Fiddlesticks - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.4%
Pick Rate
1.9%

Fiddlesticksvs Malzahar

CMageSupport
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Malzahar wins with a 71.4% win rate (+42.9%) over Fiddlesticks based on 7 games. Malzahar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar matchup.

Fiddlesticks Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Fiddlesticks 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.

Compare against an opponent
Malzahar - 28.6% win rateMalzahar(28.6%)
Fiddlesticks - 28.6% win rate in this matchup
Fiddlesticks
28.6% WR
VS
Malzahar vs Fiddlesticks matchup - 71.4% win rate
Malzahar
71.4% WR

Who Wins the Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar Matchup?

Malzahar wins the Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar matchup
Winner
Malzahar
Matches: 7
28.6%
Win Rate
71.4%
4.8
CS / min
7.5
811
DMG / min
1,004
11,212
Gold / game
12,579
352
Heal / min
45
610
DMG Mitigated / min
443
1.7
CC / min
2.2
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
25.0%
Late Game WR
75.0%

Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

The Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 71.4% win rate compared to Fiddlesticks's 28.6%, giving Malzahar a 42.9 percentage point advantage. Malzahar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Fiddlesticks players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Fiddlesticks leads by 475 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Malzahar has a strong advantage in this matchup. Fiddlesticks 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.

Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown

Malzahar wins the laning phase against Fiddlesticks in League of Legends

Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Fiddlesticks, 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.

Farming
4.8Fiddlesticks
7.5Malzahar
Malzahar significantly out-farms Fiddlesticks by 2.7 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 41 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Malzahar a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Fiddlesticks players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
811Fiddlesticks
1,004Malzahar
Malzahar heavily out-damages Fiddlesticks by 193 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Fiddlesticks should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Malzahar's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,212Fiddlesticks
12,579Malzahar
Malzahar generates a commanding 1,367 more gold per game than Fiddlesticks. This substantial economic advantage means Malzahar consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Fiddlesticks should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.7Fiddlesticks
2.2Malzahar
Malzahar provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Fiddlesticks, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Malzahar coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
962Fiddlesticks
488Malzahar
Fiddlesticks vastly out-sustains Malzahar, healing and mitigating 475 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Fiddlesticks can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Malzahar is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Malzahar, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Fiddlesticks Build Against Malzahar

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Fiddlesticks needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Fiddlesticks against Malzahar are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Hextech Rocketbelt. This combination gives Fiddlesticks an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Malzahar
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Fiddlesticks early game win rateFiddlesticks33.3%
Malzahar early game win rateMalzahar66.7%
Late Game
Malzahar
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Fiddlesticks late game win rateFiddlesticks25.0%
Malzahar late game win rateMalzahar75.0%

Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Fiddlesticks. 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 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Fiddlesticks. 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. Fiddlesticks players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Fiddlesticks Runes Against Malzahar

