Who wins Akali vs Malzahar?

Akali wins 46.3% of Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.20.

Akali vs Malzahar: Mid Matchup, Patch 26.20

Data updated 5h agoPatch 26.2015,639,911 ranked games analyzed

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Akali

46.3%

Akali win rate

Unfavoured

Malzahar

Akali 46.3%53.7% Malzahar

1,462 ranked games · patch 26.20

Akali vs Malzahar in Mid is a difficult matchup for Akali on patch 26.20. Across 1,462 ranked games, Akali wins 46.3% of the time. Malzahar out-scales Akali, so Akali wants to press its lead before 40 minutes. Akali typically builds Hextech Gunblade, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass. Malzahar rushes Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter.

Scaling comparison

Each champion's own win rate by game length this patch, across all its games in the lane.

Akali

Malzahar

Lane tips

01Akali wins only 46.3% into Malzahar: play safe, prioritise farm, and scale rather than forcing early fights.
02Malzahar out-ranges Akali: expect to take poke; look for trades only when Malzahar's key abilities are on cooldown.
03Akali spikes at level 6, track its ultimate and play around the wave to survive the all-in window.