MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Malzahar vs K'Sante
How often does Malzahar beat K'Sante in Top?
Malzahar into K'Sante in Top: 59% observed win rate across 113 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malzahar behind by 163 gold.
Does Malzahar counter K'Sante?
The numbers say yes: across 113 ranked Top games into K'Sante, Malzahar takes 59% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from K'Sante's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating K'Sante: the Malzahar game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Malzahar at 60% across 53 games. Flip the lead and Malzahar falls to 58% across 60.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 60% | 53 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 58% | 60 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 63 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:18. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malzahar's Top build, with receipts
Into K'Sante specifically, Malzahar finishes Blackfire Torch first most often: 52.4% over 42 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.