MalzaharMid counters

3rd of 44 Mid

Mid82%Top9%Support5%

Win: 52.2%; ▲2.2 vs Mid
LP a game: +1.50; ±0.13
Games: 84.2k; a win +19.5 · a loss −18.6
Pick · Ban: 5.6 · 10.5%; as Mid · any role

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Updated 3 Nov, 00:14 UTCHow we measure

Champions against Malzahar

Every lane

Across: gold at 15Up: estimate against expected

Find an opponent

Counters32+ pts over expected

Even59

Countered72+ pts under expected

Highest estimate first · the opponent's estimated win rate

Smolder: Counter, Smolder 51.0% over 5,934 games.

Countermet in 7.0% of games

Smolder

42nd of 44 Mid · 46.8% in Mid · 5,934 games

Smolder win rate

51.0%

5,934 games · 49.8%–52.3%

expected 44.6

▲ 6.5 pts over expected

Estimate 50.7%: the win rate pulled toward expected, more so the fewer games there are (5,934 here).

Lane at 15

Smolder minus Malzahar · 5,837 games

Gold−28

CS−4.2

XP−63

Dotted: Malzahar's opponents on average (+85 gold).

Early and late

Under 25 min49.4%1,092 games

35 min or more57.6%1,534 games

Malzahar LP a game

+0.3±0.5

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
Vex	827	53.9%51%–57%	53.4%	+2.0	+225	−13.0	+51
Xerath	2,641	53.1%51%–55%	52.9%	+1.6	+156	−11.7	+271
Mordekaiser	78	60.3%49%–70%	52.6%	+9.7	+180	−18.8	+236
Swain	271	53.9%48%–60%	52.4%	+2.7	+174	−10.0	+107
Sion	207	57.5%51%–64%	52.2%	+8.9	+886	+6.6	+345
Renekton	70	57.1%45%–68%	52.1%	+6.3	+322	−11.6	+23
Hwei	881	52.4%49%–56%	51.8%	+2.4	+73	−7.9	+189
Garen	250	54.8%49%–61%	51.7%	+5.7	+150	−12.2	−160
Tryndamere	184	53.8%47%–61%	51.5%	+3.8	+1,116	+3.3	+457
Diana	877	52.0%49%–55%	51.4%	+2.2	+750	−12.0	+266
Kassadin	494	52.2%48%–57%	51.1%	+2.9	−124	−16.9	−206
Aurelion Sol	1,006	51.5%48%–55%	51.0%	+2.1	−570	−19.3	−467
Zyra	93	59.1%49%–69%	50.9%	+10.8	−24	−11.0	+338
Smolder	5,934	51.0%50%–52%	50.7%	+6.5	−28	−4.2	−63
Taliyah	384	52.6%48%–58%	50.7%	+4.4	+203	−6.9	−53
Lux	2,521	50.7%49%–53%	50.7%	+0.7	+11	−11.1	−8
Karthus	73	61.6%50%–72%	50.5%	+14.0	−45	−14.7	−1
Gragas	72	45.8%35%–57%	50.4%	−5.6	−578	−27.0	−474
Locke	1,891	50.6%48%–53%	50.3%	+2.2	+552	−20.4	−19
Kog'Maw	253	52.2%46%–58%	50.2%	+3.6	+33	−5.3	+88

Questions

Who counters Malzahar in Mid?

Sion (57.5%, 207 games), Vex (53.9%, 827 games) and Xerath (53.1%, 2,641 games) clearly beat Malzahar in Mid. VN Ranked, all ranks, the last 30 days.

What is the best counter to Malzahar in Mid?

Sion, with a 57.5% win rate over 207 games (95% range 50.7–64.0%) against Malzahar in Mid. VN Ranked, all ranks, the last 30 days.

What does Malzahar beat in Mid?

Malzahar clearly beats Lucian (62.5%, 168 games), Corki (61.8%, 102 games) and Varus (61.5%, 109 games) in Mid. VN Ranked, all ranks, the last 30 days.

What is Malzahar's win rate in Mid?

52.2% over 84,234 games (95% range 51.9–52.6%). VN Ranked, all ranks, the last 30 days.

Which matchups are even for Malzahar in Mid?

44 of 69 opponents with 100+ games, such as Smolder, Yone and Viktor: their win rate range includes 50%, so neither side has a clear edge.