MalzaharMid counters

3rd of 43 Midup 5 places, was A since 26.20

Mid83%Top9%Support5%
Win
52.5%
▲2.5 vs Mid
LP a game
+1.50
±0.16
Games
62.4k
a win +19.5 · a loss −18.6
Pick · Ban
5.6 · 10.4%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Champions against Malzahar

Every lane

Across: gold at 15Up: estimate against expected

Counters62+ pts over expected

Even54

Countered52+ pts under expected

Highest estimate first · the opponent's estimated win rate

Smolder: Counter, Smolder 50.5% over 4,403 games.

Countermet in 7.1% of games

Smolder

40th of 43 Mid · 46.6% in Mid · 4,403 games

Smolder win rate

50.5%

4,403 games · 49.0%–52.0%

▲ 6.3 pts over expected

Estimate 50.1%: the win rate pulled toward expected, more so the fewer games there are (4,403 here).

Lane at 15

Smolder minus Malzahar · 4,325 games
Gold−25
CS−4.2
XP−52

Dotted: Malzahar's opponents on average (+83 gold).

Early and late

Under 25 min50.7%811 games
35 min or more56.8%1,127 games

Malzahar LP a game

+0.5±0.6

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
Xerath1,97652.8%51%–55%52.6%+1.5+153−11.9+261
Mordekaiser6459.4%47%–71%52.5%+8.3+120−22.9+223
Hwei61953.6%50%–58%52.3%+4.1+96−7.0+214
Vex63752.6%49%–56%52.3%+1.1+221−13.6+33
Swain20355.2%48%–62%52.2%+4.9+113−11.4+67
Aurelion Sol75152.5%49%–56%51.6%+3.1−573−18.9−477
Tryndamere12754.3%46%–63%51.5%+4.0+1,152+5.0+510
Sion14656.2%48%–64%51.3%+7.3+1,048+8.6+451
Garen20055.5%49%–62%51.3%+7.1+181−12.5−133
Karthus5168.6%55%–80%51.2%+20.6−145−16.9−106
Diana62451.8%48%–56%51.0%+2.3+695−12.3+232
Renekton5056.0%42%–69%50.9%+6.0+376−11.5−31
Gangplank7560.0%49%–70%50.9%+11.4+758−7.9+287
Veigar2,04850.9%49%–53%50.6%+2.1−300−16.3−163
Ekko90651.2%48%–54%50.6%+2.4+480−14.0+148
Smolder4,40350.5%49%–52%50.1%+6.3−25−4.2−52
Yorick6157.4%45%–69%50.0%+8.9+303−2.1+184
Lissandra1,76850.1%48%–52%49.9%+0.8+250−5.8+147
Taliyah28751.6%46%–57%49.8%+3.4+217−6.3−63
Vladimir47549.7%45%–54%49.8%−0.3−311−12.6−129

Questions

Who counters Malzahar in Mid?

Xerath (52.8%, 1,976 games) clearly beats Malzahar in Mid. VN Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

What is the best counter to Malzahar in Mid?

Xerath, with a 52.8% win rate over 1,976 games (95% range 50.6–55.0%) against Malzahar in Mid. VN Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

What does Malzahar beat in Mid?

Malzahar clearly beats Caitlyn (65.8%, 146 games), Lucian (64.0%, 125 games) and Ezreal (62.2%, 333 games) in Mid. VN Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

What is Malzahar's win rate in Mid?

52.5% over 62,411 games (95% range 52.1–52.9%). VN Ranked, all ranks, patch 26.21.

Which matchups are even for Malzahar in Mid?

46 of 65 opponents with 100+ games, such as Smolder, Yone and Viktor: their win rate range includes 50%, so neither side has a clear edge.