runes (Support)
Unsealed Spellbook
64.8% win rate · 54 games
Against Mel
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Alistar draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Alistar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Alistar's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Alistar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Alistar Matchups
Hardest for Alistar
Easiest for Alistar
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Alistar vs Mel FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Alistar vs Mel?
Current data slightly favors Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Alistar wins 61.3% of 31 games (95% range 43.8–76.3%).
What is Alistar's win rate against Mel?
Alistar wins 61.3% of 31 Support games against Mel on patch 26.20 (95% range 43.8–76.3%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 53.5% would be expected.
Does Alistar counter Mel?
Not clearly. Alistar wins 61.3% of 31 games against Mel, and the 95% range (43.8–76.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Alistar or Mel?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 381, within the margin of error (30 games).
Does Alistar outscale Mel?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Mel strongest against Alistar?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Mel is ahead of Alistar beyond the margin of error.
What should Alistar build against Mel?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Alistar's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Bandlepipes. The biggest change against Mel: Force of Nature (0.9% usually, 9.7% here).
What runes should Alistar use against Mel?
Use Alistar's usual Unsealed Spellbook page (Inspiration + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Mel: Precision (1.6% usually, 12.9% here).