How to beat Malzahar as Leblanc in top?

This page provides a detailed guide on how to beat Malzahar as Leblanc in the top lane, including builds, runes, and in-depth analysis.

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Leblanc vs Malzahar top guide

Our guide for Leblanc vs Malzahar in the top lane covers everything you need to know to win the matchup.

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Matchup of the Day

Leblanc vs. Malzahar (top Lane)

A detailed breakdown of the lane, from early game to late.

Winrate: 49.4%Patch 15.19168 Matches

Matchup Win Rate

49.4%

Gold Diff @ 15

+266g

Gold Diff @ End

-89g

Average KDA

8/5/6

Leblanc Win Condition

Your victory is achieved by aggressively contesting the push and gaining an early kill lead. If you fail to get the push and Malzahar pushes you in, you might as well "just wrap it up". You must constantly use short, burst-oriented trades and deny his minions to prevent his passive from activating.

Malzahar Win Condition

Malzahar wins by utilizing his passive to block your burst, forcing you to use resources inefficiently, and building Magic Resist (MR). He aims to successfully counter-pick you, preventing you from finding kills. If he forces you to engage on his voidlings, he prevents you from hitting him.

General Strategy

The general approach is to win the early push. You should constantly keep your curse (Q) on him to spot out his passive cooldown, aiming to prevent him from maintaining his passive shield. If you are ahead, buy a Control Ward to maintain lane presence, but if you are even or behind, you cannot contest it. When building, always get an early Dark Seal, as Leblanc is a snowball-oriented champion.

Trading Patterns

You should use short, burst-oriented trades in the early game. Use yourQ to poke and yourW reactively toward his little voidlings if they are threatening your push. Trading health is favorable for you because you have much more kill threat.

A great all-in combo is E-flash-W on top of his head into a one-shot, which is unexpected and unavoidable. You should look for trades after he resets, as he might only return with a Refillable Potion.

Wave Management

You must hard push the wave early to get lane control. If you secure a lead and push the wave, you should walk top side just to cover your jungler or look for roams. When building a slow push, you can use a single caster minion to position the wave aggressively, making it hard for him to reach.