How to win lane as Mel against Annie · 47.59% win rate over 748 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Mel | Annie hasn't stacked Pyromania at level 1-2, so your Radiant Volley poke wins the trade. |
| Level 2 | Mel | Still yours at 2 before her stun is online and her short range limits her. |
| Level 3 | Annie | Level 3 flips to Annie once Pyromania stun enables a guaranteed Q or W into burst. |
| Levels 4-5 | Annie | Through 4-5 her stacked stun combo out-damages your trade pattern. |
| Level 6 | Annie | Level 6 stays Annie's on paper but you bait Tibbers; the chart holds her the aggressor here. |
| First item | Mel | First item returns it to you as your range and poke out-trade her short combo. |
| Two+ items | Mel | At 2 items your reflect and execute punish her single-target Tibbers engage. |
Levels 1-2 favour you: Annie hasn't stacked Pyromania yet and her range is short, so trade with Q Radiant Volley and stack Searing Brilliance while she can only poke back at melee-ish range. Punish any step-up before her stun is online.
The full Mel vs Annie report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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