MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Leona vs Mel
How often does Leona beat Mel in Support?
Leona into Mel in Support: 57% observed win rate across 1,151 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Leona behind by 416 gold.
Does Leona counter Mel?
The numbers say yes: across 1,151 ranked Support games into Mel, Leona takes 57% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Mel's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Mel: the Leona game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Leona at 68% across 377 games. Flip the lead and Leona falls to 52% across 772.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 68% | 377 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 52% | 772 |
| First blood | 58% | 398 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 209 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 486 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 206 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 64% | 92 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:23 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:53. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Leona's Support build, with receipts
Into Mel specifically, Leona finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 58.6% over 350 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Leona core is Locket of the Iron Solari, Bandlepipes, Knight's Vow: 60.1% across 1,101 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Locket of the Iron Solari (33,658 games).
Skill plan: Leona players max W first and take Q at level 1.