MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions

Malzahar build, with receipts

Mid · Items from patches 26.1-26.12

Banned in 12.9% of 1,102,922 ranked games

Most-played choices

What most players pick in each slot.

Most finished three-item core

Blackfire Torch then Liandry's Torment then Rylai's Crystal Scepter

55.5% · 12,093 games

Win rates count the games where the item set got finished - the receipt for the completed build.

Most-played starting items

Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion

43,111 games

First finished item

Blackfire Torch

37,485 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

68,587 games

Level 1 skill and first max

E at level 1

75,850 games

Max E first

77,845 games

Most-played rune page

Deathfire Touch — Sorcery: Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch + Inspiration: Cosmic Insight, Magical Footwear; Adaptive force / Adaptive force / Health scaling

18,833 games

Full comparisons

Cores, first items, boots and starting items

The finished core

  • Blackfire Torch then Liandry's Torment then Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 55.5% · 12,093 games
  • Blackfire Torch then Rylai's Crystal Scepter then Liandry's Torment: 55.4% · 6,315 games
  • Malignance then Liandry's Torment then Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 54.3% · 3,246 games
  • Blackfire Torch then Liandry's Torment then Shadowflame: 55.2% · 2,085 games
  • Malignance then Rylai's Crystal Scepter then Liandry's Torment: 54.1% · 848 games

First finished item

  • Blackfire Torch: 50.9% · 37,485 games
  • Malignance: 50.0% · 10,221 games
  • Liandry's Torment: 50.5% · 2,387 games
  • Archangel's Staff: 47.9% · 885 games

Boots

  • Sorcerer's Shoes: 51.3% · 38,536 games
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity: 51.2% · 8,305 games
  • Mercury's Treads: 49.3% · 1,348 games

Starting shop

  • Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion: 50.6% · 43,111 games
  • Health Potion + Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess: 49.4% · 3,495 games
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion: 53.4% · 1,432 games
Runes, shards and summoner spells

Most played full page

Deathfire Touch — Sorcery: Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch + Inspiration: Cosmic Insight, Magical Footwear; Adaptive force / Adaptive force / Health scaling. 50.2% · 18,833 games.

Runes

  • Deathfire Touch: 50.5% · 40,112 games
  • Arcane Comet: 51.7% · 21,829 games
  • Summon Aery: 49.3% · 16,319 games
  • Dark Harvest: 46.8% · 442 games

Rune trees

  • Sorcery + Inspiration: 51.0% · 58,581 games
  • Sorcery + Precision: 49.1% · 14,400 games
  • Sorcery + Domination: 50.1% · 3,812 games

Stat shards

  • Adaptive force / Adaptive force / Health scaling: 50.4% · 64,761 games
  • Adaptive force / Adaptive force / Health: 50.8% · 4,532 games

Summoner spells

  • Flash + Teleport: 50.5% · 68,587 games
  • Flash + Ignite: 50.6% · 6,911 games
  • Flash + Ghost: 53.4% · 1,981 games
Level 1 skill and first max
  • E at level 1: 50.6% · 75,850 games
  • Q at level 1: 49.5% · 3,580 games
  • W at level 1: 51.3% · 113 games
  • Max E first: 50.6% · 77,845 games
  • Max Q first: 52.9% · 765 games
  • Max W first: 45.3% · 161 games