Anivia - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.5%
Pick Rate
2.0%

Aniviavs Mel

FMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 13, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Anivia vs Mel is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Anivia wins with a 55.1% win rate (+10.2%) over Mel based on 49 games. Anivia holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Anivia build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Anivia vs Mel matchup.

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Anivia Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Anivia 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.

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Anivia - 55.1% win rate in this matchup
Anivia
55.1% WR
VS
Mel vs Anivia matchup - 44.9% win rate
Mel
44.9% WR

Who Wins the Anivia vs Mel Matchup?

Anivia wins the Anivia vs Mel matchup
Winner
Anivia
Matches: 49
55.1%
Win Rate
44.9%
6.3
CS / min
6.2
709
DMG / min
1,010
11,613
Gold / game
12,589
173
Heal / min
76
540
DMG Mitigated / min
407
1.5
CC / min
1.3
52.6%
Early Game WR
47.4%
56.7%
Late Game WR
43.3%

Anivia vs Mel Matchup Summary

The Anivia vs Mel matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 49 recent matches analyzed, Anivia wins with a 55.1% win rate compared to Mel's 44.9%, giving Anivia a 10.2 percentage point advantage. Anivia dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Mel players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Anivia leads by 231 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Anivia players can confidently pick into Mel and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Mel away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Anivia vs Mel Laning Phase Breakdown

Anivia wins the laning phase against Mel in League of Legends

Anivia is favored during the laning phase against Mel, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Anivia holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.3Anivia
6.2Mel
Anivia and Mel farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
709Anivia
1,010Mel
Mel heavily out-damages Anivia by 301 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Anivia should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Mel's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,613Anivia
12,589Mel
Mel generates a commanding 977 more gold per game than Anivia. This substantial economic advantage means Mel consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Anivia should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.5Anivia
1.3Mel
Both Anivia and Mel provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
713Anivia
482Mel
Anivia vastly out-sustains Mel, healing and mitigating 231 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Anivia can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Mel is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Mel, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Anivia Build Against Mel

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Mel, providing the mobility and stats Anivia needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Anivia against Mel are Rod of Ages, Liandry's Torment and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Anivia an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Mel. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Anivia vs Mel matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Anivia
52.6%
+5.3% advantage
Anivia early game win rateAnivia52.6%
Mel early game win rateMel47.4%
Late Game
Anivia
56.7%
+13.3% advantage
Anivia late game win rateAnivia56.7%
Mel late game win rateMel43.3%

Anivia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.6% win rate — a 5.3 percentage point lead over Mel. This lopsided early game means Anivia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Anivia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.7% win rate — 13.3 points above Mel. Extended games heavily favor Anivia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Anivia holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Mel players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Anivia Runes Against Mel

