MalzaharMid counters

3rd of 41 Midup 4 places, was A since 26.20

Mid83%Top11%Bot3%

Win: 51.8%; ▲1.8 vs Mid
LP a game: +2.20; ±0.13
Games: 87.0k; a win +20.3 · a loss −17.6
Pick · Ban: 8.0 · 17.8%; as Mid · any role

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Updated 7 Nov, 03:16 UTCHow we measure

Champions against Malzahar

Every lane

Across: gold at 15Up: estimate against expected

Find an opponent

Counters82+ pts over expected

Even61

Countered42+ pts under expected

Highest estimate first · the opponent's estimated win rate

Smolder: Counter, Smolder 55.2% over 641 games.

Countermet in 0.7% of games

Smolder

47.6% in Mid · 641 games

Smolder win rate

55.2%

641 games · 51.4%–59.0%

expected 45.8

▲ 9.4 pts over expected

Estimate 52.2%: the win rate pulled toward expected, more so the fewer games there are (641 here).

Lane at 15

Smolder minus Malzahar · 631 games

Gold−154

CS−10.8

XP−105

Dotted: Malzahar's opponents on average (+7 gold).

Early and late

Under 25 min53.2%126 games

35 min or more55.8%156 games

Malzahar LP a game

−0.6±1.6

What Smolder plays against Malzahar

Every opponent as a table80 with 20+ games

Mid Malzahar against each lane opponent with 20 games or more
Opponent
Aurelion Sol	1,064	56.4%53%–59%	54.9%	+6.9	−608	−19.6	−490
Mordekaiser	109	57.8%48%–67%	53.6%	+5.8	+149	−19.8	+81
Kog'Maw	157	61.1%53%–68%	53.1%	+12.3	+103	−3.5	+148
Swain	331	56.5%51%–62%	53.0%	+7.4	+81	−14.8	+88
Xerath	1,306	53.1%50%–56%	52.7%	+2.4	+55	−13.8	+303
Sion	141	56.0%48%–64%	52.4%	+5.3	+494	−2.9	+300
Smolder	641	55.2%51%–59%	52.2%	+9.4	−154	−10.8	−105
Briar	83	54.2%44%–65%	51.8%	+3.0	+478	−30.0	−229
Zilean	75	58.7%47%–69%	51.8%	+8.6	−339	−21.2	+179
Fizz	3,632	51.9%50%–54%	51.8%	+1.9	+503	−15.8	+49
Kayle	176	55.7%48%–63%	51.7%	+6.3	−494	−15.8	−196
Lux	3,276	51.6%50%–53%	51.5%	+1.4	+20	−12.1	+59
Kassadin	951	51.6%48%–55%	51.2%	+1.9	−236	−19.0	−244
Karthus	119	57.1%48%–66%	51.0%	+8.6	−112	−14.4	−45
Quinn	161	50.9%43%–59%	51.0%	−0.1	+9	−29.4	−471
Yone	3,941	50.8%49%–52%	50.7%	+2.0	+108	−7.4	+27
Ekko	1,962	50.7%49%–53%	50.6%	+1.0	+368	−15.3	+143
Vex	1,175	50.7%48%–54%	50.5%	+0.9	−47	−16.8	−41
Veigar	3,244	50.2%49%–52%	50.2%	+0.4	−390	−19.3	−213
Diana	3,025	50.2%48%–52%	50.2%	+0.4	+464	−15.7	+140

Questions

Who counters Malzahar in Mid?

Kog'Maw (61.2%, 157 games), Swain (56.5%, 331 games) and Aurelion Sol (56.4%, 1,064 games) clearly beat Malzahar in Mid. BR Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

What is the best counter to Malzahar in Mid?

Kog'Maw, with a 61.2% win rate over 157 games (95% range 53.3–68.4%) against Malzahar in Mid. BR Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

What does Malzahar beat in Mid?

Malzahar clearly beats Ezreal (64.8%, 304 games), Lucian (60.3%, 126 games) and Kai'Sa (59.6%, 109 games) in Mid. BR Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

What is Malzahar's win rate in Mid?

51.8% over 86,954 games (95% range 51.5–52.1%). BR Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

Which matchups are even for Malzahar in Mid?

48 of 73 opponents with 100+ games, such as Ahri, Yone and Lux: their win rate range includes 50%, so neither side has a clear edge.