MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Lux vs Mel
How often does Lux beat Mel in Support?
Lux into Mel in Support: 52% observed win rate across 1,482 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Lux behind by 314 gold.
Does Lux counter Mel?
Too close for a counter call: Lux sits at 52% over 1,482 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Mel: the Lux game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Lux at 63% across 556 games. Flip the lead and Lux falls to 46% across 925.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 63% | 556 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 46% | 925 |
| First blood | 56% | 503 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 343 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 50% | 673 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 216 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 76% | 70 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:10 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:41. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Lux's Support build, with receipts
Into Mel specifically, Lux finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 51.9% over 439 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 56.7% across 60 games.
The most-finished Lux core is Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 49.7% across 2,311 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 Luden's Echo (25,534 games).
Skill plan: Lux players max E first and take E at level 1.