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Malzahar Counters

Malzahar's hardest mid matchups on patch 26.21: Aurelion Sol, Locke and Syndra.

Patch 26.21Mid462 ranked games
Malzahar matchups at a glance
LaneTierWin rateCounters MalzaharMalzahar beats
MidA51.1%
Mid games
462
Min. games per matchup
8
Patch
26.21

Malzahar mid lane

Tier A · 51.1% win rate · 462 games

Struggles against

The mid opponents Malzahar does worst against, worst first.

Does well against

The mid champions that have Malzahar among their worst matchups.

Rests on 462 Malzahar games in this lane (4.3% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Mid tier list.

Most built items

Games · Win rate

The finished items Malzahar ends mid games with most often.

  • Spellslinger's Shoes86.6%51.1%
  • Liandry's Torment81.1%54.1%
  • Blackfire Torch77.4%52.4%
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter59.6%51.8%
  • Shadowflame32.0%53.4%
  • Malignance24.8%46.0%

Runes

Games · Win rate

The keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

  • Deathfire Touch + Inspiration44.4%50.8%
  • Deathfire Touch + Precision13.1%51.9%
  • Summon Aery + Precision12.9%52.8%

Builds rest on 456 Malzahar games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.

Questions and answers

Who counters Malzahar?

In the mid lane, Malzahar's main role in these games, Malzahar does worst against Aurelion Sol, Locke and Syndra, from 462 ranked games on patch 26.21.

Who does Malzahar counter?

Yasuo, Diana and Qiyana have Malzahar among their worst mid matchups.

What is Malzahar's weakness?

In mid games Malzahar loses most against Aurelion Sol, Locke and Syndra, mostly mages. Pick one of those into Malzahar, or play safe until your team can help.

Does Malzahar counter Yasuo?

Yes, in the mid lane on patch 26.21: Yasuo has Malzahar among its worst matchups in the games behind this page.

Does Malzahar counter Diana?

Yes, in the mid lane on patch 26.21: Diana has Malzahar among its worst matchups in the games behind this page.

Counter Malzahar with a champion you can actually play

A counter list is only half the answer: the best pick is the counter you play well. In champ select LazyElo weighs the lane matchup, your own record on each champion in your pool and what your team still needs, and says why it suggests a pick. After the game it reviews what happened against your laner.

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