- Win Rate
- 51.4%
- Pick Rate
- 1.1%
- Ban Rate
- 1.0%
Annie vs Malzahar
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 2,272
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 10, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Annie vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malzahar wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Annie based on 34 games. Annie wins the early laning phase while Malzahar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Annie build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Annie vs Malzahar matchup.
Annie Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Annie 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 Annie vs Malzahar?
Annie wins 43.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 31.8% and 56.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.5% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 57 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- −6.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Annie wins 43.9% of 57 games (95% range 31.8–56.7%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 50.5% for Annie; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Malzahar usually wins the lane: 338 gold ahead of Annie at 15 minutes on average (56 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Annie players pick Adaptive Force (offense) much less often against Malzahar: 69.0% of their other Mid games, 54.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Annie and Malzahar played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Annie's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Annie vs Malzahar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Annie vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Annie's win rate against Malzahar by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Annie's results against Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Annie vs Malzahar Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)MalzaharAnnie gold at 15: −338
- First itemMalzaharAnnie: 10.5 min · Malzahar: 9.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Annie Changes Against Malzahar
Choices Annie players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually69.0%vs Malzahar54.4%−14.6 pts38.7% WR here
Cosmic InsightRuneUsually10.9%vs Malzahar22.8%+12.0 pts
InspirationSecondary treeUsually10.6%vs Malzahar21.1%+10.5 pts
Biscuit DeliveryRuneUsually9.5%vs Malzahar19.3%+9.8 pts
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually5.1%vs Malzahar14.0%+9.0 pts
TranscendenceRuneUsually6.6%vs Malzahar14.0%+7.5 pts
Flash + BarrierSummoner spellsUsually1.0%vs Malzahar5.3%+4.2 pts
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Malzahar3.5%+3.5 pts
Best Annie Build vs Malzahar
Against Malzahar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 9 of 33 Annie games against Malzahar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Annie's standard build instead.
- Annie usually completes Malignance first, at 10.5 min (median of 38 games).
- Malzahar usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 9.9 min (median of 31 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Annie Runes vs Malzahar
Usual Annie runes (Mid)
Electrocute
69.0% win rate · 29 games
Against Malzahar
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Annie matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Annie'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 Annie build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Annie Matchups
Hardest for Annie
Easiest for Annie
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Annie vs Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Annie vs Malzahar?
Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Annie wins 43.9% of 57 games (95% range 31.8–56.7%).
What is Annie's win rate against Malzahar?
Annie wins 43.9% of 57 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.19 (95% range 31.8–56.7%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 50.5% would be expected.
Does Annie counter Malzahar?
Not clearly. Annie wins 43.9% of 57 games against Malzahar, and the 95% range (31.8–56.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Annie or Malzahar?
Malzahar usually wins the lane: 338 gold ahead of Annie at 15 minutes on average (56 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Annie outscale Malzahar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malzahar strongest against Annie?
Malzahar is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Annie build against Malzahar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Annie's usual Mid core: Shadowflame, Void Staff, Malignance. The biggest change against Malzahar: Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion (under 0.5% usually, 3.5% here).
What runes should Annie use against Malzahar?
Use Annie's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Malzahar: Adaptive Force (offense) (69.0% usually, 54.4% here).