Dianavs Malzahar
Diana vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Malzahar wins with a 54.0% win rate (+8.0%) over Diana based on 176 games. Malzahar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Diana vs Malzahar matchup.
Diana Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Diana 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 Diana vs Malzahar Matchup?
Diana vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Diana vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 176 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 54.0% win rate compared to Diana's 46.0%, giving Malzahar a 8.0 percentage point advantage. Malzahar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Diana 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. Diana 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.
Diana vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Diana is favored during the laning phase against Malzahar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Diana holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Diana Build Against Malzahar
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Diana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Diana against Malzahar are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Dusk and Dawn. This combination gives Diana 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 Diana vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Diana48.0%
Malzahar52.0%Diana44.4%Malzahar55.6%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Malzahar has a meaningful 52.0% win rate, outperforming Diana by 3.9 percentage points. Malzahar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Malzahar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Diana. 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. Diana players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Diana Runes Against Malzahar
Domination
Resolve
The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Diana the best tools to compete against Malzahar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Diana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Diana'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 Diana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.00% | 300 | 1.3 | 673 | 12,453 | 50.7% | 49.3% | |
| 45.97% | 298 | 1.3 | 711 | 12,726 | 46.1% | 45.8% | |
| 55.93% | 295 | 1.3 | 746 | 13,015 | 56.6% | 55.4% | |
| 49.11% | 281 | 1.4 | 765 | 12,998 | 53.9% | 45.0% | |
| 47.50% | 240 | 1.2 | 703 | 12,260 | 50.4% | 44.4% | |
| 42.98% | 235 | 1.4 | 765 | 12,299 | 42.6% | 43.3% | |
| 43.42% | 228 | 1.4 | 704 | 12,671 | 40.2% | 46.3% | |
| 55.70% | 228 | 6.0 | 914 | 12,087 | 59.0% | 52.9% | |
| 38.79% | 214 | 1.2 | 724 | 12,587 | 36.4% | 40.9% | |
| 40.09% | 212 | 2.3 | 833 | 12,615 | 39.8% | 40.3% | |
| 50.24% | 209 | 3.7 | 899 | 12,230 | 49.1% | 51.5% | |
| 44.71% | 208 | 1.4 | 719 | 12,639 | 40.6% | 48.6% | |
| 50.00% | 200 | 3.2 | 818 | 12,410 | 52.6% | 47.6% | |
| 53.44% | 189 | 1.4 | 740 | 12,873 | 52.9% | 53.9% | |
| 48.88% | 178 | 3.3 | 802 | 12,196 | 52.3% | 45.6% | |
| 46.02% | 176 | 6.0 | 899 | 12,364 | 48.0% | 44.4% | |
| 53.57% | 168 | 5.3 | 923 | 12,445 | 53.1% | 54.0% | |
| 48.21% | 168 | 5.8 | 906 | 12,037 | 48.6% | 48.0% | |
| 45.45% | 154 | 5.1 | 868 | 12,378 | 49.3% | 41.8% | |
| 45.14% | 144 | 5.8 | 841 | 11,746 | 40.8% | 50.0% | |
| 42.14% | 140 | 6.0 | 934 | 11,544 | 48.0% | 35.8% | |
| 50.36% | 137 | 5.6 | 954 | 11,302 | 50.0% | 50.7% | |
| 54.07% | 135 | 2.9 | 835 | 12,857 | 56.3% | 52.1% | |
| 52.67% | 131 | 1.3 | 717 | 13,176 | 50.9% | 54.0% | |
| 55.38% | 130 | 6.2 | 923 | 12,592 | 49.2% | 61.2% | |
| 42.24% | 116 | 1.2 | 707 | 12,580 | 43.6% | 41.0% | |
| 52.78% | 108 | 5.7 | 904 | 12,291 | 51.1% | 54.1% | |
| 50.00% | 106 | 5.8 | 888 | 12,468 | 42.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.96% | 104 | 1.4 | 762 | 12,975 | 51.1% | 50.9% | |
| 48.08% | 104 | 1.2 | 711 | 12,532 | 52.1% | 44.6% | |
| 51.46% | 103 | 1.3 | 763 | 13,183 | 53.1% | 50.0% | |
| 57.00% | 100 | 1.3 | 781 | 12,796 | 50.9% | 63.8% | |
| 61.62% | 99 | 1.4 | 777 | 13,795 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 45.92% | 98 | 1.6 | 792 | 12,808 | 46.1% | 45.8% | |
| 55.91% | 93 | 1.4 | 771 | 14,069 | 48.6% | 60.3% | |
| 54.35% | 92 | 1.5 | 741 | 12,394 | 52.0% | 57.1% | |
