Malzahar
Off-meta Bot
Win rate52.5%+2.5 pts vs Bot 50.0%
LP a game+2.60±0.66 · Bot +1.53
Games3,629Bot · patch 26.20
Pick rate0.35%as Bot
Ban rate17.7%any role
Grade by rank
- Iron to Silveroff-meta
- Gold and Platinumoff-meta
- Emerald and Diamondoff-meta
- Master+off-meta
- Rank-sensitiveStrong in Iron to Silver (S), weak in Gold and Platinum (B).
Lane opponents
Best against
- Miss Fortune249 games56.2%+3.0 pts
- Jhin260 games56.2%+2.6 pts
- Kai'Sa221 games56.1%+1.9 pts
Worst against
- Smolder125 games37.6%−6.1 pts
- Yunara155 games49.7%−1.6 pts
- Jinx306 games48.0%−1.6 pts
Build and runes
- Core items
- Bt
Lt
Rc
- 54.5%20% played
- Highest win
- Ma
Lt
Rc
- 57.7%5% played
- Boots
- Ss
Sorcerer's Shoes - 52.9%85% played
- Starting items
- Dr
Hp
Hp
- 52.4%84% played
- Spells
- Fl
Te
- 52.4%76% played
- Runes

Deathfire TouchSorcery, with Inspiration- 53.7%37% played
- Highest win

Arcane CometSorcery, with Inspiration- 55.2%14% played
- Shards


Adaptive force · Adaptive force · Health scaling- 52.5%83% played
- Skill order
- E›Q›WStarts E·W·Q
- 53.4%55% played
Win rate by rank
Win rate by game length
Win rate by patch
Core items
| Items | Picked | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Bt Lt Rc Blackfire Torch · Liandry's Torment · Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 20% | 731 | 54.5%51% to 58% |
Bt Rc Lt Blackfire Torch · Rylai's Crystal Scepter · Liandry's Torment | 18% | 642 | 53.9%50% to 58% |
Bt Lt Sh Blackfire Torch · Liandry's Torment · Shadowflame | 8.8% | 320 | 51.2%46% to 57% |
Ma Lt Rc Malignance · Liandry's Torment · Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 5.0% | 182 | 57.7%50% to 65% |
Bt Rc Sh Blackfire Torch · Rylai's Crystal Scepter · Shadowflame | 1.6% | 59 | 61.0%48% to 72% |
Bt Ma Lt Blackfire Torch · Malignance · Liandry's Torment | 1.2% | 43 | 58.1%43% to 72% |
Bt Lt Ma Blackfire Torch · Liandry's Torment · Malignance | 1.1% | 38 | 60.5%45% to 74% |
Lt Bt Rc Liandry's Torment · Blackfire Torch · Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 1.0% | 35 | 45.7%30% to 62% |
Skill order
E›Q›WE·W·Q
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| W | 2 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| R | 6 | 11 | 16 |
- E›Q›WMax E, Q, WStarts E, W, Q · 55% · 2,00953.4%51%–56%
- E›Q›WMax E, Q, WStarts E, Q, W · 16% · 58050.3%46%–54%
- E›W›QMax E, W, QStarts E, W, Q · 14% · 51154.6%50%–59%
- E›Q›WMax E, Q, WStarts Q, E, W · 3.3% · 11853.4%44%–62%
- E›Q›WMax E, Q, WStarts E, W, E · 2.3% · 8463.1%52%–73%
Other finished items
| Item | In inventory | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowflame3,200 gold | 35% | 1,255 | 54.3%52% to 57% |
| Malignance2,700 gold | 28% | 1,027 | 52.6%50% to 56% |
| Rabadon's Deathcap3,500 gold | 23% | 820 | 53.7%50% to 57% |
| Zhonya's Hourglass3,250 gold | 13% | 481 | 49.7%45% to 54% |
| Void Staff3,000 gold | 9.1% | 330 | 55.2%50% to 60% |
| Morellonomicon2,850 gold | 5.4% | 197 | 53.8%47% to 61% |
| Bloodletter's Curse2,900 gold | 4.1% | 150 | 50.7%43% to 59% |
