Mel vs Xerath at a glance
Across 1,597 NA and EUW ranked games in Mid lane, Mel wins 41.0% against Xerath, 5.6 points lower than the 46.6% Mel wins in that role overall.
In our library of 2 high-elo VODs (latest patch 16.18), Mel won 0% against Xerath and averaged 3.5/6.5/4.0. That is a small sample, so treat it as a starting point.
One Mel setup into Xerath takes Arcane Comet (Sorcery and Inspiration) and builds Hextech Rocketbelt and Stormsurge. It shows up in 1 of 2 games. The main alternative also takes Arcane Comet but runs Cash Back (1 game).
Solo kills by level
A solo kill is a kill on the lane opponent with no assist. The bars over each champion above count them by champion level, from 1,597 NA and EUW ranked games in Mid lane; the amber marks are where that champion's kills usually fall.
Mel gets 1.3 solo kills per game against Xerath, fewer than the 1.5 Mel averages in mid lane, and 15% of them come before level 6, later than the usual 20%.
Xerath gets 1.4 solo kills per game against Mel, more than the 1.0 Xerath averages in mid lane, and 9% of them come before level 6, later than the usual 16%.
How they built Mel into Xerath
Taken from the 2 VODs on this page, patch 16.18, 16.15.
One-off setup
One-off setup
Latest Mel vs Xerath games
The most recent games in this matchup, newest first.
- Defeat 2/4/1Patch 16.18
- Defeat 5/9/7Patch 16.15




