MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malzahar vs Malphite
How often does Malzahar beat Malphite in Top?
Malzahar into Malphite in Top: 45% observed win rate across 284 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 381 gold.
Malzahar at 15:00
- Gold: +381
- CS: +24
- XP: +222
Typical gap to Malphite, from 280 games that reached 15:00.
Does Malzahar counter Malphite?
No counter here: Malzahar sits at 45% over 284 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 Malphite: the Malzahar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Malzahar at 46% across 179 games. Flip the lead and Malzahar falls to 41% across 104.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 179 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 104 |
| First blood | 49% | 102 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 43% | 77 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 45% | 227 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 41% | 88 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:19 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 Malphite specifically, Malzahar finishes Blackfire Torch first most often: 46.2% over 117 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 41.5% across 41 games.
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.