Neekovs Mel
Neeko vs Mel 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 holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Neeko build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Neeko vs Mel matchup.
Neeko Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Neeko 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 Neeko vs Mel?
Neeko wins 69.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 50.0% and 83.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 54.9% 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, Neeko won 83.3%.
Key takeaways
- Neeko is favored in this matchup: Neeko wins 69.2% of 26 games, and the whole 95% range (50.0–83.5%) is on the same side of 50%.
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 54.9% for Neeko; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neeko players pick Flash + Heal far more often against Mel: 21.6% of their other Support games, 38.5% 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 Neeko and Mel 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 Neeko'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.
Neeko vs Mel Laning Stats
Only 26 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Neeko vs Mel Win Rate by Game Length
Neeko's win rate against Mel 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: Neeko's results against Mel in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Neeko vs Mel 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 Neeko Changes Against Mel
Choices Neeko players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Flash + HealSummoner spellsUsually21.6%vs Mel38.5%+16.9 pts
Absolute FocusRuneUsually2.8%vs Mel15.4%+12.6 pts
Gathering StormRuneUsually4.6%vs Mel15.4%+10.8 pts
Usually4.7%vs Mel15.4%+10.6 pts
Usually2.3%vs Mel11.5%+9.3 pts
Banshee's VeilItemUsually0.8%vs Mel7.7%+6.9 pts
Usually1.4%vs Mel7.7%+6.3 pts
Health Potion + Health Potion + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Mel4.2%+4.2 pts
Best Neeko Build vs Mel
Usual Neeko build (Support)
61.6% win rate · 73 games
Against Mel
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 11 Neeko games against Mel carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Neeko'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 Neeko Runes vs Mel
Usual Neeko runes (Support)
Arcane Comet
50.5% win rate · 572 games
Against Mel
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Neeko 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
Neeko matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Neeko'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 Neeko build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Neeko Matchups
Hardest for Neeko
Easiest for Neeko
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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Neeko vs Mel FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Neeko vs Mel?
Neeko is favored in this matchup: Neeko wins 69.2% of 26 games, and the whole 95% range (50.0–83.5%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Neeko's win rate against Mel?
Neeko wins 69.2% of 26 Support games against Mel on patch 26.19 (95% range 50.0–83.5%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 54.9% would be expected.
Does Neeko counter Mel?
Yes. Neeko wins 69.2% of 26 games against Mel on patch 26.19, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Neeko or Mel?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (26) to say who wins lane.
Does Neeko outscale Mel?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Mel strongest against Neeko?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Mel is ahead of Neeko beyond the margin of error.
What should Neeko build against Mel?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Neeko's usual Support core: Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame. The biggest change against Mel: Rabadon's Deathcap (4.7% usually, 15.4% here).
What runes should Neeko use against Mel?
Use Neeko's usual Arcane Comet page (Sorcery + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Mel: Flash + Heal (21.6% usually, 38.5% here).