Who counters Malzahar Middle?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Middle matchups for Malzahar are Yone (43.05%), Viktor (46.44%), Vex (44.17%). The percentage is Malzahar's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Malzahar Middle counter?

On patch 26.19 Malzahar does best against Mel (64.29%), Diana (59.09%), Akali (57.54%).

Malzahar Middle build and counters

Malzahar Middle has a 51.28% win rate with 3.56% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier S. Based on our analysis of 6 242 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Malzahar on Middle.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 6 242

Win rate 51.28%

Tier S

Malzahar

Middle · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 6 242
Wins: 3 201
Win rate: 51.28%
Pick rate: 3.56%
Ban rate: 16.41%
Difficulty: Easy

Malzahar Middle stats

584

Physical Damage

26 151

Magic Damage

525

True Damage

27 260

Total Damage

21 917

Damage Taken

2 120

Healing

5.7

Kills

6.4

Deaths

7.9

Assists

2.5

Max Kill Spree

12 953

Gold

229

Minions Killed

3.6

Jungle CS

Malzahar Middle Builds

Runes

Sorcery

Inspiration

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

Skill Priority

Popularity1.63%Win rate54.9%

Popularity1.12%Win rate48.57%

Popularity1.07%Win rate50.75%

Popularity0.96%Win rate58.33%

Popularity0.83%Win rate50%

Popularity0.69%Win rate58.14%

Popularity0.67%Win rate35.71%

Popularity0.66%Win rate56.1%

Popularity0.64%Win rate55%

Malzahar Middle skill order

On patch 26.19 Malzahar Middle most often maxes E > Q > W, used in 81.88% of games with a 51.82% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is E, W, Q.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Malefic Visions
Call of the Void
Void Swarm

Win rate: 51.82%
Pick rate: 81.88%
Games: 4 944

Other options

Win rate 51.80%Pick rate 16.59%
Win rate 45.28%Pick rate 0.88%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Malefic Visions
Void Swarm
Call of the Void

Win rate: 51.42%
Pick rate: 76.55%
Games: 4 702

Other options

Win rate 50.16%Pick rate 15.52%
Win rate 53.27%Pick rate 3.24%

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Malzahar Middle counters

Malzahar Middle struggles most against Yone (43.05%), Viktor (46.44%), Vex (44.17%) and has the easiest time against Mel (64.29%), Diana (59.09%), Akali (57.54%). Percentages are Malzahar's win rate in each matchup, based on 6 242 ranked solo games of Malzahar in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Malzahar

Lowest Malzahar win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Malzahar's win rate.

Champions Malzahar counters

Highest Malzahar win rate in the lane matchup.

All Malzahar Middle matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Malzahar's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Malzahar win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Yone	43.05%	302	−254
Games 302 Gold diff @15 −254
Zoe	43.42%	76	+191
Games 76 Gold diff @15 +191
Orianna	43.59%	78	+16
Games 78 Gold diff @15 +16
Vex	44.17%	120	−15
Games 120 Gold diff @15 −15
Viktor	46.44%	239	−69
Games 239 Gold diff @15 −69
Aurelion Sol	46.94%	98	+771
Games 98 Gold diff @15 +771
Zed	47.47%	217	−284
Games 217 Gold diff @15 −284
Locke	47.85%	163	−553
Games 163 Gold diff @15 −553
Hwei	48.92%	139	−160
Games 139 Gold diff @15 −160
Yasuo	49.49%	390	−97
Games 390 Gold diff @15 −97
Sylas	50.00%	192	+339
Games 192 Gold diff @15 +339
Aurora	50.00%	70	+99
Games 70 Gold diff @15 +99
Katarina	50.47%	212	−172
Games 212 Gold diff @15 −172
Twisted Fate	50.49%	103	−382
Games 103 Gold diff @15 −382
Ahri	50.88%	285	+162
Games 285 Gold diff @15 +162
Xerath	50.99%	151	−192
Games 151 Gold diff @15 −192
Lux	51.15%	174	+71
Games 174 Gold diff @15 +71
Syndra	52.07%	169	−282
Games 169 Gold diff @15 −282
Vladimir	52.60%	154	+398
Games 154 Gold diff @15 +398
Smolder	53.23%	124	+166
Games 124 Gold diff @15 +166
Veigar	53.33%	225	+492
Games 225 Gold diff @15 +492
LeBlanc	53.33%	150	+411
Games 150 Gold diff @15 +411
Fizz	55.03%	169	−514
Games 169 Gold diff @15 −514
Galio	55.96%	109	+290
Games 109 Gold diff @15 +290
Ekko	56.67%	120	−287
Games 120 Gold diff @15 −287
Lissandra	57.38%	122	−2
Games 122 Gold diff @15 −2
Irelia	57.52%	113	−975
Games 113 Gold diff @15 −975
Akali	57.54%	179	+365
Games 179 Gold diff @15 +365
Diana	59.09%	132	−316
Games 132 Gold diff @15 −316
Mel	64.29%	154	−202
Games 154 Gold diff @15 −202

Malzahar in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Malzahar outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Malzahar Top

Win rate: 48.52%
Pick rate: 0.31%
Games: 540

Core Items

Runes

Deathfire Touch

Skill max order

Win rate 50.00%

Malzahar Jungle

Win rate: 53.33%
Pick rate: 0.02%
Games: 30

Malzahar Bottom

Win rate: 53.25%
Pick rate: 0.18%
Games: 323

Core Items

Runes

Deathfire Touch

Skill max order

Win rate 55.98%

Malzahar Support

Win rate: 49.15%
Pick rate: 0.07%
Games: 118

Skill max order

Win rate 44.26%

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.5%
16–20 min	3.9%
21–25 min	14.2%
26–30 min	28.8%
31–35 min	26.8%
36–40 min	14.4%
41+ min	7.5%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	47.7%
16–20 min	48.1%
21–25 min	52.8%
26–30 min	53.3%
31–35 min	51%
36–40 min	48.8%
41+ min	50.3%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured57.1%
First Dragon secured62.5%
First Herald secured65.7%
First Tower secured67.1%
First Baron secured79.7%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Malzahar Middle?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Middle matchups for Malzahar are Yone (43.05%), Viktor (46.44%), Vex (44.17%). The percentage is Malzahar's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Malzahar Middle counter?: On patch 26.19 Malzahar does best against Mel (64.29%), Diana (59.09%), Akali (57.54%).
What is the best Malzahar Middle skill order?: On patch 26.19 Malzahar Middle most often maxes E > Q > W, used in 81.88% of games with a 51.82% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is E, W, Q.

How the Malzahar Middle page is built

Where the data comes from

This Malzahar Middle page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Malzahar in Middle is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Malzahar performs in Middle, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Malzahar in Middle.

This Malzahar Middle data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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