How to win lane as Mel against Naafiri · 47.27% win rate over 2,587 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Mel | Level 1 favours you: your ranged Q outpokes her daggers before she has a dash. |
| Level 2 | Mel | Level 2 stays yours as you punish her short poke range with Radiant Volley. |
| Level 3 | Mel | Level 3 you lead — Solar Snare denies her Hounds' Pursuit gap-close. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mel | Levels 4-5 you keep control since she cannot stick to you without her ult. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | Level 6 favours Naafiri: Call of the Pack gives the speed and tankiness to dive through your poke. |
| First item | Naafiri | First item still favours her — lethality plus the active let her one-combo squishies. |
| Two+ items | Mel | At 2+ items you swing back; your burst and execute beat her all-in once you bait the dash. |
You lead the opening: Naafiri's Q daggers and packmates poke but you answer from longer range with Radiant Volley, and her E dash is her only gap-close so holding Solar Snare keeps her off you.
The full Mel vs Naafiri 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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