Mel - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
46.8%
Pick Rate
4.2%

Melvs Anivia

FMageSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Mel vs Anivia 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 Mel build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Mel vs Anivia matchup.

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Mel Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Mel 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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Mel - 44.9% win rate in this matchup
Mel
44.9% WR
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Anivia vs Mel matchup - 55.1% win rate
Anivia
55.1% WR

Who Wins the Mel vs Anivia Matchup?

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

Mel vs Anivia Matchup Summary

The Mel vs Anivia 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 has a strong advantage in this matchup. Mel players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Anivia 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.

Mel vs Anivia 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
6.2Mel
6.3Anivia
Mel and Anivia 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
1,010Mel
709Anivia
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
12,589Mel
11,613Anivia
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
1.3Mel
1.5Anivia
Both Mel and Anivia 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
482Mel
713Anivia
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 Mel Build Against Anivia

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Anivia, providing the mobility and stats Mel needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mel against Anivia are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. This combination gives Mel an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Anivia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mel vs Anivia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

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

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 Mel Runes Against Anivia

Inspiration rune tree - Mel primary runes vs AniviaInspiration
First Strike - best Mel rune vs AniviaMagical Footwear - best Mel rune vs AniviaBiscuit Delivery - best Mel rune vs AniviaCosmic Insight - best Mel rune vs Anivia
Precision rune tree - Mel secondary runes vs AniviaPrecision
Legend: Haste - best Mel rune vs AniviaCut Down - best Mel rune vs Anivia
100.0% WR

The Inspiration and Precision rune setup gives Mel the best tools to compete against Anivia in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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

