What are some tips for the Malzahar vs. Ahri matchup?

Ahri is really tough early. Avoid trading unless it's completely free and focus on staying healthy. She can match your push very well. You scale well against her, as you can lock her down with your ultimate, negating her mobility.

How do you play Malzahar into Ahri?

Ahri is really tough early. Avoid trading unless it's completely free and focus on staying healthy. She can match your push very well. You scale well against her, as you can lock her down with your ultimate, negating her mobility.

Who wins the Malzahar vs. Ahri matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is favored for Malzahar. A key tip is: Ahri is really tough early. Avoid trading unless it's completely free and focus on staying healthy. She can match your push very well. You scale well against her, as you can lock her down with your ultimate, negating her mobility.

How do you counter Malzahar as Ahri?

Ahri is really tough early. Avoid trading unless it's completely free and focus on staying healthy. She can match your push very well. You scale well against her, as you can lock her down with your ultimate, negating her mobility.

What are some tips for the Malzahar vs. Viktor matchup?

Try to avoid taking too much damage early, as he is very strong. Match his push as well as you can. Position your voidlings so he has to choose between clearing them or poking you. If he wastes his E, you have a window to push. Be careful of his ultimate, as it cancels yours.

How do you play Malzahar into Viktor?

Try to avoid taking too much damage early, as he is very strong. Match his push as well as you can. Position your voidlings so he has to choose between clearing them or poking you. If he wastes his E, you have a window to push. Be careful of his ultimate, as it cancels yours.

Who wins the Malzahar vs. Viktor matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is favored for Viktor. A key tip is: Try to avoid taking too much damage early, as he is very strong. Match his push as well as you can. Position your voidlings so he has to choose between clearing them or poking you. If he wastes his E, you have a window to push. Be careful of his ultimate, as it cancels yours.

How do you counter Malzahar as Viktor?

Try to avoid taking too much damage early, as he is very strong. Match his push as well as you can. Position your voidlings so he has to choose between clearing them or poking you. If he wastes his E, you have a window to push. Be careful of his ultimate, as it cancels yours.

What are some tips for the Malzahar vs. TwistedFate matchup?

He doesn't have a strong laning phase. He can set up ganks with his Gold Card, so be mindful of that. The main problem is that he has two AOE spells, which makes it hard for you to match his push. Trading with him is important to discourage his roams.

How do you play Malzahar into TwistedFate?

He doesn't have a strong laning phase. He can set up ganks with his Gold Card, so be mindful of that. The main problem is that he has two AOE spells, which makes it hard for you to match his push. Trading with him is important to discourage his roams.

Who wins the Malzahar vs. TwistedFate matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is favored for Malzahar. A key tip is: He doesn't have a strong laning phase. He can set up ganks with his Gold Card, so be mindful of that. The main problem is that he has two AOE spells, which makes it hard for you to match his push. Trading with him is important to discourage his roams.

How do you counter Malzahar as TwistedFate?

He doesn't have a strong laning phase. He can set up ganks with his Gold Card, so be mindful of that. The main problem is that he has two AOE spells, which makes it hard for you to match his push. Trading with him is important to discourage his roams.

MalzaharMatchups Spreadsheet

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Optimized Malzahar builds, runes, skill orders, and matchup strategies — plus expert tips and guides for every Malzahar matchup. Brought to you by League of Matchups, your source for counter-picking insights.

Matchup	Threat	Games	WR	Gold @ 15	Gold Diff	Tips
Ahri	Easy	348	51%	-110	+129	Ahri is really tough early. Avoid trading unless it's completely free and focus on staying healthy. She can match your push very well. You scale well against her, as you can lock her down with your ultimate, negating her mobility.
Skill Priority E Malefic Visions Malzahar infects his target's mind with cruel visions of their demise, dealing damage over time. Using Malzahar's other spells on the target will refresh the visions. If the target dies while afflicted by the visions, they pass on to a nearby enemy unit and Malzahar gains Mana. Malzahar's Voidlings are attracted to affected units. Q Call of the Void Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions. W Void Swarm Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies. 51.29% WR 310 Matches Summoner Spells 49.17% WR 181 Matches Skill Order Q Call of the Void Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions. 1 8 10 12 13 W Void Swarm Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies. 3 14 15 E Malefic Visions Malzahar infects his target's mind with cruel visions of their demise, dealing damage over time. Using Malzahar's other spells on the target will refresh the visions. If the target dies while afflicted by the visions, they pass on to a nearby enemy unit and Malzahar gains Mana. Malzahar's Voidlings are attracted to affected units. 2 4 5 7 9 R Nether Grasp Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy. 6 11 52.1% WR261 Matches Starting Items 51.6% WR 153 Matches Core Items 27.8% WR 18 Matches 4th Item Options 49.2% WR59 Matches 50.0% WR44 Matches 70.0% WR20 Matches 5th Item Options 42.1% WR19 Matches 54.5% WR11 Matches 63.6% WR11 Matches 6th Item Options 50.0% WR4 Matches 100.0% WR2 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min) Malzahar Damage Dealt5,230 Ahri Damage Dealt4,803 Gold Diff-110 CS Diff+4 XP Diff-20 Ally Ganks1.06 Enemy Ganks1.40 KDA1 / 2 / 1 End of Game Malzahar Total Damage Dealt21,365 Ahri Total Damage Dealt19,984 Total Gold Diff+129 Total CS Diff+15 Total XP Diff0 KDA4 / 5 / 7 Split Push Malzahar Damage to Turrets3,614 Ahri Damage to Turrets3,182
Viktor	Hard	308	45%	-186	-329	Try to avoid taking too much damage early, as he is very strong. Match his push as well as you can. Position your voidlings so he has to choose between clearing them or poking you. If he wastes his E, you have a window to push. Be careful of his ultimate, as it cancels yours.
TwistedFate	Even	260	51%	-675	-1119	He doesn't have a strong laning phase. He can set up ganks with his Gold Card, so be mindful of that. The main problem is that he has two AOE spells, which makes it hard for you to match his push. Trading with him is important to discourage his roams.
Yasuo	Not Favored	257	50%	-249	-446	Avoid pushing into him in the early levels and try to keep the wave on your side. The matchup gets easier after Lost Chapter. If he doesn't build QSS, he is very easy to gank and shut down. Be careful, as his tornado can buffer through your ultimate.
Hwei	Hard	253	46%	-329	-400	💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip!
Syndra	Very Hard	250	46%	-395	-1013	This is a tricky matchup. You need good movement to avoid being controlled. Try to bait her spells as best you can and spawn voidlings to match her push when her abilities are on cooldown. Her stun can buffer through your ultimate, so be careful.
Orianna	Even	246	49%	-167	-166	It's hard to get priority against her due to her numerous waveclear spells, but you are very good at keeping her in lane. You can bait her Qs with good movement. Be aware of her gank setup.
Sylas	Easy	245	51%	-7	+441	Do not push the wave in the early levels, as he will freeze it and repeatedly engage on you. Use your voidlings (W) to block his chain. Avoid dueling him, as he can burst you down easily.

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Skill Order

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6th Item Options

Laning Phase (@15 min)

End of Game

Split Push