Melvs Zed
Mel vs Zed is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Zed wins with a 68.2% win rate (+36.4%) over Mel based on 66 games. Zed 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 Zed 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 Zed?
Mel wins 33.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 23.1% and 46.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.3% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −14.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 59 games Lane: Mid
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
Key takeaways
- Zed is favored in this matchup: Mel wins 33.9% of 59 games, and the whole 95% range (23.1–46.6%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 14.4 points worse for Mel than both champions' overall Mid win rates predict (48.3%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Zed usually wins the lane: 819 gold ahead of Mel at 15 minutes on average (59 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Mel players pick Zhonya's Hourglass far more often against Zed: 38.1% of their other Mid games, 62.7% 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 Zed 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 Zed 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 Zed Win Rate by Game Length
Mel's win rate against Zed 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 Zed in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Mel vs Zed 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)ZedMel gold at 15: −819
- First itemEvenMel: 11.0 min · Zed: 10.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Mel Changes Against Zed
Choices Mel players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Usually38.1%vs Zed62.7%+24.6 pts37.8% WR here
ScorchRuneUsually80.8%vs Zed69.5%−11.4 pts34.1% WR here
Magical FootwearRuneUsually12.3%vs Zed22.0%+9.8 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Zed3.4%+3.4 pts
Best Mel Build vs Zed
Usual Mel build (Mid)
63.6% win rate · 143 games
Against Zed
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 19 of 43 Mel games against Zed 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 11.0 min (median of 41 games).
- Zed usually completes Voltaic Cyclosword first, at 10.7 min (median of 43 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 Zed
Usual Mel runes (Mid)
Arcane Comet
51.4% win rate · 177 games
Against Zed
Arcane Comet22.7% win rate · 22 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 Zed FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Mel vs Zed?
Zed is favored in this matchup: Mel wins 33.9% of 59 games, and the whole 95% range (23.1–46.6%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Mel's win rate against Zed?
Mel wins 33.9% of 59 Mid games against Zed on patch 26.18 (95% range 23.1–46.6%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.3% would be expected.
Does Mel counter Zed?
No — it is the other way around: Mel wins only 33.9% of 59 games against Zed, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Mel or Zed?
Zed usually wins the lane: 819 gold ahead of Mel at 15 minutes on average (59 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Mel outscale Zed?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zed strongest against Mel?
Zed is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Mel build against Zed?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Mel's usual Mid core: Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap. The biggest change against Zed: Zhonya's Hourglass (38.1% usually, 62.7% here).
What runes should Mel use against Zed?
Arcane Comet with Sorcery and Precision — 22.7% over 22 games against Zed. The biggest change against Zed: Scorch (80.8% usually, 69.5% here).