Tier list / ADC / Mel

Mel matchups

Tier 5#29 ADC10Full build

You playMel

Tier 552.9% win · #29 adc

An even matchup48.8%Mel wins 48.8% of games into Kai'Sa, well below the 52.9% Mel wins overall.

AgainstKai'Sa

Tier 149.0% win · #3 adc

48.8%53.0%

960 gamesSample A 50.9%Sample B 49.6%Sample C 47.8%Gold at 15 +236Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Mel: Gold 49.0% · Plat 50.1% · Emerald 52.0% · Diamond 53.2%Kai'Sa: Gold 49.5% · Plat 49.8% · Emerald 49.6% · Diamond 48.7%

Lane plan

No lane tip for this matchup yet; the facts on the right still hold.

You complete Blackfire Torch at ~10 min; Kai'Sa completes Kraken Slayer at ~11 min. You spike together.
Level 3: Kai'Sa's Void Seeker (W) is 20s, your Rebuttal (W) is 30s, so Kai'Sa is back first. Level 6: Kai'Sa's ultimate 130s, yours 120s.
Kai'Sa takes Flash + Barrier in 69.0% of games. You take Flash + Teleport (72.0%).

Build into Kai'Sa

Sample B · Emerald+ · 361 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

Start0:00
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion
98.1% of games · 49.4% win
First back
Amplifying Tome, Lost Chapter, Boots
Bought in most games
1st item10 min
Blackfire Torch
40.4% of games · 45.2% win
- 52.6%
- 48.4%
2nd item18 min
Shadowflame
40.4% of games · 52.7% win
- 42.4%
3rd item24 min
Rabadon's Deathcap
23.3% of games · 53.6% win
- 66.7%
- 65.6%
Boots13 min
Sorcerer's Shoes
57.9% of games · 51.7% win
- 46.7%
Late29–29 min
Zhonya's Hourglass or Rabadon's Deathcap
One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 261 games

Sorcery

Arcane Cometpicked in 72.3%
Manaflow Bandpicked in 76.5%
Transcendencepicked in 76.7%
Scorchpicked in 49.6%

Precision

Presence of Mindpicked in 57.9%
Coup de Gracepicked in 36.8%

Shards

Ability Haste · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 133 games

Q14579

W31415

E28101213

R611

Max

QEW90.3% pick · 318 games50.3%

Kai'Sa: Q start, max QEW10,802 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport72.0% pick

Kai'Sa: Flash + Barrier, 69.0%77,518 games

Play against Kai'Sa

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Kai'Sa's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana

P Second SkinPassive
Lv 1Lv 3Lv 6Lv 11
Q Icathian Rain10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 55 mana · 600 range10s10s8s6s
W Void Seeker20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14s cooldown · 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 mana · 3000 range—20s20s20s
E Supercharge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 30 mana—16s16s13s
R Killer Instinct130 / 100 / 70s cooldown · 100 mana · 2000 / 2500 / 3000 range——130s130s

Void Seeker (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Mel's abilities

You · uses mana

P Searing BrilliancePassive
Lv 1Lv 3Lv 6Lv 11
Q Radiant Barrage10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 950 range10s10s8s6s
W Rebuttal30 / 28.5 / 27 / 25.5 / 24s cooldown · 100 / 75 / 50 / 25 / 0 mana · 400 range—30s30s30s
E Solar Snare11 / 10.5 / 10 / 9.5 / 9s cooldown · 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 mana · 1000 range—11s11s10s
R Golden Eclipse120 / 90 / 60s cooldown · 100 mana · 25000 range——120s90s

Rebuttal (W) is the long one early: 30s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 5 adc matchups

Mel's win rate into each one · green beats Mel's average, rose falls short

48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%60.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.