Annievs Mel
Annie vs Mel is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Mel wins with a 56.3% win rate (+12.5%) over Annie based on 48 games. Mel holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Annie build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Annie vs Mel matchup.
Annie Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Annie 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 the Annie vs Mel Matchup?
Annie vs Mel Matchup Summary
The Annie vs Mel matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 48 recent matches analyzed, Mel wins with a 56.3% win rate compared to Annie's 43.8%, giving Mel a 12.5 percentage point advantage. Mel dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Annie players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Mel leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Mel has a strong advantage in this matchup. Annie players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Mel overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Annie vs Mel Laning Phase Breakdown
Mel is favored during the laning phase against Annie, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Mel holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Annie Build Against Mel
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Mel, providing the mobility and stats Annie needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Annie against Mel are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Malignance. This combination gives Annie an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 25.0% win rate across 8 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Annie the best chance to compete against Mel. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Annie vs Mel matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Annie39.1%
Mel60.9%Annie48.0%Mel52.0%Mel dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.9% win rate — a 21.7 percentage point lead over Annie. This lopsided early game means Mel can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Mel takes over with a 52.0% win rate, leading Annie by 4.0 percentage points. Mel scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
Mel holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Annie players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Annie Runes Against Mel
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Annie the best tools to compete against Mel in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Annie matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Annie'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 Annie build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.63% | 163 | 6.0 | 901 | 10,997 | 42.9% | 49.5% | |
| 50.41% | 123 | 5.8 | 911 | 11,277 | 46.8% | 54.1% | |
| 43.56% | 101 | 5.2 | 805 | 11,610 | 38.5% | 46.8% | |
| 47.37% | 95 | 6.0 | 980 | 11,155 | 46.1% | 48.8% | |
| 39.78% | 93 | 5.8 | 869 | 11,179 | 28.6% | 49.0% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 5.7 | 915 | 11,178 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 49.32% | 73 | 5.3 | 870 | 11,079 | 43.8% | 53.7% | |
| 38.03% | 71 | 5.6 | 865 | 10,269 | 41.2% | 35.1% | |
| 47.14% | 70 | 5.2 | 890 | 11,685 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.03% | 69 | 5.8 | 810 | 11,311 | 30.8% | 48.8% | |
| 52.31% | 65 | 5.4 | 915 | 11,174 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 59.32% | 59 | 5.3 | 917 | 11,910 | 52.4% | 63.2% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 5.2 | 982 | 11,641 | 40.0% | 61.3% | |
| 43.40% | 53 | 6.1 | 952 | 11,675 | 38.1% | 46.9% | |
| 40.38% | 52 | 5.5 | 732 | 9,641 | 36.4% | 47.4% | |
| 35.29% | 51 | 5.8 | 851 | 11,571 | 27.8% | 39.4% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 5.5 | 818 | 10,808 | 48.0% | 52.0% | |
| 43.75% | 48 | 5.6 | 872 | 10,958 | 39.1% | 48.0% | |
| 40.43% | 47 | 5.8 | 901 | 9,137 | 43.8% | 33.3% | |
| 48.94% | 47 | 5.4 | 971 | 12,637 | 38.9% | 55.2% | |
| 44.19% | 43 | 5.8 | 890 | 11,311 | 40.0% | 47.8% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 6.1 | 773 | 10,575 | 63.6% | 33.3% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 5.9 | 860 | 11,451 | 61.9% | 54.5% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 6.4 | 909 | 11,943 | 46.7% | 64.0% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 5.9 | 948 | 11,079 | 58.8% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 5.0 | 932 | 11,808 | 50.0% | 43.5% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 5.7 | 989 | 13,306 | 62.5% | 53.3% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 5.9 | 903 | 10,954 | 52.6% | 61.1% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 5.1 | 864 | 12,164 | 66.7% | 59.3% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 5.4 | 913 | 10,730 | 25.0% | 55.0% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 5.8 | 842 | 10,313 | 47.4% | 58.3% | |
| 30.00% | 30 | 5.8 | 773 | 9,858 | 37.5% | 21.4% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 5.5 | 984 | 10,340 | 37.5% | 46.1% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 4.8 | 862 | 11,811 | 33.3% | 47.4% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 5.9 | 913 | 11,753 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 4.1 | 839 | 11,257 | 41.7% | 42.9% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 5.8 | 920 | 9,345 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 3.1 | 742 | 9,606 | 40.0% | 46.7% | |
| 36.00% | 25 | 4.9 | 789 | 10,942 | 41.7% | 30.8% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 5.7 | 791 | 10,676 | 69.2% | 55.6% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 5.7 | 1,081 | 12,128 | 50.0% | 78.6% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 5.5 | 877 | 10,945 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 5.9 | 882 | 9,325 | 20.0% | 58.3% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 2.3 | 770 | 11,963 | 40.0% | 35.3% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 5.9 | 872 | 10,945 | 55.6% | 72.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 5.6 | 854 | 11,064 | 25.0% | 63.6% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.6 | 747 | 9,548 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 2.3 | 695 | 11,375 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 4.6 | 913 | 10,735 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.2 | 1,028 | 12,499 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 6.3 | 977 | 9,473 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.5 | 628 | 10,471 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.1 | 1,027 | 11,945 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 5.1 | 1,089 | 11,285 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.2 | 696 | 9,806 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 3.5 | 696 | 9,585 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.0 | 877 | 10,894 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.8 | 825 | 10,705 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 2.1 | 712 | 9,974 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 822 | 11,009 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.6 | 638 | 11,039 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 984 | 13,174 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 726 | 10,234 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 948 | 12,319 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 1,036 | 13,494 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.7 | 945 | 13,134 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.6 | 866 | 10,998 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.5 | 782 | 11,780 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.8 | 590 | 9,988 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.8 | 620 | 9,682 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.0 | 914 | 10,556 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.5 | 754 | 9,416 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.6 | 510 | 9,819 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.3 | 846 | 11,041 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,049 | 13,572 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 803 | 10,918 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.2 | 687 | 8,934 | 83.3% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.3 | 1,050 | 13,583 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.2 | 1,067 | 14,702 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.3 | 526 | 9,719 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,004 | 12,479 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.5 | 767 | 10,994 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,070 | 12,756 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 4.1 | 824 | 8,489 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 973 | 10,682 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 639 | 9,293 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 834 | 10,634 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 608 | 9,730 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,062 | 10,096 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 798 | 9,640 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 893 | 12,745 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 585 | 8,471 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 916 | 12,262 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
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Annie vs Mel - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Annie do against Mel in League of Legends?
Mel wins the Annie vs Mel matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to Annie's 43.8%, a 12.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 48 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Annie do against Mel in the early game?
In the early game, Mel has the advantage against Annie with a 60.9% win rate versus 39.1%. Mel players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Annie do against Mel in the late game?
In the late game, Mel takes over the Annie vs Mel matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to 48.0%. Mel scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Annie vs Mel matchup?
Mel wins the matchup against Annie with a 56.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 12.5 percentage point advantage means Mel is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 48 games analyzed.
What is the best Annie build against Mel?
The best Annie build against Mel includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Malignance with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 25.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Annie runes against Mel?
The best Annie runes against Mel use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Annie vs Mel matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Annie counter Mel?
No, Annie struggles against Mel with only a 43.8% win rate. Mel has the advantage in this matchup. Annie players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Mel's lead.
How do I play Annie against Mel?
When playing Annie against Mel, play cautiously and avoid Mel's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Mel has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.