Mel - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.6%
Pick Rate
4.1%

Melvs Jhin

FMageSupport
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Mel vs Jhin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Mel wins with a 65.5% win rate (+31.0%) over Jhin based on 84 games. Mel 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 Jhin matchup.

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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Jhin - 65.5% win rateJhin(65.5%)
Mel - 65.5% win rate in this matchup
Mel
65.5% WR
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Jhin vs Mel matchup - 34.5% win rate
Jhin
34.5% WR

Who Wins the Mel vs Jhin Matchup?

Mel wins the Mel vs Jhin matchup
Winner
Mel
Matches: 84
65.5%
Win Rate
34.5%
6.9
CS / min
6.5
934
DMG / min
784
14,196
Gold / game
13,031
85
Heal / min
177
387
DMG Mitigated / min
344
1.2
CC / min
1.0
73.7%
Early Game WR
26.3%
58.7%
Late Game WR
41.3%

Mel vs Jhin Matchup Summary

The Mel vs Jhin matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 84 recent matches analyzed, Mel wins with a 65.5% win rate compared to Jhin's 34.5%, giving Mel a 31.0 percentage point advantage. Mel dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Jhin 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 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Mel players can confidently pick into Jhin and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Jhin away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Mel vs Jhin Laning Phase Breakdown

Mel wins the laning phase against Jhin in League of Legends

Mel is favored during the laning phase against Jhin, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Mel holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.9Mel
6.5Jhin
Mel edges out Jhin by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 6 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Mel.
Damage
934Mel
784Jhin
Mel heavily out-damages Jhin by 150 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Jhin 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
14,196Mel
13,031Jhin
Mel generates a commanding 1,165 more gold per game than Jhin. This substantial economic advantage means Mel consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Jhin should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.2Mel
1.0Jhin
Both Mel and Jhin 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
471Mel
521Jhin
Jhin heals and mitigates 50 more damage per minute than Mel, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Jhin to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Mel.

Best Mel Build Against Jhin

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Jhin, providing the mobility and stats Mel needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mel against Jhin are Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment and Shadowflame. This combination gives Mel an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Jhin. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mel vs Jhin matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Mel
73.7%
+47.4% advantage
Mel early game win rateMel73.7%
Jhin early game win rateJhin26.3%
Late Game
Mel
58.7%
+17.4% advantage
Mel late game win rateMel58.7%
Jhin late game win rateJhin41.3%

Mel dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 73.7% win rate — a 47.4 percentage point lead over Jhin. This lopsided early game means Mel can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Mel is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.7% win rate — 17.4 points above Jhin. Extended games heavily favor Mel, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

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

Best Mel Runes Against Jhin

Sorcery rune tree - Mel primary runes vs JhinSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Mel rune vs JhinManaflow Band - best Mel rune vs JhinTranscendence - best Mel rune vs JhinScorch - best Mel rune vs Jhin
Precision rune tree - Mel secondary runes vs JhinPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Mel rune vs JhinPresence of Mind - best Mel rune vs Jhin
65.2% WR

