Viktor vs Mel Counter Pick

Rebuttal defines this matchup, but what matters most is what it fails to counter. Mel’s barrier sends incoming projectiles back toward whoever fired them and keeps her from taking damage, which makes it a nightmare for any champion that relies on flying skillshots. Viktor mostly doesn’t work that way, and on patch 16.13.1 he wins 57.6% of his 1,242 games.

• Gravity Field is cast onto the ground and slows before it stuns, rather than launching a missile at a target.
• Arcane Storm lands on the field, ticks magic damage repeatedly and interrupts channels, with no projectile for the barrier to bounce back.
• Siphon Power locks onto an enemy unit and grants a shield along with an empowered attack, so the real decision is timing, not whether to use it.

Mel starts with more health, 630 to Viktor’s 600, but he almost catches up by level 18, reaching 2,313 against her 2,300. She keeps the armor edge the whole way: 21 at base and 109.4 later, compared with Viktor’s 23 and 97.8. Both are magic damage dealers that consume mana, so their item paths look fairly similar. After an ability, Searing Brilliance gives her next attack up to nine bonus projectiles, and Solar Snare immobilizes whatever sits at its center while slowing the ring around it, which is her most dependable way to lock Viktor in place. Her difficulty rating is 5, while his is 9. Check out Viktor and Mel side by side.