Malzahar Counters
Win rate
49.8%
Pick
5.2%
Ban
9.0%
Games
79,980
Best picks against Malzahar
How often these champions beat Malzahar. Pick one of these into it.
Worst picks against Malzahar
How often these champions beat Malzahar: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.
How to play against Malzahar
To beat Malzahar in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Malzahar is a balanced pick this patch with a 49.8% win rate across 79,980 ranked games at a 5.2% pick rate. The champions that beat Malzahar hardest right now are 
Nasus, 
Talon, 
Akshan: Nasus wins 58.2% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Malzahar scales: its win rate climbs to 50.0% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed. Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you. Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Malzahar's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.
Win Rate by Game Length
How the champion performs as games go longer.
