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Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol

What is Malzahar's win rate vs Aurelion Sol?

In Mid, Malzahar wins 50% against Aurelion Sol across 1,555 observed 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 ahead by 567 gold.

Malzahar at 15:00

Typical gap to Aurelion Sol, from 1,545 games that reached 15:00.

Does Malzahar counter Aurelion Sol?

Too close to call. Malzahar sits at 50% over 1,555 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Aurelion Sol as Malzahar

When Malzahar is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 54% over 1,138 games; behind, it drops to 39% over 417.

The spotWin rateGames
Ahead in gold at 10:0054%1,138
Behind in gold at 10:0039%417
First blood55%850
+kills at 10:0057%567
+CS at 10:0051%1,280
0 deaths at 10:0056%655
0 deaths at 15:0062%277

The median first death in this lane comes at 8:47; the level 6 spike lands around 5:04. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Malzahar build in Mid?

Into Aurelion Sol specifically, Malzahar finishes Blackfire Torch first most often: 50.1% over 655 games of this matchup.

The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 50.2% across 201 games.

The most-finished Malzahar core is Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 55.5% across 12,093 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 (37,485 games).

Skill plan: Malzahar players max E first and take E at level 1.

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