| 42.22% | 90 | 1.3 | 728 | 12,785 | 37.2% | 46.8% | |
| 50.00% | 86 | 5.9 | 891 | 11,986 | 44.4% | 54.0% | |
| 53.57% | 84 | 6.1 | 908 | 12,801 | 60.6% | 49.0% | |
| 57.50% | 80 | 5.7 | 839 | 12,621 | 71.0% | 49.0% | |
| 47.50% | 80 | 5.7 | 774 | 11,491 | 48.7% | 46.3% | |
| 53.85% | 78 | 1.1 | 798 | 12,869 | 40.0% | 65.1% | |
| 48.05% | 77 | 1.1 | 677 | 12,521 | 47.2% | 48.8% | |
| 45.33% | 75 | 6.0 | 856 | 11,723 | 50.0% | 41.5% | |
| 54.67% | 75 | 2.2 | 754 | 13,058 | 43.8% | 62.8% | |
| 50.68% | 73 | 1.5 | 744 | 12,648 | 51.6% | 50.0% | |
| 42.03% | 69 | 1.3 | 750 | 12,752 | 26.7% | 53.9% | |
| 56.52% | 69 | 5.7 | 797 | 12,177 | 69.0% | 47.5% | |
| 54.41% | 68 | 1.2 | 723 | 13,068 | 68.0% | 46.5% | |
| 51.47% | 68 | 6.2 | 853 | 12,048 | 63.6% | 40.0% | |
| 47.76% | 67 | 1.5 | 780 | 12,781 | 55.2% | 42.1% | |
| 59.38% | 64 | 6.1 | 918 | 12,431 | 51.6% | 66.7% | |
| 45.31% | 64 | 5.7 | 890 | 11,586 | 51.7% | 40.0% | |
| 67.19% | 64 | 5.9 | 874 | 12,017 | 69.0% | 65.7% | |
| 48.39% | 62 | 4.3 | 831 | 12,470 | 56.0% | 43.2% | |
| 50.85% | 59 | 6.0 | 915 | 13,469 | 60.0% | 46.1% | |
| 41.07% | 56 | 6.2 | 870 | 10,958 | 39.4% | 43.5% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 5.8 | 930 | 12,299 | 48.1% | 48.3% | |
| 58.18% | 55 | 3.5 | 857 | 12,369 | 70.0% | 44.0% | |
| 65.45% | 55 | 6.2 | 979 | 12,771 | 67.9% | 63.0% | |
| 40.74% | 54 | 5.8 | 1,069 | 11,904 | 44.0% | 37.9% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 3.1 | 721 | 12,603 | 55.0% | 42.4% | |
| 59.62% | 52 | 6.4 | 863 | 11,709 | 63.6% | 52.6% | |
| 56.86% | 51 | 6.0 | 1,012 | 12,381 | 65.2% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 51 | 2.1 | 820 | 13,134 | 36.4% | 31.0% | |
| 52.00% | 50 | 2.9 | 798 | 13,039 | 66.7% | 41.4% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 5.9 | 1,019 | 12,637 | 57.9% | 44.8% | |
| 42.22% | 45 | 1.6 | 858 | 13,390 | 39.1% | 45.5% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 5.8 | 1,000 | 11,305 | 45.5% | 47.6% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 5.6 | 930 | 13,179 | 57.9% | 47.8% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 2.0 | 814 | 12,350 | 55.6% | 37.5% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 1.4 | 769 | 13,605 | 40.0% | 48.1% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 2.7 | 831 | 12,829 | 37.5% | 43.5% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 6.4 | 947 | 11,896 | 52.9% | 31.8% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 2.0 | 810 | 11,855 | 61.1% | 47.6% | |
| 71.05% | 38 | 4.8 | 832 | 12,926 | 81.3% | 63.6% | |
| 65.79% | 38 | 1.7 | 695 | 13,343 | 60.0% | 69.6% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 1.5 | 833 | 13,314 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 5.8 | 877 | 13,254 | 83.3% | 55.6% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 6.2 | 900 | 11,780 | 57.1% | 42.1% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 5.9 | 868 | 10,804 | 61.9% | 36.4% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.9 | 919 | 11,909 | 53.3% | 60.0% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 2.5 | 908 | 12,985 | 63.6% | 27.8% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 2.1 | 811 | 11,666 | 60.0% | 53.9% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 1.1 | 854 | 12,707 | 60.0% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 4.0 | 828 | 13,413 | 37.5% | 55.0% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 1.6 | 746 | 13,500 | 38.5% | 53.3% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 1.8 | 669 | 12,407 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.6 | 746 | 14,147 | 77.8% | 44.4% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 4.7 | 880 | 11,986 | 36.4% | 40.0% | |
| 73.08% | 26 | 1.7 | 649 | 13,141 | 81.8% | 66.7% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 6.3 | 848 | 11,319 | 41.2% | 22.2% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 2.9 | 761 | 12,338 | 28.6% | 55.6% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 3.1 | 960 | 11,772 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 5.3 | 828 | 13,163 | 14.3% | 50.0% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 5.0 | 976 | 12,716 | 58.3% | 46.1% | |
