Mel, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
46.6%
Pick Rate
3.6%
Ban Rate
18.4%

Mel vs Pyke

Mel F TierMageSupport
Patch
26.20
Games
6,391
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 16, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Mel vs Pyke is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Mel wins with a 56.1% win rate (+12.2%) over Pyke based on 41 games. Pyke 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 Pyke 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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Mel
Mel
59.0%
VS
Pyke
41.0%
Pyke

Who wins Mel vs Pyke?

Slight Mel edgeLow confidence

Mel wins 59.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.4% and 72.9% (95% range).

Expected
47.3%
From both champions' overall Support win rates
Matchup effect
+11.6 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
39 games
Lane: Support
vs patch 26.19
—
Not enough games on both patches

Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Mel, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Mel wins 59.0% of 39 games (95% range 43.4–72.9%).
  • Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 47.3% for Mel; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Mel usually wins the lane: 453 gold ahead of Pyke at 15 minutes on average (38 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Mel players pick Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward much less often against Pyke: 51.4% of their other Support games, 32.4% 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Laning Stats

MelPyke

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+453
Mel ahead
95% range +52 to +854
XP difference
+230
Within the margin of error
95% range −47 to +508
CS difference
+11.2
Mel ahead
95% range +6.4 to +16.0
3.66
Kills before 15 min
2.61
3.42
Deaths before 15 min
3.58
0.21
Solo kills before 15 min
0.16
7.7%
First blood
7.7%

Whole-game averages

2.3
CS / min
1.0
666
DMG / min
445
11,289
Gold / game
10,153
83
Heal / min
173
305
DMG Mitigated / min
431
1.2
CC / min
1.0

Mel vs Pyke Win Rate by Game Length

Mel's win rate against Pyke 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
5 games
Too few games
20–25 min
6 games
Too few games
25–30 min
8 games
Too few games
30–35 min
10 games
Too few games
35+ min
10 games
Mel vs Pyke95% rangeMel usual (Support)

No game length stands out: Mel's results against Pyke in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Mel vs Pyke 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)MelMel gold at 15: +453
  2. First itemMelMel: 12.0 min · Pyke: 14.6 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Mel Changes Against Pyke

Choices Mel players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.

  • Health PotionHealth PotionStealth Ward
    Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    51.4%
    vs Pyke
    32.4%
    −19.0 pts
  • Health PotionHealth Potion
    Health Potion + Health PotionStarting items
    Usually
    26.9%
    vs Pyke
    43.2%
    +16.3 pts
  • Stormsurge
    Usually
    8.6%
    vs Pyke
    20.5%
    +11.9 pts
  • E > W > Q
    the E > W > Q skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    under 0.5%
    vs Pyke
    5.1%
    +5.1 pts
  • Mercury's Treads
    Usually
    0.8%
    vs Pyke
    5.1%
    +4.3 pts

Best Mel Build vs Pyke

Usual Mel build (Support)

64.3% win rate · 42 games

Against Pyke

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 21 Mel games against Pyke 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 12.0 min (median of 29 games).
  • Pyke usually completes Umbral Glaive first, at 14.6 min (median of 27 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 Pyke

Usual Mel runes (Support)

Arcane CometArcane Comet
Sorcery
Manaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
Domination
Cheap ShotGrisly Mementos
Ability Haste (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

49.8% win rate · 267 games

Against Pyke

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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Mel matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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

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 Pyke FAQ - Patch 26.20

Who wins Mel vs Pyke?

Current data slightly favors Mel, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Mel wins 59.0% of 39 games (95% range 43.4–72.9%).

What is Mel's win rate against Pyke?

Mel wins 59.0% of 39 Support games against Pyke on patch 26.20 (95% range 43.4–72.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 47.3% would be expected.

Does Mel counter Pyke?

Not clearly. Mel wins 59.0% of 39 games against Pyke, and the 95% range (43.4–72.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Mel or Pyke?

Mel usually wins the lane: 453 gold ahead of Pyke at 15 minutes on average (38 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Mel outscale Pyke?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Pyke strongest against Mel?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Pyke is ahead of Mel beyond the margin of error.

What should Mel build against Pyke?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Mel's usual Support core: Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass. The biggest change against Pyke: Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (51.4% usually, 32.4% here).

What runes should Mel use against Pyke?

Use Mel's usual Arcane Comet page (Sorcery + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.