MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Mel vs Zac
How often does Mel beat Zac in Support?
Mel into Zac in Support: 44% observed win rate across 36 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 445 gold.
Mel at 15:00
- Gold: +445
- CS: +4
- XP: +282
Typical gap to Zac, from 36 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Zac: the Mel game plan
Someone usually dies here around 4:33 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:33. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Mel's Support build, with receipts
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.