Zed
- Mid is also this pick's lane, so the two meet head-on in lane.
- This pick's 2 REBUTTAL shields or heals, so trade while it is on cooldown.
- The reviewed build opens with: Youmuu's Ghostblade
- The reviewed rune page includes: Conqueror
Mel counters and synergies
Matchup page
- In-game title
- The Soul's Reflection
- Lane
- Mid
- Source tier
- B
- 5picks that punish it
- 5picks that work with it
- 0pages name it as their answer
Harder matchups for this pick
Useful alongside this pick
Matchup tips: picks that punish it
Fizz
- Mid is also this pick's lane, so the two meet head-on in lane.
- This pick's 2 REBUTTAL shields or heals, and the reviewed build for this counter keeps Oceanid's Trident as its answer to that.
- The reviewed build opens with: Lich Bane
- The reviewed rune page includes: Fleet Footwork
Yasuo
- Mid is also this pick's lane, so the two meet head-on in lane.
- This pick's 2 REBUTTAL shields or heals, and the reviewed build for this counter keeps Lord Dominik's Regards as its answer to that.
- This pick has no crowd control in Riot's text, so 1 Steel Tempest lets this counter stay on it.
- The reviewed build opens with: Blade of the Ruined King
Talon
- Usually met from Jungle while this pick plays Mid so the matchup is decided in rotations and team fights more than in lane.
- This pick's 2 REBUTTAL shields or heals, so trade while it is on cooldown.
- The reviewed build opens with: Youmuu's Ghostblade
- The reviewed rune page includes: First Strike
Kassadin
- Mid is also this pick's lane, so the two meet head-on in lane.
- This pick's 2 REBUTTAL shields or heals, and the reviewed build for this counter keeps Oceanid's Trident as its answer to that.
- This pick has no crowd control in Riot's text, so 1 NULL SPHERE lets this counter stay on it.
- The reviewed build opens with: Rod of Ages
Matchup tips: picks that work with it
Amumu
- Plays Jungle next to this pick's Mid so the two can coordinate lane pressure and objective timing.
- 2 REBUTTAL shields in Riot's text, which covers a partner that has no shield of its own.
- The reviewed build opens with: Searing Crown
- The reviewed rune page includes: Ice Overlord
Jarvan IV
- Plays Jungle next to this pick's Mid so the two can coordinate lane pressure and objective timing.
- The reviewed build opens with: Trinity Force
- The reviewed rune page includes: Conqueror
- Reviewed champion pages that name it as an answer: 1
Malphite
- Plays Baron / Top next to this pick's Mid so the two can coordinate lane pressure and objective timing.
- 2 REBUTTAL shields in Riot's text, which covers a partner that has no shield of its own.
- The reviewed build opens with: Zeke's Convergence
- The reviewed rune page includes: Grasp of the Undying
Nautilus
- Plays Support next to this pick's Mid so the two can coordinate lane pressure and objective timing.
- The reviewed build opens with: Warmog's Armor
- The reviewed rune page includes: Ice Overlord
- Reviewed champion pages that name it as an answer: 35
Leona
- Plays Support next to this pick's Mid so the two can coordinate lane pressure and objective timing.
- The reviewed build opens with: Sunfire Aegis
- The reviewed rune page includes: Ice Overlord
- Reviewed champion pages that name it as an answer: 23
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Quick answers
Who counters Mel in Wild Rift?
In the matchup data documented in Rift Lab, these are the harder matchups for Mel: Zed (Mid), Fizz (Mid), Yasuo (Mid), Talon (Jungle), Kassadin (Mid). This is a documented matchup list, not a win rate: TheNexus does not publish win-rate or pick-rate figures it cannot source.
How do you play against Mel in Wild Rift?
Riot's ability text for Mel describes a shield in REBUTTAL (ability 2). Plan around those abilities before a trade or a fight. These notes are keyword matches over the ability text only, not a rating of how strong Mel is, so read the full descriptions on this page.
What is the best build for Mel in Wild Rift?
The Nexus-reviewed core build for Mel, in purchase order: Blackfire Torch then Liandry's Torment then Rabadon's Deathcap then Boots of Mana. Runes: Arcane Comet, Botanist, Transcendence, Nimbus Cloak, Cut Down. Situational swaps: against enemy shields: Oceanid's Trident; against enemy crowd control: Banshee's Veil; against enemy burst: Bone Plating. This is a reviewed snapshot (patch 7.2b), not a build ranked by win rate.
Which lane and role does Mel play in Wild Rift?
Mel is a Mage by Riot's classification and is played in Mid. Riot rates the difficulty Medium. On our tier-list snapshot (patch 7.2b) it shows B tier from its external source, which is a snapshot letter and not a TheNexus win rate.
Every answer here is built from Rift Lab data and Riot's own ability text. Where the data is missing we say so instead of guessing.