Mid Matchup

Mel vs Katarina

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Mel

Mel

the Soul's Reflection
Mid
Mel Mid Overall Win Rate
46.89%

Matchup Win Rate

48.5%
Mel vs Katarina Wins
⚔
51.6%
Katarina vs Mel Wins
Katarina

Katarina

the Sinister Blade
Mid
Katarina Mid Overall Win Rate
49.85%

Mel vs Katarina - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Mel Mid vs Katarina Mid - Who is stronger?

Mel Mid has trouble against Katarina (48.5% win rate) based on 896 games. This is a tough matchup for Mel players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Mel Mid vs Katarina Mid in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 53.9% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Mel (8.0% pick rate, 2nd most popular out of 58 Mid champions) versus Katarina (6.9%, 4th place). These two mid lane titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Challenging situation: Mel's weak 46.9% overall win rate compounds with this difficult matchup, creating serious obstacles for climbing. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Dark Harvest + Cheap Shot combination (47.9% win rate) plus optimal itemization Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Sorcerer's Shoes boosts your chances from 48.5% to 53.9% - potentially game-changing.

Farm your way back: Mel's superior farming (6.66 vs 6.46/min, 29th among Mid) offers a comeback path. Focus on safe CSing and capitalize on your 0.20 CS/min natural advantage. Damage doesn't equal wins: Mel outputs more damage (903 vs 836/min, 2nd place) but still loses the matchup. The issue likely lies in survivability, mobility, or damage timing rather than raw output. Complete dominance by Katarina: leads in both matchup win rate (51.6%) and KDA (2.40 vs 2.30, 22nd vs 29th place). Mel players need exceptional preparation to overcome this counter-pick.

Mel vs Katarina - Mid Stats Comparison

Mel Mid
Mel Mid		Versus
Katarina Mid
Katarina Mid
CTierA
48.5%Matchup Winrate51.6%
46.89%Role Winrate49.85%
#55Winrate Rank#34
8.0%Pickrate6.9%
2.3Average KDA2.4
454Gold per Minute429
6.66CS/Min6.46
0.34Wards per Minute0.32
903Damage per Minute836

How to Beat Katarina as Mel (Mid)

Despite the slight difference in effectiveness, in the Mel versus Katarina matchup in the mid lane, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Mel deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Katarina deals primarily magic damage (80.48%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Mel is higher farming statistics (ranked 29th among role champions) (versus 35th for Katarina), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.4 versus 2.3) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Mel Mid versus Katarina Mid matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Mel player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Katarina player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Mel vs Katarina: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
44.5% Win Rate89.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
75.0% Win Rate0.6% Pick Rate

Mel vs Katarina: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

45.6% Win Rate79.1% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 11.

Dark Harvest damage: 30 (+11 damage per soul) (+0.1 bonus AD) (+0.05 AP)
Cooldown: 35s (resets to 1.0s on takedown)

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, perma…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

Cooldown: 4s
Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Sixth Sense
Sixth Sense Automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.

Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.

This effect has a 250 second Cooldown.

Sixth Sense

Automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the tea…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

47.9% Win Rate9.9% Pick Rate

Mel vs Katarina: Mid Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
48.8% Win Rate54.5% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
47.4% Win Rate71.9% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
48.1% Win Rate19.9% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
47.6% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch (2800 gold) 80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Baleful Blaze
Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds.
Blackfire
For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
49.6% Win Rate14.2% Pick Rate
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
46.8% Win Rate22.2% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Boots
Boots (300 gold) 25 Move Speed
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
55.1% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
54.0% Win Rate0.1% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
48.1% Win Rate19.9% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
47.6% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch (2800 gold) 80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Baleful Blaze
Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds.
Blackfire
For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
53.9% Win Rate3.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus (2700 gold) 75 Ability Power
25 Ability Haste
Hypershot
Dealing Ability damage to champions at 600 range or greater Reveals them for 6 seconds.
Deal 10% increased damage to enemies Revealed by this item.
Focus
When Hypershot is triggered, Reveal all other enemy champions within 1400 range of them for 3 seconds.
64.2% Win Rate3.4% Pick Rate
Other Items
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
48.4% Win Rate16.8% Pick Rate
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
50.9% Win Rate16.0% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
41.6% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
42.8% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Cosmic Drive
Cosmic Drive (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
25 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
Spelldance
Dealing magic or true damage to champions grants Move Speed for 4 seconds.
54.0% Win Rate4.4% Pick Rate
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
63.4% Win Rate3.7% Pick Rate
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus (2700 gold) 75 Ability Power
25 Ability Haste
Hypershot
Dealing Ability damage to champions at 600 range or greater Reveals them for 6 seconds.
Deal 10% increased damage to enemies Revealed by this item.
Focus
When Hypershot is triggered, Reveal all other enemy champions within 1400 range of them for 3 seconds.
64.2% Win Rate3.4% Pick Rate

