MalzaharMid counters

4th of 40 Middown 3 places, was S+ since 26.20

Mid89%Top5%
Win
52.5%
▲2.5 vs Mid
LP a game
+2.00
±0.31
Games
15.8k
a win +20.0 · a loss −18.2
Pick · Ban
7.2 · 16.0%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Champions against Malzahar

Every lane

Across: gold at 15Up: estimate against expected

Counters12+ pts over expected

Even35

Countered32+ pts under expected

Highest estimate first · the opponent's estimated win rate

Smolder: Counter, Smolder 56.2% over 265 games.

Countermet in 1.7% of games

Smolder

49.9% in Mid · 265 games

Smolder win rate

56.2%

265 games · 50.2%–62.1%

▲ 8.8 pts over expected

Estimate 51.6%: the win rate pulled toward expected, more so the fewer games there are (265 here).

Lane at 15

Smolder minus Malzahar · 259 games
Gold−51
CS−6.4
XP−93

Dotted: Malzahar's opponents on average (−18 gold).

Early and late

Under 25 min57.5%47 games
35 min or more58.8%68 games

Malzahar LP a game

−0.3±2.5

Too few games to show what is played against Malzahar: 300 are needed, this pair has 265.

Every opponent as a table70 with 20+ games
Mid Malzahar against each lane opponent with 20 games or more
Opponent
Ekko26255.7%50%–62%52.6%+5.9+468−12.2+195
Fizz33353.2%48%–58%51.8%+2.9+583−14.8+121
Smolder26556.2%50%–62%51.6%+8.8−51−6.4−93
Sion7057.1%45%–68%51.5%+7.0+776+5.6+253
Xerath31752.4%47%–58%51.4%+2.0+83−13.0+313
Naafiri6860.3%48%–71%50.9%+11.5+464−9.9−212
Garen3655.6%40%–70%50.5%+5.7+331−9.8+45
Lissandra25252.0%46%–58%50.4%+2.9+109−10.2+46
Talon8756.3%46%–66%50.4%+7.6+560−12.0+74
Lux56050.0%46%–54%50.4%−1.2−95−13.6−66
Ahri1,02850.5%47%–54%50.3%+0.6−35−14.5+11
Galio35152.1%47%–57%50.2%+4.2−96−16.0−162
Morgana8654.7%44%–65%50.1%+5.8−273−18.1+81
Kog'Maw3658.3%42%–73%50.1%+9.3−42−9.0+152
Vel'Koz6253.2%41%–65%50.0%+3.9+2−12.3+230
Veigar48050.2%46%–55%50.0%+0.6−376−18.0−199
Aurelion Sol19652.6%46%–59%49.9%+4.4−546−19.8−416
Gragas2250.0%31%–69%49.8%+0.20−27.0−153
Heimerdinger4131.7%20%–47%49.5%−20.3−251−12.2−143
Swain10148.5%39%–58%49.4%−1.3+202−7.5+178

Questions

Who counters Malzahar in Mid?

Smolder (56.2%, 265 games) clearly beats Malzahar in Mid. SG Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

What is the best counter to Malzahar in Mid?

Smolder, with a 56.2% win rate over 265 games (95% range 50.2–62.1%) against Malzahar in Mid. SG Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

What does Malzahar beat in Mid?

Malzahar clearly beats Zoe (62.5%, 275 games), Qiyana (62.5%, 136 games) and Azir (59.9%, 162 games) in Mid. SG Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

What is Malzahar's win rate in Mid?

52.5% over 15,812 games (95% range 51.7–53.3%). SG Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

Which matchups are even for Malzahar in Mid?

27 of 39 opponents with 100+ games, such as Ahri, Zed and Yone: their win rate range includes 50%, so neither side has a clear edge.