MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malzahar vs Cassiopeia
How often does Malzahar beat Cassiopeia in Top?
Malzahar into Cassiopeia in Top: 36% observed win rate across 33 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 7 gold.
Malzahar at 15:00
- Gold: +7
- CS: -3
- XP: -476
Typical gap to Cassiopeia, from 33 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Cassiopeia: the Malzahar game plan
Someone usually dies here around 4:14 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:51. 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.