Smoldervs Mel
Smolder vs Mel is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Smolder wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Mel based on 12 games. Mel wins the early laning phase while Smolder scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Mel matchup.
Smolder Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Smolder 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 Smolder vs Mel?
Smolder wins 33.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 19.2% and 51.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.2% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −18.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 30 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 8 games, Smolder won 25.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Mel, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Smolder wins 33.3% of 30 games (95% range 19.2–51.2%).
- That is 18.9 points worse for Smolder than both champions' overall Bot win rates predict (52.2%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Smolder players pick Doran's Helm + Health Potion far more often against Mel: 9.4% of their other Bot games, 30.0% 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 Smolder 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 Smolder'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.
Smolder vs Mel Laning Stats
Only 29 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Smolder vs Mel Win Rate by Game Length
Smolder'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: Smolder's results against Mel in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Smolder 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 itemMelSmolder: 12.1 min · Mel: 10.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Smolder Changes Against Mel
Choices Smolder players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Doran's Helm + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually9.4%vs Mel30.0%+20.6 pts
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually30.4%vs Mel13.3%−17.1 pts
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually91.3%vs Mel76.7%−14.7 pts34.8% WR here
Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually91.1%vs Mel76.7%−14.4 pts30.4% WR here
Deathfire TouchKeystoneUsually93.3%vs Mel80.0%−13.3 pts33.3% WR here
Fleet FootworkKeystoneUsually3.9%vs Mel16.7%+12.8 pts
Attack Speed (offense)Stat shardUsually4.9%vs Mel16.7%+11.8 pts
Legend: HasteRuneUsually5.9%vs Mel16.7%+10.8 pts
Best Smolder Build vs Mel
Usual Smolder build (Bot)
60.9% win rate · 677 games
Against Mel
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 24 Smolder games against Mel carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Smolder's standard build instead.
- Smolder usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 12.1 min (median of 22 games).
- Mel usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 10.5 min (median of 20 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Smolder Runes vs Mel
Usual Smolder runes (Bot)
Deathfire Touch
52.4% win rate · 544 games
Against Mel
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Smolder 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
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Smolder'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 Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Smolder Matchups
Hardest for Smolder
Easiest for Smolder
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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Smolder vs Mel FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Smolder vs Mel?
Current data slightly favors Mel, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Smolder wins 33.3% of 30 games (95% range 19.2–51.2%).
What is Smolder's win rate against Mel?
Smolder wins 33.3% of 30 Bot games against Mel on patch 26.19 (95% range 19.2–51.2%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 52.2% would be expected.
Does Smolder counter Mel?
Not clearly. Smolder wins 33.3% of 30 games against Mel, and the 95% range (19.2–51.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Smolder or Mel?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (29) to say who wins lane.
Does Smolder outscale Mel?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Mel strongest against Smolder?
Mel is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Smolder build against Mel?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Smolder's usual Bot core: Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Rapid Firecannon. The biggest change against Mel: Doran's Helm + Health Potion (9.4% usually, 30.0% here).
What runes should Smolder use against Mel?
Use Smolder's usual Deathfire Touch page (Sorcery + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Mel: Adaptive Force (offense) (91.3% usually, 76.7% here).