Melvs Neeko
Mel vs Neeko is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Neeko wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Mel based on 12 games. Neeko wins the early laning phase while Mel scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Mel build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Mel vs Neeko 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 Neeko?
Mel wins 30.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 16.5% and 50.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 45.1% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −14.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 26 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 6 games, Mel won 16.7%.
Key takeaways
- Neeko is favored in this matchup: Mel wins 30.8% of 26 games, and the whole 95% range (16.5–50.0%) is on the same side of 50%.
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 45.1% for Mel; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Mel players pick Domination far more often against Neeko: 26.5% of their other Support games, 53.8% 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 Neeko 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 Neeko Laning Stats
Only 26 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Mel vs Neeko Win Rate by Game Length
Mel's win rate against Neeko 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 Neeko in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Mel vs Neeko 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)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Mel Changes Against Neeko
Choices Mel players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
DominationSecondary treeUsually26.5%vs Neeko53.8%+27.4 pts
Grisly MementosRuneUsually23.6%vs Neeko46.2%+22.5 pts
Cheap ShotRuneUsually48.0%vs Neeko69.2%+21.2 pts
Deathfire TouchKeystoneUsually2.8%vs Neeko11.5%+8.7 pts- E > W > Qthe E > W > Q skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Neeko7.7%+7.7 pts
Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Neeko4.3%+4.3 pts
Amplifying Tome + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Neeko4.3%+4.3 pts
Sapphire Crystal + Control WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Neeko4.3%+4.3 pts
Best Mel Build vs Neeko
Usual Mel build (Support)
81.3% win rate · 16 games
Against Neeko
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 9 Mel games against Neeko 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 12.8 min (median of 20 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 Neeko
Usual Mel runes (Support)
Arcane Comet
47.7% win rate · 392 games
Against Neeko
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Mel draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Mel matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Mel Matchups
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Mel vs Neeko FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Mel vs Neeko?
Neeko is favored in this matchup: Mel wins 30.8% of 26 games, and the whole 95% range (16.5–50.0%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Mel's win rate against Neeko?
Mel wins 30.8% of 26 Support games against Neeko on patch 26.19 (95% range 16.5–50.0%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 45.1% would be expected.
Does Mel counter Neeko?
No — it is the other way around: Mel wins only 30.8% of 26 games against Neeko, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Mel or Neeko?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (26) to say who wins lane.
Does Mel outscale Neeko?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Neeko strongest against Mel?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Neeko is ahead of Mel beyond the margin of error.
What should Mel build against Neeko?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Mel's usual Support core: Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Blackfire Torch. The biggest change against Neeko: Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth Ward (under 0.5% usually, 4.3% here).
What runes should Mel use against Neeko?
Use Mel's usual Arcane Comet page (Sorcery + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Neeko: Domination (26.5% usually, 53.8% here).