MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malzahar vs Heimerdinger
How often does Malzahar beat Heimerdinger in Top?
Malzahar into Heimerdinger in Top: 55% observed win rate across 124 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 293 gold.
Malzahar at 15:00
- Gold: +293
- CS: +17
- XP: +399
Typical gap to Heimerdinger, from 124 games that reached 15:00.
Does Malzahar counter Heimerdinger?
No counter here: Malzahar sits at 55% over 124 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Heimerdinger: the Malzahar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Malzahar at 63% across 68 games. Flip the lead and Malzahar falls to 45% across 56.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 63% | 68 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 56 |
| First blood | 60% | 48 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 80 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 41 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:20. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malzahar's Top build, with receipts
Into Heimerdinger specifically, Malzahar finishes Blackfire Torch first most often: 51.2% over 43 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 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.