- Win Rate
- 50.6%
- Pick Rate
- 1.5%
- Ban Rate
- 1.6%
Aurora vs Malzahar
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 1,926
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 11, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Aurora vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Malzahar wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Aurora based on 33 games. Malzahar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Aurora build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Aurora vs Malzahar matchup.
Aurora Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Aurora 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 Aurora vs Malzahar?
Aurora wins 43.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 27.4% and 60.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.9% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 30 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Aurora wins 43.3% of 30 games (95% range 27.4–60.8%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 48.9% for Aurora; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 161, within the margin of error (30 games).
- Aurora players pick Transcendence far more often against Malzahar: 46.0% of their other Mid games, 70.0% 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 Aurora 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 Aurora'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.
Aurora vs Malzahar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Aurora vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Aurora'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: Aurora's results against Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Aurora 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)EvenAurora gold at 15: −161
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Aurora Changes Against Malzahar
Choices Aurora players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
TranscendenceRuneUsually46.0%vs Malzahar70.0%+24.0 pts42.9% WR here
Nashor's ToothItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Malzahar3.3%+3.3 pts
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Malzahar3.3%+3.3 pts
Best Aurora Build vs Malzahar
Usual Aurora build (Mid)
53.0% win rate · 66 games
Against Malzahar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 18 Aurora games against Malzahar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Aurora's standard build instead.
- Malzahar usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 11.0 min (median of 23 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Aurora Runes vs Malzahar
Usual Aurora runes (Mid)
Electrocute
49.6% win rate · 232 games
Against Malzahar
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Aurora draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Aurora matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Aurora'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 Aurora build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Aurora vs Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Aurora vs Malzahar?
Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Aurora wins 43.3% of 30 games (95% range 27.4–60.8%).
What is Aurora's win rate against Malzahar?
Aurora wins 43.3% of 30 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.20 (95% range 27.4–60.8%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.9% would be expected.
Does Aurora counter Malzahar?
Not clearly. Aurora wins 43.3% of 30 games against Malzahar, and the 95% range (27.4–60.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Aurora or Malzahar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 161, within the margin of error (30 games).
Does Aurora outscale Malzahar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malzahar strongest against Aurora?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Malzahar is ahead of Aurora beyond the margin of error.
What should Aurora build against Malzahar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Aurora's usual Mid core: Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass. The biggest change against Malzahar: Nashor's Tooth (under 0.5% usually, 3.3% here).
What runes should Aurora use against Malzahar?
Use Aurora's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Malzahar: Transcendence (46.0% usually, 70.0% here).