Sorcery rune tree - Anivia primary runes vs MelSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Anivia rune vs MelManaflow Band - best Anivia rune vs MelTranscendence - best Anivia rune vs MelScorch - best Anivia rune vs Mel
Precision rune tree - Anivia secondary runes vs MelPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Anivia rune vs MelPresence of Mind - best Anivia rune vs Mel
80.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Precision secondary allows Anivia to press their advantage against Mel, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Anivia matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Anivia'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 Anivia build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Anivia matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.88%1046.971411,69144.0%61.1%
52.81%896.778510,93155.8%48.6%
42.05%886.774011,12647.4%38.0%
47.67%865.265810,92533.3%58.0%
44.05%846.479911,26241.7%45.8%
52.17%696.869510,94858.1%47.4%
53.62%696.772411,66353.3%53.9%
38.71%626.485011,89147.8%33.3%
43.55%626.068710,82543.8%43.3%
44.26%616.672611,46340.0%47.2%
46.55%586.471910,85942.3%50.0%
49.09%556.267710,15451.4%45.0%
55.10%496.370911,61352.6%56.7%
50.00%486.264510,97842.1%55.2%
60.42%486.770912,00353.9%62.9%
68.18%446.086910,83873.9%61.9%
53.49%436.573111,46243.8%59.3%
39.02%416.874912,14042.9%37.0%
52.50%406.777212,00658.8%47.8%
50.00%402.654610,09847.4%52.4%
48.65%375.977311,31441.7%52.0%
47.22%366.787111,73656.3%40.0%
61.11%364.868711,97158.3%62.5%
38.24%341.95458,83236.4%41.7%
38.24%343.363310,98241.7%36.4%
45.45%335.970910,68550.0%42.9%
51.52%336.275810,94450.0%52.9%
50.00%326.379710,53760.0%41.2%
53.13%326.482810,73550.0%56.3%
41.94%314.081910,78738.5%44.4%
41.94%316.878212,06446.1%38.9%
38.71%316.67619,64735.3%42.9%
46.67%302.16249,30545.5%47.4%
44.83%297.072710,78335.7%53.3%
44.83%295.764010,80036.4%50.0%
46.43%286.676712,35066.7%36.8%
35.71%286.369410,36633.3%38.5%
42.31%262.55789,38636.4%46.7%
46.15%266.67039,61642.9%50.0%
56.00%256.57499,37956.3%55.6%
41.67%242.460510,00537.5%43.8%
58.33%246.771311,38933.3%73.3%
54.17%245.46138,48457.1%50.0%
50.00%246.176811,50263.6%38.5%
62.50%247.36959,81664.3%60.0%
41.67%246.565610,52830.8%54.5%
39.13%236.583912,71425.0%42.1%
50.00%226.269211,49328.6%60.0%
31.82%225.368810,29122.2%38.5%
38.10%212.15637,85328.6%57.1%
61.90%216.386710,86444.4%75.0%
30.00%206.16979,34937.5%25.0%
75.00%207.076210,60790.0%60.0%
55.00%207.170611,28160.0%50.0%
60.00%206.175811,19466.7%54.5%
36.84%196.879610,68328.6%41.7%
57.89%196.877811,67255.6%60.0%
61.11%186.384412,58633.3%75.0%
35.29%174.087811,30650.0%27.3%
23.53%176.972712,39412.5%33.3%
43.75%167.57199,02641.7%50.0%
50.00%166.289310,01260.0%45.5%
62.50%166.874211,72060.0%63.6%
31.25%167.078412,22628.6%33.3%
26.67%152.852410,3090.0%36.4%
60.00%152.246010,33342.9%75.0%
73.33%151.95479,23055.6%100.0%
53.33%156.783311,37850.0%57.1%
66.67%156.595211,02166.7%66.7%
40.00%156.674011,87520.0%50.0%
64.29%147.478011,12555.6%80.0%
35.71%146.374510,28557.1%14.3%
57.14%141.96108,78760.0%55.6%
28.57%147.277911,06028.6%28.6%
38.46%132.04899,70033.3%42.9%
61.54%136.61,06910,68842.9%83.3%
46.15%131.95278,75650.0%42.9%
46.15%136.584611,98580.0%25.0%
38.46%131.74598,57433.3%42.9%
61.54%132.15319,81762.5%60.0%
53.85%136.979812,12650.0%55.6%
58.33%127.085211,01571.4%40.0%
27.27%116.689811,49950.0%22.2%
40.00%106.675212,88266.7%28.6%
50.00%105.672213,026100.0%37.5%
30.00%103.14569,9990.0%60.0%
70.00%101.64557,65366.7%75.0%
60.00%105.582813,202100.0%55.6%
40.00%106.872912,28350.0%37.5%
40.00%105.471310,84833.3%50.0%
55.56%94.071712,35333.3%66.7%
44.44%96.275110,02266.7%33.3%
33.33%95.576713,0980.0%37.5%
55.56%96.079411,629100.0%42.9%
88.89%96.772912,355100.0%75.0%
25.00%86.379611,15425.0%25.0%
50.00%86.274411,58150.0%50.0%
87.50%86.967912,488100.0%83.3%
62.50%82.05498,28880.0%33.3%
62.50%86.465810,97566.7%60.0%
37.50%84.74577,57040.0%33.3%
25.00%81.75539,25020.0%33.3%
37.50%85.258610,29225.0%50.0%
42.86%76.463610,67075.0%0.0%
71.43%76.966510,57850.0%100.0%
14.29%72.65748,96520.0%0.0%
71.43%76.58519,21750.0%100.0%
42.86%76.067310,37633.3%50.0%
28.57%76.674212,5870.0%40.0%
83.33%67.370510,68575.0%100.0%
50.00%62.36308,70450.0%50.0%
33.33%66.77168,39250.0%0.0%
16.67%67.074611,60133.3%0.0%
50.00%65.56898,26640.0%100.0%
80.00%56.364912,607100.0%75.0%
20.00%56.04778,04250.0%0.0%
40.00%53.668110,2360.0%66.7%
80.00%54.16588,54080.0%0.0%
40.00%56.95839,08350.0%33.3%
60.00%56.073814,7160.0%60.0%
80.00%51.858511,8900.0%80.0%
60.00%55.467111,7600.0%75.0%

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Anivia vs Mel - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Anivia do against Mel in League of Legends?

Anivia wins the Anivia vs Mel matchup with a 55.1% win rate compared to Mel's 44.9%, a 10.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 49 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Anivia do against Mel in the early game?

In the early game, Anivia has the advantage against Mel with a 52.6% win rate versus 47.4%. Anivia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Anivia do against Mel in the late game?

In the late game, Anivia takes over the Anivia vs Mel matchup with a 56.7% win rate compared to 43.3%. Anivia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Anivia vs Mel matchup?

Anivia wins the matchup against Mel with a 55.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 10.2 percentage point advantage means Anivia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 49 games analyzed.

What is the best Anivia build against Mel?

The best Anivia build against Mel includes Rod of Ages, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Anivia runes against Mel?

The best Anivia runes against Mel use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 80.0% win rate in the Anivia vs Mel matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Anivia counter Mel?

Yes, Anivia has a favorable matchup against Mel with a 55.1% win rate. Anivia strongly counters Mel in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Anivia against Mel?

When playing Anivia against Mel, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.