How to win lane as Wukong against Mel · 57.49% win rate over 327 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Even opener — dodge her Radiant Volley and you farm level 1 on level terms. |
| Level 2 | Mel | Mel's range and Q poke take the lane from level 2. |
| Level 3 | Mel | Levels 3 her poke plus Rebuttal reflect punish your engage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mel | She keeps zoning you out of CS through four and five. |
| Level 6 | Mel | Solar Snare root and Overwhelm let her burst you at six. |
| First item | Mel | First item DoT and marks keep her chipping you from range. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late evens out — R-flash and decoy finally close the gap in a 1v1. |
Level 1-2 is a skill-check — Mel has poke but low burst, so if you dodge her Radiant Volley (Q) you can farm even. Don't feed her free stacks and don't walk into the volley to CS.
The full Wukong vs Mel 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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