Mel - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
45.6%
Pick Rate
5.5%

Melvs Vladimir

FMageSupport
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Mel vs Vladimir is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Vladimir wins with a 64.4% win rate (+28.9%) over Mel based on 45 games. Vladimir 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 Vladimir 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 - 35.6% win rate in this matchup
Mel
35.6% WR
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Vladimir vs Mel matchup - 64.4% win rate
Vladimir
64.4% WR

Who Wins the Mel vs Vladimir Matchup?

Vladimir wins the Mel vs Vladimir matchup
Winner
Vladimir
Matches: 45
35.6%
Win Rate
64.4%
6.8
CS / min
7.0
988
DMG / min
926
12,848
Gold / game
12,661
92
Heal / min
1,116
435
DMG Mitigated / min
612
1.2
CC / min
0.1
47.1%
Early Game WR
52.9%
28.6%
Late Game WR
71.4%

Mel vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

The Mel vs Vladimir matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 45 recent matches analyzed, Vladimir wins with a 64.4% win rate compared to Mel's 35.6%, giving Vladimir a 28.9 percentage point advantage. Vladimir 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 crowd control, where Mel leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vladimir 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir Laning Phase Breakdown

Mel wins the laning phase against Vladimir in League of Legends

Mel is favored during the laning phase against Vladimir, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Mel holds advantages in damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.8Mel
7.0Vladimir
Mel and Vladimir 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
988Mel
926Vladimir
Mel deals 61 more champion damage per minute than Vladimir. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Vladimir choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Mel's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,848Mel
12,661Vladimir
Mel and Vladimir generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 187 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
1.2Mel
0.1Vladimir
Mel brings significantly more crowd control than Vladimir, with 1.0 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Mel far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Vladimir should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
528Mel
1,727Vladimir
Vladimir vastly out-sustains Mel, healing and mitigating 1,199 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Vladimir 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 Vladimir

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Vladimir, providing the mobility and stats Mel needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mel against Vladimir 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Vladimir. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mel vs Vladimir matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Vladimir
52.9%
+5.9% advantage
Mel early game win rateMel47.1%
Vladimir early game win rateVladimir52.9%
Late Game
Vladimir
71.4%
+42.9% advantage
Mel late game win rateMel28.6%
Vladimir late game win rateVladimir71.4%

Vladimir dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.9% win rate — a 5.9 percentage point lead over Mel. This lopsided early game means Vladimir can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Vladimir is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 71.4% win rate — 42.9 points above Mel. Extended games heavily favor Vladimir, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Vladimir 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 Vladimir

Sorcery rune tree - Mel primary runes vs VladimirSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Mel rune vs VladimirManaflow Band - best Mel rune vs VladimirTranscendence - best Mel rune vs VladimirScorch - best Mel rune vs Vladimir
Precision rune tree - Mel secondary runes vs VladimirPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Mel rune vs VladimirPresence of Mind - best Mel rune vs Vladimir
33.3% WR

