Auroravs Malzahar
Aurora vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Malzahar wins with a 62.7% win rate (+25.4%) over Aurora based on 67 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.
Malzahar(37.3%)Who Wins the Aurora vs Malzahar Matchup?
Aurora vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Aurora vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 67 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 62.7% win rate compared to Aurora's 37.3%, giving Malzahar a 25.4 percentage point advantage. Malzahar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Aurora 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 1.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Malzahar has a strong advantage in this matchup. Aurora players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Malzahar overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Aurora vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Aurora, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Aurora Build Against Malzahar
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Aurora needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Aurora against Malzahar are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. This combination gives Aurora an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Malzahar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Aurora vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Aurora37.9%Malzahar62.1%Aurora36.8%Malzahar63.2%Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.1% win rate — a 24.1 percentage point lead over Aurora. 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 63.2% win rate — 26.3 points above Aurora. 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. Aurora players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Aurora Runes Against Malzahar
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Aurora the best tools to compete against Malzahar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Aurora matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.39% | 92 | 6.7 | 923 | 11,844 | 36.8% | 46.3% | |
| 59.49% | 79 | 6.2 | 902 | 11,347 | 50.0% | 67.4% | |
| 44.59% | 74 | 6.7 | 954 | 11,837 | 40.0% | 48.7% | |
| 37.31% | 67 | 6.6 | 845 | 11,764 | 37.9% | 36.8% | |
| 56.60% | 53 | 6.4 | 967 | 11,709 | 66.7% | 48.3% | |
| 46.15% | 52 | 6.3 | 771 | 11,446 | 40.0% | 51.9% | |
| 59.18% | 49 | 6.5 | 904 | 12,374 | 65.4% | 52.2% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 6.3 | 1,007 | 12,298 | 47.6% | 44.4% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 6.3 | 1,030 | 12,576 | 54.5% | 56.0% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 6.7 | 962 | 12,125 | 64.7% | 48.3% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 5.8 | 992 | 12,033 | 43.8% | 52.2% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 6.2 | 1,005 | 11,702 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 6.6 | 974 | 12,503 | 35.3% | 65.0% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 6.7 | 1,019 | 12,044 | 53.3% | 36.8% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 6.7 | 960 | 11,977 | 41.2% | 50.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 6.3 | 970 | 12,456 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 6.6 | 841 | 11,968 | 35.3% | 50.0% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 6.5 | 875 | 11,312 | 53.9% | 62.5% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 6.8 | 941 | 12,009 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.3 | 905 | 11,197 | 41.7% | 62.5% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 6.3 | 969 | 12,466 | 36.4% | 81.3% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.3 | 894 | 11,037 | 50.0% | 69.2% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.0 | 836 | 11,551 | 50.0% | 53.3% | |
| 69.23% | 26 | 6.5 | 904 | 10,852 | 81.8% | 60.0% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 811 | 11,628 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 5.8 | 878 | 11,589 | 37.5% | 41.2% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 6.6 | 1,106 | 12,030 | 61.5% | 16.7% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.3 | 934 | 13,105 | 70.0% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.7 | 881 | 11,592 | 58.3% | 40.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.1 | 945 | 12,089 | 37.5% | 64.3% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.1 | 977 | 14,525 | 50.0% | 52.9% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 6.2 | 779 | 11,773 | 33.3% | 53.3% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 6.0 | 928 | 11,574 | 44.4% | 36.4% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 6.4 | 1,046 | 12,416 | 28.6% | 46.1% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.4 | 970 | 12,568 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.5 | 1,033 | 11,054 | 66.7% | 45.5% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.4 | 1,034 | 11,786 | 25.0% | 55.6% | |
| 82.35% | 17 | 7.2 | 891 | 11,212 | 70.0% | 100.0% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 6.8 | 903 | 10,632 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.7 | 969 | 11,328 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.6 | 1,102 | 9,839 | 28.6% | 42.9% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 5.8 | 874 | 10,250 | 33.3% | 28.6% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.1 | 938 | 11,451 | 66.7% | 30.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.9 | 1,406 | 13,589 | 25.0% | 44.4% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.8 | 1,044 | 12,588 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.8 | 972 | 12,394 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 5.3 | 944 | 11,699 | 75.0% | 87.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 966 | 13,727 | 25.0% | 37.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.6 | 899 | 10,696 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.4 | 1,017 | 13,204 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.1 | 869 | 10,782 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.2 | 1,014 | 12,165 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.1 | 721 | 9,665 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.5 | 906 | 13,010 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.6 | 870 | 11,182 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.4 | 927 | 11,721 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.4 | 899 | 12,424 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.0 | 766 | 9,593 | 28.6% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 1,033 | 13,440 | 75.0% | 83.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 783 | 8,217 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.4 | 1,002 | 12,799 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 840 | 11,309 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.9 | 1,005 | 13,723 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,182 | 11,926 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 941 | 11,307 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 976 | 11,616 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.4 | 851 | 11,493 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.8 | 784 | 10,593 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.1 | 944 | 11,344 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.0 | 746 | 9,458 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.3 | 1,002 | 11,335 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 907 | 11,735 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 1,158 | 12,678 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.4 | 842 | 10,840 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 1,136 | 12,451 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 955 | 11,811 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 1,084 | 13,552 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 887 | 12,413 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 1,050 | 10,114 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
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Aurora vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Aurora do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Aurora vs Malzahar matchup with a 62.7% win rate compared to Aurora's 37.3%, a 25.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 67 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Aurora do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Aurora with a 62.1% win rate versus 37.9%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Aurora do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Aurora vs Malzahar matchup with a 63.2% win rate compared to 36.8%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Aurora vs Malzahar matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Aurora with a 62.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 25.4 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 67 games analyzed.
What is the best Aurora build against Malzahar?
The best Aurora build against Malzahar includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Aurora runes against Malzahar?
The best Aurora runes against Malzahar use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 44.4% win rate in the Aurora vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Aurora counter Malzahar?
No, Aurora struggles against Malzahar with only a 37.3% win rate. Malzahar has the advantage in this matchup. Aurora players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malzahar's lead.
How do I play Aurora against Malzahar?
When playing Aurora 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.