Mel - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.2%
Pick Rate
5.5%

Melvs Yunara

FMageSupport
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Mel vs Yunara is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Yunara wins with a 59.4% win rate (+18.8%) over Mel based on 32 games. Yunara 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 Yunara 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.

Compare against an opponent
Yunara - 40.6% win rateYunara(40.6%)
Mel - 40.6% win rate in this matchup
Mel
40.6% WR
VS
Yunara vs Mel matchup - 59.4% win rate
Yunara
59.4% WR

Who Wins the Mel vs Yunara Matchup?

Yunara wins the Mel vs Yunara matchup
Winner
Yunara
Matches: 32
40.6%
Win Rate
59.4%
7.5
CS / min
7.1
896
DMG / min
789
12,843
Gold / game
13,020
78
Heal / min
196
371
DMG Mitigated / min
418
1.2
CC / min
0.3
45.5%
Early Game WR
54.5%
30.0%
Late Game WR
70.0%

Mel vs Yunara Matchup Summary

The Mel vs Yunara matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 32 recent matches analyzed, Yunara wins with a 59.4% win rate compared to Mel's 40.6%, giving Yunara a 18.8 percentage point advantage. Yunara 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 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yunara 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 Yunara 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 Yunara Laning Phase Breakdown

Mel wins the laning phase against Yunara in League of Legends

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

Farming
7.5Mel
7.1Yunara
Mel edges out Yunara 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
896Mel
789Yunara
Mel heavily out-damages Yunara by 107 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Yunara 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
12,843Mel
13,020Yunara
Mel and Yunara generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 177 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
0.3Yunara
Mel brings significantly more crowd control than Yunara, with 0.9 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. Yunara should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
449Mel
613Yunara
Yunara vastly out-sustains Mel, healing and mitigating 165 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yunara 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 Yunara

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Yunara, providing the mobility and stats Mel needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mel against Yunara are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Morellonomicon. This combination gives Mel an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Yunara. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mel vs Yunara matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yunara
54.5%
+9.1% advantage
Mel early game win rateMel45.5%
Yunara early game win rateYunara54.5%
Late Game
Yunara
70.0%
+40.0% advantage
Mel late game win rateMel30.0%
Yunara late game win rateYunara70.0%

Yunara dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Mel. This lopsided early game means Yunara can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Yunara is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 70.0% win rate — 40.0 points above Mel. Extended games heavily favor Yunara, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Yunara 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 Yunara

Domination rune tree - Mel primary runes vs YunaraDomination
Dark Harvest - best Mel rune vs YunaraCheap Shot - best Mel rune vs YunaraSixth Sense - best Mel rune vs YunaraUltimate Hunter - best Mel rune vs Yunara
Sorcery rune tree - Mel secondary runes vs YunaraSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Mel rune vs YunaraTranscendence - best Mel rune vs Yunara
100.0% WR

