Malzahar Matchups

MalzaharMatchups

Master every matchup: stats-driven builds, runes, skills, and laning insights, combined with Master-Tier tips and community contributions.

Patch 15.18
MatchupThreatGamesWRGold @ 15Gold DiffTips
Champion Portrait of Yasuo
Yasuo
Easy
25656%-249+216Avoid 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.

Skill Priority

Malzahar E Icon
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.
Malzahar Q Icon
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.
Malzahar W Icon
W
Void Swarm
Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.
55.7% WR
230 Matches

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
57.0% WR
142 Matches

Skill Order

Malzahar Q Icon
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.
3
8
10
11
13
Malzahar W Icon
Void Swarm
Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.
2
14
15
Malzahar E Icon
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.
1
4
5
7
9
Malzahar R Icon
Nether Grasp
Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy.
6
12

Malzahar vs Yasuo Runes

Summon Aery
Arcane Comet
Phase Rush
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
56.3% WR174 Matches
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Starting Items

Item 1056Item 2003Item 3340
55.0% WR
100 Matches

Core Items

Item 2503Item 3020Item 6653
50.0% WR
10 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 3116
64.6% WR48 Matches
Item 6653
65.9% WR41 Matches
Item 3020
39.1% WR23 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 6653
78.6% WR14 Matches
Item 3116
35.7% WR14 Matches
Item 3020
50.0% WR10 Matches

6th Item Options

Item 6653
60.0% WR5 Matches
Item 3089
75.0% WR4 Matches
Item 3135
50.0% WR4 Matches

Laning Phase (@15 min)

Malzahar Damage
5,868
Yasuo Damage
5,329
Gold Diff-249
CS Diff-1
XP Diff+74
Ally Ganks1.85
Enemy Ganks1.37

End of Game

Malzahar Damage
23,096
Yasuo Damage
18,744
Total Gold Diff+216
Total CS Diff+4

Split Push

Malzahar Dmg to Turrets
3,590
Yasuo Dmg to Turrets
3,916
Champion Portrait of Hwei
Hwei
Even
24452%-285+75
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Champion Portrait of Ahri
Ahri
Easy
21954%-187+296Ahri 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.
Champion Portrait of Vladimir
Vladimir
Easy
21857%+173+374This is a tough lane early, but it becomes very difficult for him after you get Lost Chapter. The only way he can kill you is by running you down when you are overextended without summoner spells or your ultimate. Your ultimate makes him useless for the entire game unless he builds Quicksilver Sash.
Champion Portrait of Smolder
Smolder
Very Hard
20747%-288-1413
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Champion Portrait of Zed
Zed
Even
19251%-405-583Malzahar is a traditional counter to Zed because you can lock him down and kill him. However, with modern itemization, he can be a major threat.
Champion Portrait of Orianna
Orianna
Not Favored
18750%-187-291It'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.
Champion Portrait of Viktor
Viktor
Hard
18545%-238-321Try 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.