Yone vs Mel Counter Pick

Rebuttal should be the deciding factor here, yet it rarely turns out that way. Mel builds a barrier that sends enemy projectiles back at the caster, blocks her damage and boosts her movement speed, a combination that wrecks ranged champions. Yone attacks from 175 range with a sword, so the reflection rarely matters and the barrier becomes a brief stretch of invulnerability. Across 813 games on patch 16.13.1, he has a 55.35% win rate.

Her stat curve is odd. Mel opens with only 21 armor, then climbs to 109.4 by level 18, which is solid, so she is much more vulnerable in the first fifteen minutes than once she is fully built. Yone begins at 33 armor and ends at 111.2, and his 2,405 health stays ahead of her 2,313 the whole way.

Everything else depends on when she uses that barrier. Searing Brilliance gives her up to nine extra projectiles on the attack after an ability, and Radiant Volley paired with Solar Snare roots a target she can fill with them, which hits hard against a reckless engage. Soul Unbound answers it: his spirit pushes the fight forward while his body stays back, and Fate Sealed can then drag her out of position altogether. Difficulty ratings of 8 and 5 tilt the matchup toward the side with the advantage.