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


Mel matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.74%2307.098913,10354.5%50.0%
48.53%2044.782012,28251.9%46.4%
46.02%1766.986912,48650.6%42.4%
46.47%1705.778111,26942.5%50.0%
43.06%1447.091513,06839.3%45.5%
47.10%1387.087412,68753.3%42.3%
48.74%1197.11,00813,09658.5%40.9%
48.28%1164.792313,20257.9%43.6%
41.82%1107.184212,67437.7%45.6%
41.12%1076.787212,56751.0%32.8%
56.73%1047.095014,24064.6%50.0%
49.50%1016.889612,99348.7%50.0%
34.69%982.676910,91935.0%34.5%
39.78%933.178811,65639.4%40.0%
53.85%914.795312,39561.5%48.1%
35.96%896.789012,54242.5%30.6%
60.23%886.891313,87166.7%53.5%
51.16%862.071510,60465.6%42.6%
49.40%836.991712,42248.8%50.0%
46.84%797.296014,79548.1%46.1%
54.05%742.379011,07846.7%59.1%
52.05%736.393812,76258.3%46.0%
50.68%736.896514,22050.0%51.2%
43.06%723.376211,29561.3%29.3%
47.89%716.982312,98846.4%48.8%
42.65%687.41,01915,24857.9%36.7%
45.59%682.072310,27539.3%50.0%
35.82%672.271011,39140.0%33.3%
56.06%666.896013,09950.0%60.5%
43.94%665.981711,34351.5%36.4%
39.06%642.470310,49830.4%43.9%
43.75%647.090612,67857.6%29.0%
54.69%646.784912,01160.6%48.4%
46.03%636.690511,73050.0%42.4%
53.23%626.289013,06250.0%55.0%
45.90%616.895113,55065.2%34.2%
42.62%616.61,02213,00146.4%39.4%
42.37%596.580411,67534.4%51.9%
37.93%586.786613,73126.1%45.7%
51.72%582.973610,97937.5%61.8%
44.44%544.693413,06134.8%51.6%
33.33%542.07579,72620.8%43.3%
50.00%547.096112,09950.0%50.0%
58.49%532.475911,42169.6%50.0%
42.31%526.598214,97244.4%41.2%
44.23%526.21,02512,58333.3%51.6%
54.00%506.787212,93947.8%59.3%
44.00%502.384310,88045.5%42.9%
40.82%497.190912,85634.6%47.8%
35.42%487.01,03012,13146.1%22.7%
52.08%486.787812,42958.8%48.4%
55.32%474.486013,14175.0%45.2%
46.81%476.780712,28557.9%39.3%
50.00%447.089112,58152.4%47.8%
43.18%442.073410,10468.2%18.2%
65.12%437.294814,50158.8%69.2%
45.00%406.51,05115,53176.9%29.6%
43.59%396.894613,59931.3%52.2%
45.95%376.983712,52342.1%50.0%
47.22%367.290913,39461.1%33.3%
55.88%347.195012,32964.7%47.1%
51.52%332.573810,60455.6%46.7%
40.63%327.589612,84345.5%30.0%
50.00%327.187811,48764.7%33.3%
38.71%317.190413,38736.4%40.0%
58.06%313.393411,55764.7%50.0%
46.67%306.793814,75258.3%38.9%
46.67%302.277011,28429.4%69.2%
57.14%287.194213,90258.3%56.3%
60.71%286.11,01012,84581.8%47.1%
48.15%276.685512,73963.6%37.5%
61.54%266.91,02914,55863.6%60.0%
42.31%262.258910,09230.0%50.0%
50.00%266.51,01814,38677.8%35.3%
48.00%252.284110,82060.0%40.0%
66.67%247.593211,95475.0%58.3%
41.67%244.885913,17280.0%31.6%
58.33%247.197214,86060.0%57.1%
56.52%236.11,07912,52950.0%60.0%
34.78%232.570410,30136.4%33.3%
47.83%232.17239,74958.3%36.4%
40.91%226.595812,39536.4%45.5%
42.86%213.07409,24950.0%36.4%
38.10%216.31,01616,48775.0%29.4%
38.10%212.174710,51154.5%20.0%
65.00%205.174111,78177.8%54.5%
47.37%196.91,11611,85840.0%55.6%
31.58%196.686611,99736.4%25.0%
38.89%183.271711,63642.9%36.4%
61.11%187.393313,78266.7%58.3%
50.00%186.31,03816,05250.0%50.0%
64.71%177.297714,12085.7%50.0%
58.82%176.892413,16362.5%55.6%
53.33%152.476211,78140.0%60.0%
66.67%156.897312,63766.7%66.7%
60.00%152.68689,69185.7%37.5%
33.33%156.984412,66220.0%40.0%
50.00%143.578911,19557.1%42.9%
35.71%141.890811,45942.9%28.6%
61.54%136.977411,39362.5%60.0%
30.77%137.086911,68420.0%37.5%
30.00%102.559311,1980.0%37.5%
70.00%106.776115,48550.0%75.0%
60.00%106.988112,09280.0%40.0%
55.56%92.381413,619100.0%50.0%
33.33%96.21,06513,24740.0%25.0%
55.56%97.184514,463100.0%42.9%
33.33%96.61,04411,91660.0%0.0%
25.00%85.61,09113,90025.0%25.0%
75.00%86.61,15213,70633.3%100.0%
42.86%75.189310,50740.0%50.0%
14.29%75.975111,14725.0%0.0%
28.57%76.189615,118100.0%0.0%
83.33%65.693013,016100.0%66.7%
33.33%61.968212,0810.0%33.3%
33.33%65.598415,295100.0%20.0%
0.00%61.95258,6960.0%0.0%
60.00%56.198214,00050.0%66.7%
80.00%55.88398,362100.0%50.0%
40.00%56.497216,9790.0%40.0%
40.00%57.46059,28240.0%0.0%
40.00%56.080513,234100.0%0.0%
20.00%54.91,14712,1600.0%20.0%

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Mel vs Yunara - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Mel do against Yunara in League of Legends?

Yunara wins the Mel vs Yunara matchup with a 59.4% win rate compared to Mel's 40.6%, a 18.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 32 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Mel do against Yunara in the early game?

In the early game, Yunara has the advantage against Mel with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. Yunara players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Mel do against Yunara in the late game?

In the late game, Yunara takes over the Mel vs Yunara matchup with a 70.0% win rate compared to 30.0%. Yunara scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Mel vs Yunara matchup?

Yunara wins the matchup against Mel with a 59.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 18.8 percentage point advantage means Yunara is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 32 games analyzed.

What is the best Mel build against Yunara?

The best Mel build against Yunara includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Morellonomicon with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Yunara?

The best Mel runes against Yunara use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Mel vs Yunara matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Mel counter Yunara?

No, Mel struggles against Yunara with only a 40.6% win rate. Yunara has the advantage in this matchup. Mel players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yunara's lead.

How do I play Mel against Yunara?

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