MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Malzahar vs Darius
How often does Malzahar beat Darius in Top?
Malzahar into Darius in Top: 59% observed win rate across 212 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malzahar behind by 216 gold.
Does Malzahar counter Darius?
The numbers say yes: across 212 ranked Top games into Darius, Malzahar takes 59% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Darius's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Darius: the Malzahar game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Malzahar at 71% across 89 games. Flip the lead and Malzahar falls to 51% across 123.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 71% | 89 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 51% | 123 |
| First blood | 67% | 63 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 48 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 67% | 120 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 76% | 42 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:33 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:27. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malzahar's Top build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, Malzahar finishes Blackfire Torch first most often: 59.4% over 64 games of this matchup.
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 16.1-16.12.
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.