Melvs Jhin
Mel vs Jhin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Jhin wins with a 63.4% win rate (+26.9%) over Mel based on 93 games. Mel wins the early laning phase while Jhin scales better into the 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.
Who wins Mel vs Jhin?
Mel wins 33.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 24.3% and 43.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.8% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −14.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 87 games Lane: Bot
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
Key takeaways
- Jhin is favored in this matchup: Mel wins 33.3% of 87 games, and the whole 95% range (24.3–43.8%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 14.5 points worse for Mel than both champions' overall Bot win rates predict (47.8%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 22, within the margin of error (87 games).
- Mel players pick Flash + Teleport much less often against Jhin: 67.5% of their other Bot games, 54.0% 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 Mel and Jhin 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 Mel'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.
Mel vs Jhin Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Mel vs Jhin Win Rate by Game Length
Mel's win rate against Jhin 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: Mel's results against Jhin in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Mel vs Jhin 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)EvenMel gold at 15: −22
- First itemMelMel: 10.6 min · Jhin: 11.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesJhinMel wins 25.9% of 54 games
What Mel Changes Against Jhin
Choices Mel players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually67.5%vs Jhin54.0%−13.5 pts34.0% WR here
Flash + BarrierSummoner spellsUsually15.7%vs Jhin28.7%+13.1 pts20.0% WR here
Blackfire TorchItemUsually25.6%vs Jhin13.8%−11.8 pts
Luden's EchoItemUsually77.1%vs Jhin87.4%+10.3 pts34.2% WR here
Magical FootwearRuneUsually16.7%vs Jhin8.0%−8.7 pts
Best Mel Build vs Jhin
Usual Mel build (Bot)
56.9% win rate · 102 games
Against Jhin
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 67 Mel games against Jhin carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Mel's standard build instead.
- Mel usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 10.6 min (median of 73 games).
- Jhin usually completes The Collector first, at 11.9 min (median of 48 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Mel Runes vs Jhin
Usual Mel runes (Bot)
Arcane Comet
45.6% win rate · 401 games
Against Jhin
Arcane Comet38.9% win rate · 36 games
Mel matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. 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.
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Mel vs Jhin FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Mel vs Jhin?
Jhin is favored in this matchup: Mel wins 33.3% of 87 games, and the whole 95% range (24.3–43.8%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Mel's win rate against Jhin?
Mel wins 33.3% of 87 Bot games against Jhin on patch 26.18 (95% range 24.3–43.8%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 47.8% would be expected.
Does Mel counter Jhin?
No — it is the other way around: Mel wins only 33.3% of 87 games against Jhin, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Mel or Jhin?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 22, within the margin of error (87 games).
Does Mel outscale Jhin?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Jhin strongest against Mel?
Jhin is measurably ahead in: 30+ min games.
What should Mel build against Jhin?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Mel's usual Bot core: Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap. The biggest change against Jhin: Blackfire Torch (25.6% usually, 13.8% here).
What runes should Mel use against Jhin?
Arcane Comet with Sorcery and Precision — 38.9% over 36 games against Jhin. The biggest change against Jhin: Flash + Teleport (67.5% usually, 54.0% here).