Mel vs Katarina: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Radiant Volley Mel fires a barrage of projectiles that explode around a target location, dealing damage repeatedly to enemies within the area.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Rebuttal Mel forms a barrier around herself that reflects enemy projectiles back at the attacker, prevents her from taking damage, and grants her movement speed.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Solar Snare Mel fires a radiant orb forward, rooting those at its center while the area around it slows enemies and deals damage over time.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Golden Eclipse Mel strikes all enemies marked with Overwhelm regardless of their distance from her, dealing additional damage for each stack of Overwhelm.

Ranks of Golden Eclipse increase Overwhelm's damage.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
45.8% Win Rate65.2% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Radiant Volley Mel fires a barrage of projectiles that explode around a target location, dealing damage repeatedly to enemies within the area.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Rebuttal Mel forms a barrier around herself that reflects enemy projectiles back at the attacker, prevents her from taking damage, and grants her movement speed.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Solar Snare Mel fires a radiant orb forward, rooting those at its center while the area around it slows enemies and deals damage over time.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Golden Eclipse Mel strikes all enemies marked with Overwhelm regardless of their distance from her, dealing additional damage for each stack of Overwhelm.Ranks of Golden Eclipse increase Overwhelm's damage.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
68.5% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate

Mel tips:

  • Mel can reflect enemy projectiles, including powerful spells. Wait until she casts Rebuttal before throwing powerful projectiles her way.
  • The more Mel hits you, the more Overwhelm stacks she applies. If your health drops too low her next hit will kill you, so back off for a couple seconds to let the Overwhelm stacks fall off.

Playing Against Katarina

  • Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.
  • Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

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+3.0%
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+2.6%
Talon

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+2.3%
Aurora

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+2.2%
Lux

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+2.0%
Yone

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+1.7%
LeBlanc

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+1.3%
Zoe

Mel vs Zoe

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+1.2%
Ahri

Mel vs Ahri

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+1.0%
Hwei

Mel vs Hwei

Mel
-1.2%
Sylas

Mel vs Sylas

Mel
-1.2%
Veigar

Mel vs Veigar

Mel
-1.5%
Zed

Mel vs Zed

Mel
-1.6%
Akshan

Mel vs Akshan

Mel
-1.7%
Anivia

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-2.0%
Vladimir

Mel vs Vladimir

Mel
-2.0%
Annie

Mel vs Annie

Mel
-2.1%
Viktor

Mel vs Viktor

Mel
-2.3%
Lissandra

Mel vs Lissandra

Mel
-2.4%
Qiyana

Mel vs Qiyana

Mel
-2.4%
Yasuo

Mel vs Yasuo

Mel
-3.0%
Akali

Mel vs Akali

Mel
-3.1%
Malzahar

Mel vs Malzahar

Mel
-3.2%
Galio

Mel vs Galio

Mel
-3.4%
Irelia

Mel vs Irelia

Mel
-3.5%
Ekko

Mel vs Ekko

Mel
-3.8%
Kassadin

Mel vs Kassadin

Mel
-3.8%
Xerath

Mel vs Xerath

Mel
-3.9%
Azir

Mel vs Azir

Mel
-4.2%
Diana

Mel vs Diana

Mel
-4.6%
Orianna

Mel vs Orianna

Mel
-5.4%
Ryze

Mel vs Ryze

Mel
-5.6%
Syndra

Mel vs Syndra

Mel
-6.3%
Taliyah

Mel vs Taliyah

Mel
-6.7%
Fizz

Mel vs Fizz

Mel
-7.3%
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