Yasuovs Mel
Yasuo vs Mel is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Mel wins with a 50.8% win rate (+1.6%) over Yasuo based on 122 games. Yasuo wins the early laning phase while Mel scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Mel matchup.
Yasuo Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yasuo 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 Yasuo vs Mel?
Yasuo wins 54.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 48.0% and 61.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 54.7% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +0.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 208 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- −0.5 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Bot): 23 games, Yasuo won 47.8%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Yasuo, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Yasuo wins 54.8% of 208 games (95% range 48.0–61.4%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 54.7% for Yasuo; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 100, within the margin of error (207 games).
- Yasuo players pick Second Wind far more often against Mel: 66.6% of their other Mid games, 75.5% 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo'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.
Yasuo vs Mel Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Yasuo vs Mel Win Rate by Game Length
Yasuo'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: Yasuo's results against Mel in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Yasuo 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)EvenYasuo gold at 15: −100
- First itemMelYasuo: 14.5 min · Mel: 11.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesYasuoYasuo wins 61.0% of 82 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenYasuo wins 49.1% of 110 games
What Yasuo Changes Against Mel
Choices Yasuo players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Second WindRuneUsually66.6%vs Mel75.5%+8.9 pts56.1% WR here
StormrazorItemUsually16.4%vs Mel25.0%+8.6 pts55.8% WR here
Absorb LifeRuneUsually65.2%vs Mel73.6%+8.3 pts53.6% WR here
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually75.6%vs Mel82.7%+7.1 pts54.7% WR here
Bone PlatingRuneUsually24.9%vs Mel17.8%−7.1 pts51.4% WR here
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsually19.1%vs Mel13.0%−6.2 pts55.6% WR here- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually96.4%vs Mel91.3%−5.0 pts55.8% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually3.6%vs Mel8.2%+4.6 pts
Best Yasuo Build vs Mel
Usual Yasuo build (Mid)
81.8% win rate · 22 games
Against Mel
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 18 of 128 Yasuo games against Mel carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Yasuo's standard build instead.
- Yasuo usually completes Blade of The Ruined King first, at 14.5 min (median of 61 games).
- Mel usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 11.3 min (median of 155 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 Yasuo Runes vs Mel
Usual Yasuo runes (Mid)
Lethal Tempo
72.4% win rate · 29 games
Against Mel
Lethal Tempo
50.6% win rate · 87 games
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Yasuo matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Yasuo'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 Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Yasuo Matchups
Hardest for Yasuo
Easiest for Yasuo
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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Yasuo vs Mel FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Yasuo vs Mel?
Current data slightly favors Yasuo, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Yasuo wins 54.8% of 208 games (95% range 48.0–61.4%).
What is Yasuo's win rate against Mel?
Yasuo wins 54.8% of 208 Mid games against Mel on patch 26.19 (95% range 48.0–61.4%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 54.7% would be expected.
Does Yasuo counter Mel?
Not clearly. Yasuo wins 54.8% of 208 games against Mel, and the 95% range (48.0–61.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Yasuo or Mel?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 100, within the margin of error (207 games).
Does Yasuo outscale Mel?
Not measurably: Yasuo's win rate against Mel in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Mel strongest against Yasuo?
Mel is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Yasuo build against Mel?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Yasuo's usual Mid core: Immortal Shieldbow, Stormrazor, Wit's End. The biggest change against Mel: Stormrazor (16.4% usually, 25.0% here).
What runes should Yasuo use against Mel?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 50.6% over 87 games against Mel. The biggest change against Mel: Second Wind (66.6% usually, 75.5% here).