| 32.00% | 25 | 1.4 | 652 | 10,527 | 29.4% | 37.5% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 3.4 | 774 | 12,225 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.8 | 896 | 13,737 | 62.5% | 46.7% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 5.7 | 903 | 11,882 | 44.4% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 5.6 | 812 | 12,426 | 44.4% | 53.9% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 3.2 | 869 | 13,392 | 33.3% | 53.3% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 1.5 | 712 | 12,636 | 58.3% | 62.5% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 1.7 | 705 | 12,577 | 44.4% | 30.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.6 | 974 | 11,343 | 28.6% | 60.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 5.5 | 909 | 13,096 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 1.1 | 844 | 13,817 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 4.2 | 762 | 10,228 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.9 | 899 | 12,971 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 4.5 | 791 | 12,728 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 6.6 | 847 | 11,552 | 83.3% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.2 | 831 | 13,419 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.1 | 839 | 12,700 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 829 | 11,754 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 4.0 | 728 | 12,832 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 4.3 | 865 | 12,512 | 66.7% | 83.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 3.8 | 628 | 11,428 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.5 | 976 | 15,538 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.4 | 1,093 | 13,204 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.7 | 775 | 10,408 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.0 | 954 | 12,674 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.7 | 840 | 12,213 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 874 | 12,218 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.3 | 772 | 12,341 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 4.5 | 895 | 12,839 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.1 | 825 | 13,022 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.3 | 806 | 13,835 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.6 | 759 | 11,636 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.8 | 962 | 14,424 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.7 | 1,026 | 14,444 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 1,139 | 15,101 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 851 | 14,168 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 858 | 11,079 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 853 | 16,562 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
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Diana vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Diana do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Diana vs Malzahar matchup with a 54.0% win rate compared to Diana's 46.0%, a 8.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 176 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Diana do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Diana with a 52.0% win rate versus 48.0%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Diana do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Diana vs Malzahar matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Diana vs Malzahar matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Diana with a 54.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 8.0 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 176 games analyzed.
What is the best Diana build against Malzahar?
The best Diana build against Malzahar includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Dusk and Dawn with Spellslinger's Shoes. 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 Diana runes against Malzahar?
The best Diana runes against Malzahar use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 52.5% win rate in the Diana vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Diana counter Malzahar?
No, Diana struggles against Malzahar with only a 46.0% win rate. Malzahar has the advantage in this matchup. Diana players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malzahar's lead.
How do I play Diana against Malzahar?
When playing Diana 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.