Tristanavs Mel
Tristana vs Mel is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Tristana wins with a 64.7% win rate (+29.4%) over Mel based on 34 games. Tristana holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Tristana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Tristana vs Mel matchup.
Tristana Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Tristana 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 Tristana vs Mel?
Tristana wins 54.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.6% and 66.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.0% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 64 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- +5.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
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): 26 games, Tristana won 53.8%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Tristana, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tristana wins 54.7% of 64 games (95% range 42.6–66.3%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 53.0% for Tristana; 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: 880 gold ahead of Tristana at 15 minutes on average (62 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Tristana players pick Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth Ward far more often against Mel: 9.7% of their other Bot games, 18.8% 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 Tristana 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 Tristana'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.
Tristana vs Mel Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Tristana vs Mel Win Rate by Game Length
Tristana'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: Tristana's results against Mel in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Tristana 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)MelTristana gold at 15: −880
- First itemMelTristana: 11.9 min · Mel: 10.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenTristana wins 55.0% of 40 games
What Tristana Changes Against Mel
Choices Tristana players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually9.7%vs Mel18.8%+9.0 pts
Usually1.2%vs Mel6.3%+5.0 pts
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually0.9%vs Mel4.7%+3.8 pts
Hail of BladesKeystoneUsually1.4%vs Mel4.7%+3.3 pts
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Mel3.1%+3.1 pts
Best Tristana Build vs Mel
Usual Tristana build (Bot)
83.3% win rate · 18 games
Against Mel
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 44 Tristana games against Mel carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Tristana's standard build instead.
- Tristana usually completes Yun Tal Wildarrows first, at 11.9 min (median of 40 games).
- Mel usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 10.2 min (median of 46 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > 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 Tristana Runes vs Mel
Usual Tristana runes (Bot)
Lethal Tempo
76.9% win rate · 26 games
Against Mel
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Tristana 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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Tristana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Tristana'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 Tristana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Tristana Matchups
Hardest for Tristana
Easiest for Tristana
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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Tristana vs Mel FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Tristana vs Mel?
Current data slightly favors Tristana, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tristana wins 54.7% of 64 games (95% range 42.6–66.3%).
What is Tristana's win rate against Mel?
Tristana wins 54.7% of 64 Bot games against Mel on patch 26.19 (95% range 42.6–66.3%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 53.0% would be expected.
Does Tristana counter Mel?
Not clearly. Tristana wins 54.7% of 64 games against Mel, and the 95% range (42.6–66.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Tristana or Mel?
Mel usually wins the lane: 880 gold ahead of Tristana at 15 minutes on average (62 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Tristana outscale Mel?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Mel strongest against Tristana?
Mel is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Tristana build against Mel?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Tristana's usual Bot core: The Collector, Rapid Firecannon, Bloodthirster. The biggest change against Mel: Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (9.7% usually, 18.8% here).
What runes should Tristana use against Mel?
Use Tristana's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Mel: Flash + Teleport (0.9% usually, 4.7% here).