Shaco - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.0%
Pick Rate
3.7%

Shacovs Mel

DAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 25, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Shaco vs Mel is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Mel wins with a 58.3% win rate (+16.7%) over Shaco based on 12 games. Mel holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Shaco build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shaco vs Mel matchup.

Shaco Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Shaco 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
Mel - 41.7% win rateMel(41.7%)
Shaco - 41.7% win rate in this matchup
Shaco
41.7% WR
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Mel vs Shaco matchup - 58.3% win rate
Mel
58.3% WR

Who Wins the Shaco vs Mel Matchup?

Mel wins the Shaco vs Mel matchup
Winner
Mel
Matches: 12
41.7%
Win Rate
58.3%
1.5
CS / min
3.0
686
DMG / min
793
11,153
Gold / game
12,834
118
Heal / min
116
367
DMG Mitigated / min
434
0.9
CC / min
1.1
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
44.4%
Late Game WR
55.6%

Shaco vs Mel Matchup Summary

The Shaco vs Mel matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Mel wins with a 58.3% win rate compared to Shaco's 41.7%, giving Mel a 16.7 percentage point advantage. Mel dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Shaco players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Mel leads by 1.5 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Mel has a strong advantage in this matchup. Shaco players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Mel 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.

Shaco vs Mel Laning Phase Breakdown

Mel wins the laning phase against Shaco in League of Legends

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

Farming
1.5Shaco
3.0Mel
Mel significantly out-farms Shaco by 1.5 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 22 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Mel a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Shaco players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
686Shaco
793Mel
Mel heavily out-damages Shaco by 107 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Shaco 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
11,153Shaco
12,834Mel
Mel generates a commanding 1,681 more gold per game than Shaco. This substantial economic advantage means Mel consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Shaco should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.9Shaco
1.1Mel
Both Shaco and Mel provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
485Shaco
550Mel
Mel heals and mitigates 65 more damage per minute than Shaco, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Mel to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Shaco.

Best Shaco Build Against Mel

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Mel, providing the mobility and stats Shaco needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shaco against Mel are Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment and Cryptbloom. This combination gives Shaco 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 Mel. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shaco vs Mel matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Mel
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Shaco early game win rateShaco33.3%
Mel early game win rateMel66.7%
Late Game
Mel
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Shaco late game win rateShaco44.4%
Mel late game win rateMel55.6%

Mel dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Shaco. This lopsided early game means Mel can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Mel is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Shaco. Extended games heavily favor Mel, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Mel holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Shaco players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Shaco Runes Against Mel

Precision rune tree - Shaco primary runes vs MelPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Shaco rune vs MelTriumph - best Shaco rune vs MelLegend: Haste - best Shaco rune vs MelLast Stand - best Shaco rune vs Mel
Sorcery rune tree - Shaco secondary runes vs MelSorcery
Nimbus Cloak - best Shaco rune vs MelCelerity - best Shaco rune vs Mel
100.0% WR