| Mejai's Soulstealer1,500 gold | 1.8% | 66 | 83.3%73% to 90% |
| Stormsurge2,800 gold | 1.8% | 65 | 67.7%56% to 78% |
| Cryptbloom3,000 gold | 1.1% | 39 | 56.4%41% to 71% |
Starting items
- Doran's Ring, 2 × Health Potion84% · 3,05152.4%51%–54%
- 2 × Health Potion, Tear of the Goddess8.3% · 30151.8%46%–57%
- Sapphire Crystal, Refillable Potion2.3% · 8258.5%48%–69%
- Doran's Ring, Health Potion1.2% · 4351.2%37%–65%
Boots
- Sorcerer's Shoes85% · 3,08952.9%51%–55%
- Ionian Boots of Lucidity5.2% · 18851.6%44%–59%
- No boots5.0% · 18248.4%41%–56%
- Boots of Swiftness2.9% · 10650.9%42%–60%
- Gluttonous Greaves0.9% · 3450.0%34%–66%
Summoner spells
- Flash and Teleport76% · 2,75652.4%50%–54%
- Flash and Ignite10% · 37255.7%51%–61%
- Flash and Barrier6.4% · 23248.7%42%–55%
- Flash and Heal2.5% · 8959.6%49%–69%
Most played rune pages
| Page | Picked | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deathfire TouchSorcery, with Inspiration | 37% | 1,340 | 53.7%51% to 56% |
| Deathfire TouchSorcery, with Precision | 20% | 735 | 53.3%50% to 57% |
| Arcane CometSorcery, with Inspiration | 14% | 524 | 55.2%51% to 59% |
| Summon AerySorcery, with Precision | 11% | 415 | 49.4%45% to 54% |
| Summon AerySorcery, with Inspiration | 6.5% | 236 | 44.5%38% to 51% |
| Arcane CometSorcery, with Precision | 3.6% | 131 | 46.6%38% to 55% |
Every rune, by tree
Sorcery
Primary 96% · secondary 1%
Primary 96% · secondary 1%
18%19%0%60%
7%92%0%
87%2%9%
65%0%34%
Inspiration
secondary 58%
secondary 58%
0%0%0%
0%52%5%
2%0%3%
54%1%0%
Precision
secondary 35%
secondary 35%
0%0%0%0%
1%1%26%
0%8%0%
29%5%0%
Domination
Primary 1% · secondary 3%
Primary 1% · secondary 3%
0%2%0%
3%2%0%
1%1%0%
0%1%4%
Shards
Offense
Adaptive force 95%Ability haste 3%Attack speed 2%
Flex
Adaptive force 97%Move speed 3%
Defense
Health scaling 95%Health 5%
Shard sets
- Adaptive force, Adaptive force, Health scaling83% · 2,99652.5%51%–54%
- Adaptive force, Adaptive force, Health5.1% · 18548.7%42%–56%
- Ability haste, Adaptive force, Health scaling1.8% · 6456.3%44%–68%
- Attack speed, Adaptive force, Health scaling1.7% · 6365.1%53%–76%
Net LP a game by rank
LP a game95% rangeRank averageSmall sample
By rank
| Rank | Games | Win rate | A win | A loss | LP a game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron97 games, small sample | 97 | 57.7% | +19.8 | −17.0 | +4.20±3.77 |
| Bronze496 games, small sample | 496 | 57.7% | +20.1 | −17.5 | +4.40±1.69 |
| Silver808 games, small sample | 808 | 52.1% | +21.3 | −17.3 | +2.90±1.38 |
| Gold933 games, small sample | 933 | 52.5% | +20.9 | −17.9 | +2.60±1.28 |
| Platinum622 games, small sample | 622 | 49.4% | +20.5 | −17.1 | +1.70±1.53 |
| Emerald403 games, small sample | 403 | 51.0% | +19.7 | −18.7 | +1.00±1.92 |
| Diamond116 games, small sample | 116 | 51.7% | +20.0 | −17.0 | +2.10±3.51 |
| Master89 games, small sample | 89 | 51.7% | +30.1 | −28.1 | +2.00±6.18 |











































































