- Win Rate
- 45.6%
- Pick Rate
- 1.2%
- Ban Rate
- 0.3%
Ryze vs Mel
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,316
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 23, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Ryze vs Mel is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Mel wins with a 57.9% win rate (+15.8%) over Ryze based on 38 games. Mel wins the early laning phase while Ryze scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ryze build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ryze vs Mel matchup.
Ryze Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ryze 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 Ryze vs Mel?
Ryze wins 38.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 24.8% and 55.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.0% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −11.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 36 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 19
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Mel, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ryze wins 38.9% of 36 games (95% range 24.8–55.1%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 50.0% for Ryze; 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: 942 gold ahead of Ryze at 15 minutes on average (35 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Ryze players pick Rod of Ages much less often against Mel: 87.2% of their other Mid games, 75.0% 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 Ryze 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 Ryze'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.
Ryze vs Mel Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Ryze vs Mel Win Rate by Game Length
Ryze'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: Ryze's results against Mel in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Ryze 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)MelRyze gold at 15: −942
- First itemMelRyze: 11.4 min · Mel: 10.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Ryze Changes Against Mel
Choices Ryze players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Rod of AgesItemUsually87.2%vs Mel75.0%−12.2 pts40.7% WR here
Ruby Crystal + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Mel5.6%+5.6 pts
Best Ryze Build vs Mel
Against Mel
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 17 Ryze games against Mel carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Ryze's standard build instead.
- Ryze usually completes Rod of Ages first, at 11.4 min (median of 26 games).
- Mel usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 10.7 min (median of 29 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 Ryze Runes vs Mel
Usual Ryze runes (Mid)
Stormraider's Surge
45.0% win rate · 680 games
Against Mel
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Ryze 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.
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Ryze matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Ryze'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 Ryze build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Ryze Matchups
Hardest for Ryze
Easiest for Ryze
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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Ryze vs Mel FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Ryze vs Mel?
Current data slightly favors Mel, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ryze wins 38.9% of 36 games (95% range 24.8–55.1%).
What is Ryze's win rate against Mel?
Ryze wins 38.9% of 36 Mid games against Mel on patch 26.20 (95% range 24.8–55.1%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 50.0% would be expected.
Does Ryze counter Mel?
Not clearly. Ryze wins 38.9% of 36 games against Mel, and the 95% range (24.8–55.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Ryze or Mel?
Mel usually wins the lane: 942 gold ahead of Ryze at 15 minutes on average (35 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Ryze outscale Mel?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Mel strongest against Ryze?
Mel is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Ryze build against Mel?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Ryze's usual Mid core: Rod of Ages, Zhonya's Hourglass, Frozen Heart. The biggest change against Mel: Rod of Ages (87.2% usually, 75.0% here).
What runes should Ryze use against Mel?
Use Ryze's usual Stormraider's Surge page (Sorcery + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.