Akshanvs Malzahar
Akshan vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Malzahar wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.8%) over Akshan based on 104 games. Malzahar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Akshan build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Akshan vs Malzahar matchup.
Akshan Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Akshan performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Akshan vs Malzahar Matchup?
Akshan vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Akshan vs Malzahar matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 104 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 52.9% win rate compared to Akshan's 47.1%, giving Malzahar a 5.8 percentage point advantage. Malzahar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Akshan players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malzahar leads by 1.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Malzahar is slightly favored, Akshan can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Malzahar's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Akshan vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Akshan is favored during the laning phase against Malzahar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Akshan holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Akshan Build Against Malzahar
Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Akshan needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akshan against Malzahar are The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Akshan an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Malzahar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akshan vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Akshan46.7%
Malzahar53.3%Akshan47.3%Malzahar52.7%Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.3% win rate — a 6.7 percentage point lead over Akshan. This lopsided early game means Malzahar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Malzahar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 52.7% win rate — 5.4 points above Akshan. Extended games heavily favor Malzahar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Malzahar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Akshan players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Akshan Runes Against Malzahar
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Akshan the best tools to compete against Malzahar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Akshan matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Akshan's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Akshan build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.85% | 108 | 6.4 | 914 | 13,141 | 50.0% | 53.5% | |
| 47.12% | 104 | 6.1 | 874 | 14,023 | 46.7% | 47.3% | |
| 55.70% | 79 | 6.0 | 936 | 12,748 | 48.6% | 61.9% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 6.2 | 960 | 12,582 | 61.3% | 45.6% | |
| 47.37% | 76 | 6.1 | 808 | 12,669 | 41.9% | 51.1% | |
| 32.81% | 64 | 6.1 | 828 | 12,917 | 29.4% | 36.7% | |
| 49.21% | 63 | 6.0 | 861 | 12,941 | 45.2% | 53.1% | |
| 40.32% | 62 | 6.0 | 888 | 13,019 | 38.5% | 41.7% | |
| 54.10% | 61 | 6.1 | 997 | 13,776 | 56.0% | 52.8% | |
| 47.46% | 59 | 6.1 | 968 | 12,468 | 46.7% | 48.3% | |
| 47.46% | 59 | 6.0 | 807 | 13,225 | 47.8% | 47.2% | |
| 34.55% | 55 | 6.0 | 806 | 12,116 | 32.1% | 37.0% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 5.8 | 904 | 13,154 | 33.3% | 46.9% | |
| 58.49% | 53 | 6.0 | 855 | 12,666 | 75.0% | 44.8% | |
| 43.75% | 48 | 6.1 | 799 | 12,387 | 40.9% | 46.1% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 6.0 | 817 | 14,300 | 61.1% | 44.8% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 6.5 | 1,021 | 13,175 | 64.3% | 58.3% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 5.9 | 711 | 11,254 | 33.3% | 47.4% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 5.8 | 876 | 11,869 | 43.8% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 6.2 | 946 | 12,766 | 66.7% | 38.1% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 6.0 | 992 | 13,292 | 18.2% | 60.0% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 6.1 | 1,023 | 14,430 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 6.0 | 879 | 11,184 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 5.9 | 1,016 | 12,941 | 61.5% | 29.4% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.5 | 1,033 | 13,334 | 53.3% | 60.0% | |
| 34.48% | 29 | 5.7 | 750 | 10,928 | 26.7% | 42.9% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 6.2 | 854 | 13,235 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 5.9 | 945 | 12,596 | 55.6% | 47.4% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.1 | 870 | 12,879 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.2 | 954 | 12,937 | 58.3% | 46.7% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 6.0 | 802 | 12,134 | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 6.3 | 701 | 11,955 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 5.8 | 774 | 12,964 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 32.00% | 25 | 6.0 | 757 | 12,060 | 25.0% | 35.3% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 6.0 | 940 | 12,735 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 6.0 | 769 | 11,980 | 71.4% | 44.4% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 5.9 | 905 | 13,411 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 6.0 | 966 | 11,955 | 60.0% | 30.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 5.6 | 918 | 11,604 | 62.5% | 27.3% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 6.2 | 825 | 11,871 | 30.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.0 | 887 | 13,118 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.7 | 803 | 13,252 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 5.2 | 686 | 12,532 | 71.4% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 756 | 12,034 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.0 | 972 | 13,349 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.8 | 672 | 11,104 | 28.6% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.4 | 1,132 | 13,947 | 100.0% | 30.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.6 | 916 | 14,864 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 6.3 | 1,063 | 13,446 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.2 | 904 | 13,510 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.6 | 927 | 10,467 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.1 | 985 | 12,505 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.2 | 968 | 14,025 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 5.7 | 952 | 14,200 | 83.3% | 80.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.1 | 687 | 12,326 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 980 | 14,306 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 772 | 11,142 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 1,047 | 13,354 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.0 | 1,115 | 14,396 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.7 | 928 | 12,522 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.0 | 783 | 11,530 | 20.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.6 | 779 | 12,865 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 991 | 15,755 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.7 | 1,020 | 16,442 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,259 | 14,816 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.0 | 1,277 | 13,431 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.2 | 646 | 9,041 | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.9 | 865 | 9,977 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.8 | 757 | 11,298 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 800 | 12,194 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.9 | 908 | 12,046 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.8 | 892 | 13,203 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.3 | 1,135 | 13,037 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.4 | 787 | 8,939 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 1,043 | 10,097 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 899 | 14,617 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 681 | 13,877 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 752 | 10,931 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 863 | 13,129 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 850 | 12,697 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 921 | 11,699 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Akshan vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Akshan do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Akshan vs Malzahar matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to Akshan's 47.1%, a 5.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 104 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Akshan do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Akshan with a 53.3% win rate versus 46.7%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Akshan do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Akshan vs Malzahar matchup with a 52.7% win rate compared to 47.3%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Akshan vs Malzahar matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Akshan with a 52.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 5.8 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 104 games analyzed.
What is the best Akshan build against Malzahar?
The best Akshan build against Malzahar includes The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow, Lord Dominik's Regards with Immortal Path. This build achieves a 80.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Akshan runes against Malzahar?
The best Akshan runes against Malzahar use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 55.9% win rate in the Akshan vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Akshan counter Malzahar?
No, Akshan struggles against Malzahar with only a 47.1% win rate. Malzahar has the advantage in this matchup. Akshan players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malzahar's lead.
How do I play Akshan against Malzahar?
When playing Akshan against Malzahar, play cautiously and avoid Malzahar's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Malzahar has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.