MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Samira vs Mel
How often does Samira beat Mel in ADC?
Samira into Mel in ADC: 53% observed win rate across 505 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 Samira behind by 109 gold.
Samira at 15:00
- Gold: -109
- CS: -9
- XP: -235
Typical gap to Mel, from 503 games that reached 15:00.
Does Samira counter Mel?
No counter here: Samira sits at 53% over 505 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 Mel: the Samira game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Samira at 68% across 254 games. Flip the lead and Samira falls to 38% across 251.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 68% | 254 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 251 |
| First blood | 59% | 294 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 222 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 187 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 85 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:29 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Samira's ADC build, with receipts
Into Mel specifically, Samira finishes The Collector first most often: 52.9% over 191 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 59.4% across 69 games.
The most-finished Samira core is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 57.6% across 12,717 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually The Collector (32,715 games).
Skill plan: Samira players max Q first and take Q at level 1.