MalzaharMid counters

2nd of 39 Mid

Mid86%Top8%Bot4%

Win: 51.9%; ▲1.9 vs Mid
LP a game: +2.10; ±0.11
Games: 122.6k; a win +20.5 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban: 7.0 · 21.0%; as Mid · any role

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Updated 3 Nov, 04:49 UTCHow we measure

Champions against Malzahar

Every lane

Across: gold at 15Up: estimate against expected

Find an opponent

Counters42+ pts over expected

Even66

Countered72+ pts under expected

Highest estimate first · the opponent's estimated win rate

Smolder: Counter, Smolder 54.7% over 1,793 games.

Countermet in 1.5% of games

Smolder

48.3% in Mid · 1,793 games

Smolder win rate

54.7%

1,793 games · 52.4%–57.0%

expected 46.4

▲ 8.2 pts over expected

Estimate 53.5%: the win rate pulled toward expected, more so the fewer games there are (1,793 here).

Lane at 15

Smolder minus Malzahar · 886 games

Gold−65

CS−7.0

XP+23

Dotted: Malzahar's opponents on average (+39 gold).

Early and late

Under 25 min55.5%274 games

35 min or more56.6%422 games

Malzahar LP a game

−0.4±0.9

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
Smolder	1,793	54.7%52%–57%	53.5%	+8.2	−65	−7.0	+23
Sion	479	54.5%50%–59%	53.2%	+3.4	+541	−0.9	+208
Kayle	267	54.7%49%–61%	53.1%	+2.9	−392	−14.1	−204
Heimerdinger	371	53.4%48%–58%	52.2%	+2.5	−78	−9.8	+51
Vel'Koz	651	53.2%49%–57%	52.1%	+3.4	+2	−13.2	+275
Kog'Maw	342	53.8%49%–59%	52.1%	+3.7	+96	−7.7	+73
Garen	115	57.4%48%–66%	51.6%	+8.1	+309	−10.3	+110
Xerath	2,987	51.6%50%–53%	51.5%	+1.6	+45	−13.9	+321
Briar	92	55.4%45%–65%	51.4%	+5.3	+620	−25.7	−123
Aurelion Sol	1,190	52.0%49%–55%	51.3%	+3.5	−680	−22.0	−556
Nasus	365	52.1%47%–57%	51.2%	+1.8	+1	−13.7	+196
Teemo	213	53.1%46%–60%	51.0%	+3.5	−666	−23.9	−515
Yone	6,406	51.0%50%–52%	50.9%	+1.9	+160	−7.0	+85
Tryndamere	194	51.6%45%–58%	50.9%	+1.1	+927	−1.0	+410
Veigar	5,115	50.8%49%–52%	50.8%	+1.0	−414	−20.5	−227
Hwei	1,519	51.0%49%–54%	50.7%	+1.8	+35	−7.4	+188
Vex	2,217	50.5%48%–53%	50.4%	+1.1	−19	−16.4	−19
Kassadin	1,878	50.7%48%–53%	50.4%	+2.4	−223	−18.7	−254
Lux	3,509	50.2%49%–52%	50.2%	0.0	−92	−15.2	+27
Locke	3,500	50.4%49%–52%	50.1%	+3.6	+494	−21.2	0

Questions

Who counters Malzahar in Mid?

Smolder (54.7%, 1,793 games) and Sion (54.5%, 479 games) clearly beat Malzahar in Mid. EUNE Ranked, all ranks, the last 30 days.

What is the best counter to Malzahar in Mid?

Smolder, with a 54.7% win rate over 1,793 games (95% range 52.3–57.0%) against Malzahar in Mid. EUNE Ranked, all ranks, the last 30 days.

What does Malzahar beat in Mid?

Malzahar clearly beats Ezreal (63.1%, 472 games), Jayce (62.9%, 116 games) and Varus (61.1%, 162 games) in Mid. EUNE Ranked, all ranks, the last 30 days.

What is Malzahar's win rate in Mid?

51.9% over 122,607 games (95% range 51.6–52.2%). EUNE Ranked, all ranks, the last 30 days.

Which matchups are even for Malzahar in Mid?

51 of 77 opponents with 100+ games, such as Yone, Ahri and Veigar: their win rate range includes 50%, so neither side has a clear edge.