Mel 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
45.37%3134.077411,23448.5%43.1%
45.37%2272.572010,55444.4%46.0%
44.23%2086.793012,13045.3%43.4%
47.03%1856.491012,95346.1%47.5%
46.99%1666.881511,95547.1%46.9%
38.41%1515.476511,88038.5%38.4%
48.59%1426.583612,56443.1%52.4%
41.01%1396.379712,03137.9%43.2%
43.18%1326.595212,01051.6%35.3%
48.09%1314.280711,49859.1%42.5%
47.20%1252.973711,07947.8%46.8%
45.97%1246.785813,31156.4%37.7%
43.75%1123.580011,54241.7%45.3%
38.74%1112.469710,36838.3%39.1%
39.64%1112.171910,14743.8%36.5%
39.62%1062.468810,10845.6%35.0%
53.47%1016.692512,95158.3%50.8%
43.75%966.385613,49755.6%36.7%
56.67%902.269410,08057.6%56.1%
45.98%876.385612,68339.3%49.1%
51.76%856.088813,35052.6%51.1%
50.59%856.788611,01754.9%44.1%
42.50%806.483412,09729.0%51.0%
43.04%797.080112,25350.0%38.8%
45.45%776.897515,15160.0%38.5%
48.00%754.279411,48844.8%50.0%
46.58%732.474311,56041.7%49.0%
45.83%723.993011,73741.4%48.8%
35.71%703.572911,94636.4%35.4%
38.81%675.873810,88437.5%40.0%
43.94%666.586612,87840.0%46.3%
43.94%666.592211,68441.9%45.7%
56.45%626.786212,68350.0%63.3%
50.82%616.196112,37557.9%47.6%
45.00%606.483712,26447.8%43.2%
55.00%606.491912,93366.7%47.2%
48.28%586.984812,70960.7%36.7%
50.88%576.593012,41843.5%55.9%
41.07%566.883011,80633.3%48.3%
40.00%556.490412,90933.3%44.1%
50.91%556.986313,20059.1%45.5%
50.00%542.783810,96152.2%48.4%
45.28%536.481711,92247.6%43.8%
30.19%532.26049,27030.8%29.6%
41.51%536.591112,33125.0%55.2%
37.25%512.479511,66952.4%26.7%
35.29%516.692712,44161.1%21.2%
48.00%506.898011,35651.7%42.9%
52.00%502.367010,60952.4%51.7%
48.98%492.667410,47952.4%46.4%
44.90%496.21,01012,58947.4%43.3%
56.25%486.793712,53960.9%52.0%
52.27%446.996113,02850.0%53.6%
45.45%442.16499,54661.1%34.6%
48.84%436.993014,30640.0%53.6%
55.81%436.582812,83850.0%58.6%
47.62%423.072411,65541.7%50.0%
47.62%422.26799,29050.0%45.5%
46.34%416.795714,18552.9%41.7%
50.00%402.35539,94250.0%50.0%
45.00%406.390412,97053.9%40.7%
61.54%397.098012,57468.8%56.5%
51.28%394.978911,84773.3%37.5%
43.24%376.91,00611,98357.9%27.8%
50.00%363.275810,35546.7%52.4%
38.89%366.587612,99757.1%27.3%
26.47%347.193512,74218.8%33.3%
42.42%336.889213,18061.5%30.0%
37.50%326.985913,52558.3%25.0%
46.88%323.877511,40942.9%50.0%
54.84%316.895214,44590.0%38.1%
38.71%312.170110,05357.1%23.5%
38.71%317.381411,28138.9%38.5%
53.33%302.26579,33755.6%50.0%
48.28%292.273010,47060.0%42.1%
51.72%296.685513,30240.0%57.9%
42.31%263.378911,17150.0%37.5%
33.33%242.266910,65850.0%21.4%
45.83%246.61,02412,56240.0%50.0%
58.33%246.694511,77560.0%57.1%
70.83%246.791814,795100.0%61.1%
60.87%236.986413,73183.3%36.4%
39.13%237.096514,19245.5%33.3%
43.48%237.379313,50040.0%46.1%
34.78%236.199614,81750.0%29.4%
52.17%232.373711,31337.5%60.0%
42.86%212.05739,34644.4%41.7%
42.11%196.786512,98157.1%33.3%
42.11%194.893412,62214.3%58.3%
52.63%195.51,14712,60471.4%41.7%
50.00%182.477811,68071.4%36.4%
35.29%176.792811,04140.0%28.6%
47.06%176.086910,59133.3%62.5%
31.25%162.274910,60042.9%22.2%
33.33%156.983111,63925.0%42.9%
60.00%156.61,07513,83562.5%57.1%
33.33%156.186512,80950.0%22.2%
46.67%156.61,06212,80066.7%33.3%
57.14%142.476810,49942.9%71.4%
35.71%145.872213,13157.1%14.3%
69.23%134.076311,23566.7%71.4%
38.46%132.381410,81850.0%28.6%
25.00%126.196213,40050.0%20.0%
45.45%112.673211,62266.7%37.5%
36.36%114.675811,72933.3%37.5%
27.27%114.974911,32650.0%14.3%
54.55%116.91,06814,94133.3%62.5%
30.00%106.983513,13725.0%33.3%
50.00%106.21,00212,50740.0%60.0%
50.00%106.590711,57350.0%50.0%
33.33%97.084413,80050.0%20.0%
55.56%96.792514,403100.0%20.0%
55.56%96.493211,19666.7%33.3%
50.00%85.71,05810,50640.0%66.7%
37.50%85.483410,52050.0%25.0%
28.57%73.891814,1940.0%33.3%
28.57%76.884312,45866.7%0.0%
57.14%76.373910,97075.0%33.3%
28.57%76.91,06912,51825.0%33.3%
28.57%76.896713,72133.3%25.0%
14.29%77.791613,3540.0%20.0%
33.33%66.183113,9730.0%40.0%
83.33%66.77718,632100.0%50.0%
40.00%56.386612,4560.0%66.7%
20.00%56.21,00511,46433.3%0.0%
40.00%56.11,17514,6290.0%50.0%
40.00%55.774012,48533.3%50.0%
60.00%53.371913,1070.0%75.0%
40.00%52.16319,63066.7%0.0%
20.00%57.295913,19550.0%0.0%
80.00%54.080711,629100.0%50.0%

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Mel vs Anivia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Mel do against Anivia in League of Legends?

Anivia wins the Mel vs Anivia 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 Mel do against Anivia 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 Mel do against Anivia in the late game?

In the late game, Anivia takes over the Mel vs Anivia 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 Mel vs Anivia 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 Mel build against Anivia?

The best Mel build against Anivia includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 80.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Mel runes against Anivia?

The best Mel runes against Anivia use the Inspiration primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Mel vs Anivia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Mel counter Anivia?

No, Mel struggles against Anivia with only a 44.9% win rate. Anivia has the advantage in this matchup. Mel players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Anivia's lead.

How do I play Mel against Anivia?

When playing Mel against Anivia, play cautiously and avoid Anivia's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Anivia has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.