MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Mel vs Aphelios
How often does Mel beat Aphelios in ADC?
Mel into Aphelios in ADC: 52% observed win rate across 734 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Mel ahead by 685 gold.
Does Mel counter Aphelios?
Too close for a counter call: Mel sits at 52% over 734 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 Aphelios: the Mel game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Mel at 58% across 483 games. Flip the lead and Mel falls to 41% across 251.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 58% | 483 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 41% | 251 |
| First blood | 54% | 490 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 436 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 463 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 247 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 71% | 98 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:42 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:13. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Mel's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Mel finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 49.0% over 157 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap: 48.8% across 43 games.
The most-finished Mel core is Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap: 50.1% across 1,850 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Luden's Echo (5,516 games).
Skill plan: Mel players max Q first and take Q at level 1.