MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Mel vs Swain
How often does Mel beat Swain in Support?
Mel into Swain in Support: 47% observed win rate across 575 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Mel ahead by 200 gold.
Mel at 15:00
- Gold: +200
- CS: +1
- XP: +86
Typical gap to Swain, from 574 games that reached 15:00.
Does Mel counter Swain?
No counter here: Mel sits at 47% over 575 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Swain: the Mel game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Mel at 58% across 340 games. Flip the lead and Mel falls to 32% across 235.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 340 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 32% | 235 |
| First blood | 54% | 302 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 286 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 285 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 54% | 92 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:19 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:25. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Mel's Support build, with receipts
Into Swain specifically, Mel finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 45.8% over 177 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Mel core is Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 45.8% across 863 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Luden's Echo (9,897 games).
Skill plan: Mel players max Q first and take Q at level 1.