Sorcery rune tree - Fiddlesticks primary runes vs MalzaharSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Fiddlesticks rune vs MalzaharManaflow Band - best Fiddlesticks rune vs MalzaharTranscendence - best Fiddlesticks rune vs MalzaharGathering Storm - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Malzahar
Precision rune tree - Fiddlesticks secondary runes vs MalzaharPrecision
Last Stand - best Fiddlesticks rune vs MalzaharAbsorb Life - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Malzahar
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Fiddlesticks the best tools to compete against Malzahar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Fiddlesticks matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Fiddlesticks'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 Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Fiddlesticks matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.34%1461.172013,11462.7%41.9%
45.65%1391.169412,16953.5%40.0%
39.67%1211.173811,75040.4%39.1%
47.32%1121.175912,48260.8%36.1%
54.00%1021.074512,54755.8%52.6%
50.52%982.196711,52344.4%55.8%
44.44%901.073512,51742.9%45.5%
43.68%871.372914,05244.0%43.5%
51.16%861.479312,58035.3%61.5%
51.81%841.071911,74254.3%50.0%
47.37%781.069212,08639.5%55.3%
61.04%771.077612,60767.9%57.1%
33.33%751.181512,11731.0%34.8%
49.28%691.679913,09757.1%45.8%
51.47%691.272912,53153.9%50.0%
45.59%681.475011,32241.0%51.7%
49.23%651.278413,32045.0%51.1%
50.77%651.168311,90542.9%56.8%
40.63%641.677911,95554.2%32.5%
61.29%621.271712,33864.3%58.8%
46.55%601.284013,96457.1%43.2%
46.55%581.175912,93352.4%43.2%
54.39%571.176611,99956.7%51.9%
58.18%551.174113,16879.0%47.2%
50.00%520.972312,10245.0%53.1%
52.08%481.177712,52544.4%56.7%
44.68%471.964410,20452.4%38.5%
57.14%432.979912,13342.9%64.3%
53.66%421.676111,93755.6%52.2%
53.66%411.476812,66253.3%53.9%
52.50%401.876311,89462.5%37.5%
43.59%391.073912,25647.1%40.9%
55.26%382.379312,25563.6%51.9%
55.26%381.467410,00166.7%47.8%
43.24%371.285712,81143.8%42.9%
50.00%361.580513,15238.5%56.5%
42.86%352.581411,27627.8%58.8%
45.71%351.272512,01146.7%45.0%
67.65%341.282813,26583.3%59.1%
70.59%341.168112,35073.3%68.4%
54.55%333.390610,93176.5%31.3%
56.25%331.174212,66676.5%33.3%
50.00%322.071711,00836.4%57.1%
43.75%321.67419,35129.4%60.0%
40.00%311.377711,75430.8%47.1%
35.48%311.166610,89430.0%45.5%
63.33%301.667810,11269.2%58.8%
43.33%301.967110,16729.4%61.5%
56.67%301.779911,91153.3%60.0%
34.48%303.077711,08450.0%20.0%
46.43%281.286513,95128.6%52.4%
46.43%281.171312,31023.1%66.7%
53.85%271.778110,63045.5%60.0%
51.85%271.072212,78850.0%52.9%
60.00%261.279611,98370.0%53.3%
42.31%262.386413,17645.5%40.0%
38.46%261.370611,77112.5%50.0%
64.00%254.41,05711,13962.5%64.7%
60.00%251.274112,77144.4%68.8%
62.50%241.770410,93861.5%63.6%
52.17%231.67499,99660.0%46.1%
40.91%224.495612,04240.0%41.2%
52.38%211.885613,11362.5%46.1%
35.00%214.895311,69328.6%38.5%
47.62%211.571111,40257.1%42.9%
50.00%201.45648,65575.0%12.5%
55.00%201.891811,85554.5%55.6%
60.00%201.275112,63363.6%55.6%
55.00%204.893511,34555.6%54.5%
31.58%195.383610,05944.4%20.0%
70.59%191.475310,621100.0%61.5%
50.00%182.18279,39437.5%60.0%
50.00%182.089812,70433.3%58.3%
56.25%172.181514,29640.0%63.6%
41.18%173.988111,95214.3%60.0%
47.06%171.45938,98225.0%66.7%
47.06%171.869810,61762.5%33.3%
62.50%161.66939,80437.5%87.5%
37.50%163.291011,37350.0%30.0%
53.33%151.879311,981100.0%22.2%
60.00%155.294210,63366.7%55.6%
46.67%152.177710,17128.6%62.5%
35.71%145.186712,19650.0%25.0%
64.29%142.98589,64362.5%66.7%
28.57%143.56978,27828.6%28.6%
35.71%140.864712,89333.3%37.5%
35.71%141.884911,31433.3%36.4%
42.86%141.469910,09050.0%40.0%
30.77%131.45809,72514.3%50.0%
61.54%131.96478,88166.7%50.0%
46.15%132.984911,94540.0%50.0%
46.15%132.279310,59957.1%33.3%
61.54%135.489711,99966.7%57.1%
53.85%131.76079,50050.0%60.0%
30.77%132.16429,23637.5%20.0%
46.15%134.773710,83057.1%33.3%
30.77%135.886610,73520.0%37.5%
46.15%132.675710,86437.5%60.0%
66.67%125.378510,06671.4%60.0%
58.33%121.27009,93050.0%66.7%
41.67%123.072510,88840.0%42.9%
27.27%112.06189,99325.0%28.6%
55.56%104.88468,39960.0%50.0%
70.00%101.197614,39866.7%71.4%
50.00%104.892613,9300.0%55.6%
80.00%105.498612,43180.0%80.0%
40.00%105.197611,02520.0%60.0%
60.00%105.11,07612,78560.0%60.0%
77.78%94.294312,032100.0%66.7%
44.44%92.486713,68225.0%60.0%
55.56%93.992511,51833.3%66.7%
55.56%95.985812,49066.7%50.0%
55.56%95.277811,21575.0%40.0%
62.50%81.57679,485100.0%40.0%
62.50%84.976410,637100.0%50.0%
75.00%83.877011,999100.0%33.3%
62.50%82.785112,27560.0%66.7%
42.86%72.678011,24533.3%50.0%
28.57%74.881111,21233.3%25.0%
57.14%73.768611,5450.0%66.7%
42.86%73.993912,317100.0%33.3%
57.14%75.01,06312,32950.0%60.0%
42.86%74.388211,71650.0%40.0%
57.14%73.46108,80860.0%50.0%
42.86%75.093510,76533.3%50.0%
16.67%61.35527,47720.0%0.0%
50.00%65.07348,50250.0%50.0%
100.00%55.31,22715,270100.0%100.0%
40.00%51.37009,37033.3%50.0%
80.00%54.473210,510100.0%50.0%
60.00%55.796012,05066.7%50.0%
40.00%52.579512,78450.0%33.3%
40.00%55.39416,87325.0%100.0%
40.00%53.51,02811,4390.0%50.0%
50.00%55.081811,78850.0%50.0%
60.00%54.01,02413,16950.0%66.7%
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Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Fiddlesticks do against Malzahar in League of Legends?

Malzahar wins the Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to Fiddlesticks's 28.6%, a 42.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Malzahar in the early game?

In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Fiddlesticks with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Malzahar in the late game?

In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar matchup?

Malzahar wins the matchup against Fiddlesticks with a 71.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 42.9 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.

What is the best Fiddlesticks build against Malzahar?

The best Fiddlesticks build against Malzahar includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt with Spellslinger's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Fiddlesticks runes against Malzahar?

The best Fiddlesticks runes against Malzahar use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Fiddlesticks vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Fiddlesticks counter Malzahar?

No, Fiddlesticks struggles against Malzahar with only a 28.6% win rate. Malzahar has the advantage in this matchup. Fiddlesticks players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malzahar's lead.

How do I play Fiddlesticks against Malzahar?

When playing Fiddlesticks 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.