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


Shaco matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Shaco'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 Shaco build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Shaco matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.29%3490.872512,59449.3%52.7%
47.08%2910.875312,53534.8%54.8%
47.25%2730.870312,65051.0%45.2%
50.00%2460.870612,58548.4%51.0%
48.57%2450.969312,41348.0%49.0%
44.21%2330.868412,47441.0%45.8%
48.03%2290.874812,32152.4%45.5%
42.86%2240.869012,43147.2%40.8%
54.68%2030.872112,75352.3%56.5%
50.60%1660.970912,71754.1%48.6%
46.95%1640.980813,21138.2%51.4%
46.46%1270.972312,64840.9%49.4%
36.89%1220.872712,74436.7%37.0%
50.00%1200.872212,54757.1%46.1%
46.02%1131.071011,96238.6%50.7%
55.45%1100.874012,35054.2%56.5%
35.85%1061.46699,77828.9%41.0%
50.96%1040.868912,54645.2%54.8%
55.34%1031.067312,78556.8%54.5%
42.27%970.773612,64634.2%47.5%
45.26%950.969212,54140.0%48.3%
48.91%920.965811,95250.0%48.0%
59.34%910.868312,35671.4%51.8%
53.33%900.870812,27157.5%50.0%
54.55%880.872613,42454.5%54.5%
58.62%871.073912,42453.9%60.7%
46.51%860.866913,09055.6%42.4%
50.00%821.47479,99757.1%46.3%
60.98%821.181513,09262.5%60.0%
48.72%780.968911,80747.4%50.0%
52.56%781.46879,58548.4%55.3%
51.32%760.865012,17463.6%41.9%
54.67%751.074012,75050.0%56.9%
44.59%741.576010,31939.3%47.8%
58.11%741.571110,17760.7%56.5%
57.75%711.066912,86361.5%55.6%
50.00%701.872412,10670.0%42.0%
55.71%701.278311,15055.6%55.8%
64.71%680.972412,73066.7%63.6%
61.19%670.871212,47646.4%71.8%
55.22%671.468210,11154.2%55.8%
56.45%621.272912,23738.9%63.6%
54.84%621.480712,45963.2%51.2%
53.23%620.965913,09257.9%51.2%
55.74%611.475210,89462.5%51.4%
46.67%601.56779,16443.3%50.0%
44.07%591.47919,75443.5%44.4%
59.62%521.076013,27842.9%65.8%
47.06%510.980512,84726.3%59.4%
42.00%501.585912,00338.1%44.8%
40.82%491.174013,12036.4%42.1%
48.98%491.573411,38554.5%47.4%
48.94%470.976913,41350.0%48.1%
44.19%430.777212,81542.9%44.8%
55.81%431.46559,00465.0%47.8%
58.14%431.571210,37357.1%58.6%
52.50%401.88179,69457.9%47.6%
50.00%400.971012,56123.1%63.0%
53.85%391.581711,09446.1%57.7%
44.74%381.276012,34275.0%36.7%
50.00%381.564610,02561.5%44.0%
44.74%380.875811,79846.7%43.5%
32.43%371.372012,54920.0%40.9%
42.86%351.770910,16753.3%35.0%
57.58%330.977712,19962.5%52.9%
50.00%321.36179,51950.0%50.0%
41.94%310.867811,96328.6%52.9%
56.67%301.978712,38566.7%52.4%
53.33%301.378311,79072.7%42.1%
55.17%290.982113,87742.9%59.1%
58.62%291.368912,49576.9%43.8%
44.83%291.775611,72754.5%38.9%
39.29%281.45389,52242.9%35.7%
42.86%281.572910,04345.5%41.2%
46.43%282.275510,91750.0%44.4%
55.56%271.56729,72145.5%62.5%
62.96%271.47749,95980.0%52.9%
61.54%261.369711,27745.5%73.3%
44.00%251.882412,99736.4%50.0%
36.00%251.873612,86014.3%44.4%
44.00%251.67039,41466.7%23.1%
54.17%241.173113,31445.5%61.5%
54.17%241.26959,14166.7%46.7%
39.13%231.476113,68160.0%33.3%
60.87%231.583711,80066.7%57.1%
47.62%211.685411,09166.7%40.0%
47.62%211.465210,72266.7%33.3%
70.00%204.775011,29362.5%75.0%
45.00%201.56789,19740.0%50.0%
38.89%182.15849,84240.0%37.5%
83.33%181.392212,40066.7%86.7%
37.50%161.56629,40937.5%37.5%
56.25%162.988712,07660.0%54.5%
56.25%160.768213,92671.4%44.4%
40.00%151.37089,69066.7%22.2%
40.00%152.082312,90125.0%45.5%
53.85%132.082712,21380.0%37.5%
38.46%131.863611,39550.0%33.3%
76.92%130.863613,09180.0%75.0%
41.67%121.568611,15333.3%44.4%
58.33%121.474511,58033.3%66.7%
63.64%112.472211,02050.0%66.7%
50.00%101.66669,58633.3%57.1%
66.67%91.974611,635100.0%50.0%
11.11%92.35048,4620.0%33.3%
33.33%92.273010,97950.0%20.0%
37.50%83.672910,75650.0%33.3%
37.50%83.57869,26933.3%40.0%
50.00%82.571110,0500.0%80.0%
62.50%80.864912,20350.0%66.7%
42.86%72.357012,033100.0%33.3%
14.29%72.868612,5940.0%16.7%
28.57%73.364313,3980.0%28.6%
33.33%62.966812,8780.0%50.0%
66.67%60.751211,76850.0%100.0%
83.33%63.370712,345100.0%80.0%
33.33%65.08328,99850.0%25.0%
100.00%61.46069,789100.0%100.0%
16.67%61.67199,74733.3%0.0%
50.00%61.967014,3520.0%60.0%
66.67%62.575412,75166.7%66.7%
80.00%53.369310,3260.0%100.0%
60.00%54.984812,3450.0%60.0%
80.00%52.25437,261100.0%0.0%
20.00%54.98508,7050.0%50.0%
60.00%55.074410,438100.0%50.0%

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Shaco vs Mel - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Shaco do against Mel in League of Legends?

Mel wins the Shaco vs Mel matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to Shaco's 41.7%, a 16.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Shaco do against Mel in the early game?

In the early game, Mel has the advantage against Shaco with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Mel players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Shaco do against Mel in the late game?

In the late game, Mel takes over the Shaco vs Mel matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Mel scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Shaco vs Mel matchup?

Mel wins the matchup against Shaco with a 58.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 16.7 percentage point advantage means Mel is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.

What is the best Shaco build against Mel?

The best Shaco build against Mel includes Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment, Cryptbloom with Mercury's Treads. 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 Shaco runes against Mel?

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

Does Shaco counter Mel?

No, Shaco struggles against Mel with only a 41.7% win rate. Mel has the advantage in this matchup. Shaco players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Mel's lead.

How do I play Shaco against Mel?

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