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


Mel matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
43.29%2313.172210,68343.0%43.4%
38.86%2294.074310,70839.5%38.5%
49.30%2156.792013,14947.6%50.4%
47.83%1846.484712,86964.3%37.7%
51.52%1326.890914,63070.0%46.1%
51.64%1226.490213,62951.1%52.0%
46.22%1196.998412,75548.9%44.6%
35.96%1146.588311,73937.5%34.9%
52.29%1096.783312,12558.6%45.1%
42.06%1072.771410,67851.4%37.5%
42.72%1036.582211,99647.5%39.7%
51.04%964.079511,52457.9%46.5%
38.04%926.779811,05443.2%34.5%
51.11%906.384411,03346.5%55.3%
43.02%865.172811,84741.2%44.2%
40.74%812.474510,43246.9%36.7%
43.75%802.368410,13355.6%37.7%
46.67%756.383011,39050.0%44.2%
40.54%746.183911,79951.5%31.7%
50.00%746.681611,77145.7%53.9%
57.75%717.087512,93960.9%56.3%
44.78%676.981713,19957.7%36.6%
37.88%667.088413,23129.6%43.6%
46.03%633.789911,28942.3%48.6%
53.97%636.488012,19258.8%48.3%
45.16%626.493213,75444.4%45.5%
44.26%616.986514,45560.0%36.6%
41.67%606.382711,52837.5%44.4%
37.29%596.674111,17633.3%40.0%
46.43%566.985212,98656.5%39.4%
44.64%564.380710,97340.0%47.2%
37.04%546.283511,08441.7%33.3%
40.74%542.474910,69056.3%34.2%
55.56%545.079510,38847.4%60.0%
42.31%523.673612,05635.7%44.7%
51.92%522.268710,06563.2%45.5%
37.25%512.370710,37225.0%42.9%
50.98%512.273710,90542.9%56.7%
52.08%486.389612,44950.0%53.1%
43.75%486.987914,24954.5%40.5%
35.56%456.898812,84847.1%28.6%
38.64%446.887411,83162.5%25.0%
40.91%446.590314,07241.2%40.7%
50.00%446.388311,92247.1%51.9%
39.53%433.577410,51938.9%40.0%
55.81%436.084913,26866.7%50.0%
46.51%436.681111,84859.1%33.3%
55.81%436.494113,03868.4%45.8%
39.53%436.878810,66036.4%42.9%
47.50%402.989410,88237.5%54.2%
44.74%386.485012,43646.1%44.0%
48.65%376.485410,90126.7%63.6%
37.14%352.573711,42911.1%46.1%
48.57%352.16208,92337.5%57.9%
44.12%346.184213,16335.7%50.0%
41.18%342.569411,28014.3%48.1%
45.45%336.676813,52627.3%54.5%
43.75%322.15959,28140.0%47.1%
54.84%312.469411,10238.5%66.7%
45.16%312.66909,40150.0%42.1%
61.29%316.889312,99469.2%55.6%
50.00%306.996414,91944.4%52.4%
37.93%296.787811,52523.1%50.0%
38.46%262.46879,86140.0%36.4%
41.67%242.369111,44957.1%35.3%
52.17%232.165810,47985.7%37.5%
65.22%236.888513,60277.8%57.1%
39.13%232.07049,92314.3%50.0%
50.00%225.789612,88283.3%37.5%
45.45%227.487811,71661.5%22.2%
50.00%226.698314,48871.4%40.0%
57.14%216.779813,53755.6%58.3%
47.62%216.883113,30237.5%53.9%
52.38%213.984911,61466.7%46.7%
57.14%216.389613,51833.3%66.7%
38.10%215.983012,45428.6%42.9%
42.86%216.999014,94020.0%50.0%
30.00%202.772312,34716.7%35.7%
45.00%203.685311,87437.5%50.0%
50.00%206.389014,99275.0%43.8%
65.00%203.87518,86760.0%70.0%
31.58%196.889711,67740.0%28.6%
42.11%192.168111,37450.0%40.0%
55.56%186.778811,77757.1%54.5%
66.67%187.288713,33671.4%63.6%
61.11%186.491911,89360.0%61.5%
27.78%185.691610,77325.0%30.0%
33.33%186.094811,77442.9%27.3%
33.33%182.66379,59937.5%30.0%
33.33%182.16787,70550.0%0.0%
22.22%186.897612,26912.5%30.0%
52.94%175.485211,20660.0%50.0%
62.50%166.296512,39983.3%50.0%
66.67%157.196512,13485.7%50.0%
66.67%152.277311,896100.0%58.3%
28.57%147.480011,02628.6%28.6%
42.86%146.898013,20850.0%37.5%
64.29%145.083110,58380.0%55.6%
71.43%147.376412,16583.3%62.5%
41.67%126.899214,2390.0%62.5%
41.67%122.57439,13360.0%28.6%
36.36%113.480110,51450.0%28.6%
45.45%112.28138,26150.0%42.9%
50.00%106.879811,90550.0%50.0%
77.78%92.55798,06280.0%75.0%
33.33%97.794012,00620.0%50.0%
12.50%86.085911,4030.0%20.0%
37.50%86.378512,14725.0%50.0%
57.14%72.764211,7790.0%66.7%
57.14%75.01,10811,45050.0%66.7%
42.86%77.078412,83550.0%40.0%
33.33%66.07247,5870.0%100.0%
33.33%64.882011,6800.0%33.3%
16.67%66.47998,95033.3%0.0%
40.00%52.26347,32733.3%50.0%
60.00%54.87247,41250.0%100.0%
40.00%56.31,01116,9480.0%40.0%
20.00%56.77119,45433.3%0.0%
60.00%55.81,20610,06650.0%100.0%
40.00%52.964911,3780.0%50.0%
80.00%56.01,00815,129100.0%75.0%
20.00%55.486311,7370.0%25.0%
40.00%56.71,14615,066100.0%0.0%
80.00%57.194616,2210.0%80.0%
60.00%55.980111,89266.7%50.0%

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Mel vs Vladimir - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Mel do against Vladimir in League of Legends?

Vladimir wins the Mel vs Vladimir matchup with a 64.4% win rate compared to Mel's 35.6%, a 28.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 45 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Mel do against Vladimir in the early game?

In the early game, Vladimir has the advantage against Mel with a 52.9% win rate versus 47.1%. Vladimir players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Mel do against Vladimir in the late game?

In the late game, Vladimir takes over the Mel vs Vladimir matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to 28.6%. Vladimir scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Mel vs Vladimir matchup?

Vladimir wins the matchup against Mel with a 64.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 28.9 percentage point advantage means Vladimir is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 45 games analyzed.

What is the best Mel build against Vladimir?

The best Mel build against Vladimir includes Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Vladimir?

The best Mel runes against Vladimir use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 33.3% win rate in the Mel vs Vladimir matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Mel counter Vladimir?

No, Mel struggles against Vladimir with only a 35.6% win rate. Vladimir has the advantage in this matchup. Mel players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Vladimir's lead.

How do I play Mel against Vladimir?

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