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


Mel matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
54.59%4097.11,00113,58457.7%52.2%
43.15%3444.380712,12750.0%39.5%
47.51%2626.989213,16545.8%49.0%
43.88%2396.987512,96445.7%42.4%
51.27%2376.692012,97754.0%49.3%
50.00%1873.175611,28152.0%48.7%
46.67%1816.91,03013,35652.8%42.6%
45.18%1662.177010,41452.2%40.4%
50.30%1654.888012,65150.9%50.0%
48.78%1656.693714,43758.1%43.1%
40.26%1546.078212,03044.4%36.6%
44.30%1492.573110,56253.1%37.6%
44.68%1416.584712,56750.0%40.5%
46.67%1366.894212,95649.1%44.7%
53.79%1322.177610,72661.7%47.2%
52.71%1306.790912,83052.6%52.8%
49.61%1272.37239,99246.3%53.3%
47.50%1214.288512,06136.7%54.9%
54.62%1196.888612,62560.0%50.7%
50.43%1187.279812,06553.6%47.5%
39.29%1137.292612,75140.4%38.3%
46.85%1126.988112,57445.8%47.6%
49.11%1126.687912,88247.6%50.0%
49.53%1076.686212,13437.5%56.7%
33.33%1032.374210,31242.2%26.3%
40.20%1023.688312,45144.7%37.5%
44.90%986.288313,46546.3%43.9%
53.06%987.293314,44257.7%47.8%
50.52%986.291113,63456.1%46.4%
50.52%976.583311,91646.5%53.7%
41.67%962.476110,49252.4%33.3%
45.26%957.086912,48041.9%48.1%
39.36%946.485712,07142.9%36.5%
51.61%936.789312,82652.3%51.0%
49.45%926.990113,34643.8%55.8%
55.06%907.292413,26963.3%45.0%
50.00%907.11,02612,66052.3%47.8%
50.00%906.986912,41550.0%50.0%
45.45%886.594112,16843.5%47.6%
42.68%844.081111,75742.4%42.9%
65.48%846.993414,19673.7%58.7%
67.07%826.287013,45680.0%59.6%
46.34%826.998613,54331.3%56.0%
44.16%782.584011,81948.1%42.0%
47.30%752.772111,21944.8%48.9%
57.33%756.594912,39768.8%48.8%
45.07%727.295714,82246.7%43.9%
51.47%687.01,05313,48151.9%51.2%
47.06%686.489712,66840.0%51.2%
52.24%677.098013,58170.8%41.9%
46.88%656.899012,52551.4%41.4%
39.06%642.172310,33442.3%36.8%
44.44%632.471310,84846.1%43.2%
50.88%586.984813,46754.5%48.6%
52.63%582.275611,64059.3%46.7%
44.83%583.581311,97737.5%50.0%
63.16%572.160610,00875.9%50.0%
45.61%576.779011,55255.2%35.7%
36.36%552.377110,68436.4%36.4%
39.62%532.16769,82547.6%34.4%
37.74%532.568510,29641.7%34.5%
47.06%516.983213,15958.6%31.8%
47.06%517.198814,45453.9%40.0%
54.00%507.31,01011,80755.6%52.2%
52.00%506.086312,55855.0%50.0%
36.17%472.987911,40447.4%28.6%
56.52%476.896912,85460.0%53.9%
48.94%477.31,00514,82942.9%53.9%
55.56%453.880210,69557.1%54.2%
61.90%446.694515,30179.0%47.8%
45.45%446.21,00911,64747.1%44.4%
51.16%435.995213,29955.6%48.0%
51.16%436.289712,22538.9%60.0%
40.00%417.198514,37042.1%38.1%
36.59%414.885312,83353.9%28.6%
43.90%416.897914,94261.1%30.4%
37.50%417.01,02313,16329.4%43.5%
45.00%406.599014,78652.6%38.1%
47.50%406.799714,65561.5%40.7%
46.15%402.481311,95236.4%50.0%
56.41%397.01,03314,42366.7%47.6%
61.54%395.286712,36275.0%52.2%
45.95%373.074210,93954.5%42.3%
40.00%362.285310,40143.8%36.8%
38.89%362.07149,59241.2%36.8%
42.42%335.897712,48135.7%47.4%
56.25%332.481110,77254.5%57.1%
56.67%317.097512,16560.0%53.3%
53.33%307.594914,53737.5%71.4%
50.00%287.795913,94343.8%58.3%
57.14%286.894714,08570.0%50.0%
44.44%272.778610,85450.0%40.0%
34.62%267.61,01413,58033.3%35.7%
36.00%256.81,01412,70038.5%33.3%
44.00%256.896813,37744.4%43.8%
41.67%247.01,00314,95933.3%50.0%
41.67%242.273710,51350.0%33.3%
47.83%247.194311,85163.6%33.3%
25.00%206.984912,27828.6%23.1%
47.37%196.685410,71766.7%14.3%
36.84%197.286713,33525.0%45.5%
44.44%182.673111,41120.0%53.9%
50.00%187.093813,12157.1%45.5%
62.50%166.71,18313,18075.0%50.0%
40.00%152.869412,6000.0%46.1%
57.14%147.387112,83350.0%62.5%
50.00%146.582212,91450.0%50.0%
58.33%133.984710,25728.6%100.0%
38.46%136.886512,25366.7%14.3%
46.15%136.289012,59842.9%50.0%
69.23%133.274210,36762.5%80.0%
33.33%126.11,00715,07460.0%14.3%
50.00%122.179012,12140.0%57.1%
58.33%122.481012,80466.7%55.6%
18.18%115.889911,58633.3%0.0%
27.27%116.299812,78916.7%40.0%
80.00%105.91,02313,88775.0%83.3%
66.67%95.31,03415,60350.0%71.4%
66.67%96.51,02015,74050.0%71.4%
33.33%96.879513,85250.0%28.6%
25.00%84.81,09613,24550.0%0.0%
87.50%84.295812,581100.0%80.0%
62.50%85.91,14713,863100.0%40.0%
57.14%77.097513,10850.0%60.0%
85.71%75.283411,076100.0%80.0%
57.14%74.71,10113,6680.0%66.7%
14.29%75.81,01912,1050.0%20.0%
28.57%72.581812,5220.0%50.0%
28.57%76.395914,6070.0%40.0%
71.43%76.492614,14475.0%66.7%
66.67%65.71,01914,228100.0%50.0%
33.33%65.81,16814,442100.0%0.0%
50.00%65.885114,166100.0%40.0%
33.33%65.979111,16525.0%50.0%
50.00%66.475710,49966.7%33.3%
33.33%66.068012,31250.0%25.0%
60.00%55.71,00614,415100.0%50.0%
20.00%55.576810,52733.3%0.0%
60.00%52.862510,62866.7%50.0%
80.00%56.21,17914,531100.0%50.0%
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Mel vs Jhin - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Mel do against Jhin in League of Legends?

Mel wins the Mel vs Jhin matchup with a 65.5% win rate compared to Jhin's 34.5%, a 31.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 84 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Mel do against Jhin in the early game?

In the early game, Mel has the advantage against Jhin with a 73.7% win rate versus 26.3%. Mel players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Mel do against Jhin in the late game?

In the late game, Mel takes over the Mel vs Jhin matchup with a 58.7% win rate compared to 41.3%. Mel scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Mel vs Jhin matchup?

Mel wins the matchup against Jhin with a 65.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 31.0 percentage point advantage means Mel is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 84 games analyzed.

What is the best Mel build against Jhin?

The best Mel build against Jhin includes Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Jhin?

The best Mel runes against Jhin use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 65.2% win rate in the Mel vs Jhin matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Mel counter Jhin?

Yes, Mel has a favorable matchup against Jhin with a 65.5% win rate. Mel strongly counters Jhin in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.

How do I play Mel against Jhin?

When playing Mel against Jhin, 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.