MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malzahar vs Anivia
How often does Malzahar beat Anivia in Top?
Malzahar into Anivia in Top: 56% observed win rate across 27 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malzahar behind by 198 gold.
Malzahar at 15:00
- Gold: -198
- CS: -4
- XP: -505
Typical gap to Anivia, from 27 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Anivia: the Malzahar game plan
Someone usually dies here around 5:54 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:14. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malzahar's Top build, with receipts
The most-finished Malzahar core is Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 55.7% across 540 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blackfire Torch (2,251 games).
Skill plan: Malzahar players max E first and take E at level 1.