Heimerdingervs Malzahar
Heimerdinger vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Heimerdinger wins with a 55.0% win rate (+10.0%) over Malzahar based on 40 games. Heimerdinger wins the early laning phase while Malzahar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Heimerdinger vs Malzahar matchup.
Heimerdinger Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger vs Malzahar Matchup?
Heimerdinger vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Heimerdinger vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 40 recent matches analyzed, Heimerdinger wins with a 55.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 45.0%, giving Heimerdinger a 10.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Heimerdinger controls the early laning stage, but Malzahar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Heimerdinger needs to press advantages before Malzahar reaches their power spikes, while Malzahar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malzahar leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Heimerdinger players can confidently pick into Malzahar and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Malzahar away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Heimerdinger vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Heimerdinger, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Heimerdinger Build Against Malzahar
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Heimerdinger needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Heimerdinger against Malzahar are Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Heimerdinger an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 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 Heimerdinger vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Heimerdinger70.6%
Malzahar29.4%Heimerdinger43.5%Malzahar56.5%Heimerdinger dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 70.6% win rate — a 41.2 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Heimerdinger 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 56.5% win rate — 13.0 points above Heimerdinger. Extended games heavily favor Malzahar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Heimerdinger must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Malzahar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Malzahar survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Heimerdinger Runes Against Malzahar
Precision
Sorcery
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Heimerdinger to press their advantage against Malzahar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Heimerdinger matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Heimerdinger'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 Heimerdinger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.91% | 115 | 6.4 | 937 | 12,099 | 42.9% | 58.8% | |
| 51.04% | 96 | 6.3 | 1,060 | 10,801 | 63.4% | 41.8% | |
| 43.16% | 95 | 6.6 | 1,038 | 10,956 | 51.1% | 36.0% | |
| 45.35% | 86 | 6.3 | 1,038 | 11,683 | 47.1% | 44.2% | |
| 53.42% | 73 | 6.3 | 902 | 10,813 | 56.4% | 50.0% | |
| 51.52% | 66 | 6.6 | 1,043 | 12,227 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 58.73% | 63 | 6.5 | 1,215 | 12,589 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 40.68% | 59 | 6.4 | 932 | 10,060 | 25.0% | 51.4% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 6.2 | 1,161 | 11,943 | 56.5% | 55.9% | |
| 44.64% | 56 | 6.4 | 1,168 | 10,692 | 40.7% | 48.3% | |
| 38.18% | 55 | 6.6 | 898 | 11,766 | 35.3% | 39.5% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 6.1 | 963 | 11,228 | 56.5% | 51.6% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 6.5 | 1,216 | 12,092 | 47.1% | 44.4% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 6.3 | 877 | 11,402 | 56.3% | 39.4% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 6.5 | 1,097 | 12,152 | 47.8% | 38.5% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 6.1 | 1,211 | 11,494 | 58.3% | 48.5% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 6.4 | 959 | 11,098 | 41.2% | 42.3% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 6.1 | 1,075 | 11,415 | 55.0% | 43.5% | |
| 53.66% | 41 | 6.4 | 1,075 | 10,675 | 55.6% | 52.2% | |
| 34.15% | 41 | 6.4 | 1,331 | 10,967 | 57.1% | 22.2% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 6.2 | 885 | 10,876 | 70.6% | 43.5% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 5.3 | 980 | 11,049 | 45.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 6.2 | 959 | 10,751 | 61.1% | 27.3% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 6.2 | 963 | 10,622 | 35.3% | 72.7% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 6.9 | 1,119 | 12,434 | 63.6% | 44.4% | |
| 36.84% | 38 | 6.6 | 1,063 | 12,523 | 38.5% | 36.0% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 7.0 | 899 | 10,810 | 56.3% | 38.1% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 6.1 | 1,139 | 11,836 | 33.3% | 48.0% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 6.3 | 1,133 | 11,214 | 35.7% | 45.5% | |
| 63.89% | 36 | 6.4 | 1,075 | 11,360 | 76.5% | 52.6% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 6.0 | 1,265 | 11,419 | 53.3% | 57.9% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 7.1 | 1,148 | 12,448 | 64.3% | 57.9% | |
| 66.67% | 33 | 4.5 | 727 | 10,431 | 45.5% | 77.3% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.8 | 1,190 | 11,708 | 62.5% | 42.9% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 6.0 | 995 | 12,375 | 46.1% | 47.1% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 5.9 | 913 | 11,960 | 60.0% | 42.1% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 6.7 | 996 | 11,882 | 62.5% | 53.9% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 6.0 | 976 | 11,390 | 46.1% | 56.3% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 3.7 | 742 | 9,922 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 70.37% | 27 | 6.2 | 1,183 | 12,693 | 64.3% | 76.9% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.4 | 1,252 | 11,726 | 70.0% | 29.4% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 6.3 | 1,007 | 11,692 | 85.7% | 42.1% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.6 | 961 | 11,951 | 58.3% | 42.9% | |
| 69.23% | 26 | 5.6 | 1,132 | 11,929 | 58.3% | 78.6% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 6.3 | 962 | 9,886 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 5.8 | 962 | 11,869 | 27.3% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 7.1 | 1,284 | 13,511 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.1 | 943 | 12,825 | 44.4% | 56.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 5.0 | 773 | 9,824 | 30.8% | 81.8% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 5.8 | 878 | 9,673 | 55.6% | 26.7% | |
| 75.00% | 24 | 6.8 | 1,142 | 13,085 | 42.9% | 88.2% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 6.5 | 1,006 | 10,907 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.2 | 900 | 12,569 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.3 | 1,042 | 12,519 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 5.8 | 915 | 11,309 | 55.6% | 46.1% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 6.1 | 1,124 | 11,741 | 88.9% | 38.5% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 3.0 | 902 | 10,864 | 42.9% | 46.1% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 868 | 10,169 | 44.4% | 27.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.1 | 1,026 | 11,800 | 71.4% | 41.7% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 7.2 | 1,315 | 12,768 | 75.0% | 54.5% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 6.2 | 791 | 10,976 | 37.5% | 27.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.1 | 1,025 | 13,829 | 42.9% | 58.3% | |
| 27.78% | 18 | 6.8 | 946 | 12,597 | 0.0% | 41.7% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.2 | 973 | 12,555 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.0 | 935 | 13,035 | 66.7% | 53.3% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 5.3 | 831 | 9,905 | 33.3% | 41.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.2 | 992 | 10,869 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.2 | 1,024 | 11,203 | 44.4% | 44.4% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 5.9 | 979 | 11,398 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.6 | 1,206 | 13,195 | 28.6% | 40.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 5.9 | 1,031 | 14,109 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 5.9 | 1,041 | 11,935 | 44.4% | 87.5% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.2 | 1,040 | 11,311 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 3.8 | 897 | 11,676 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.1 | 1,000 | 11,360 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 2.0 | 872 | 9,510 | 28.6% | 37.5% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 1,267 | 13,085 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.7 | 954 | 11,132 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.3 | 1,026 | 12,121 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 2.1 | 889 | 9,404 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.8 | 1,214 | 11,169 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.0 | 844 | 10,357 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.9 | 826 | 10,260 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.3 | 894 | 11,897 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.0 | 1,060 | 10,554 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.0 | 1,279 | 13,121 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.3 | 1,118 | 11,951 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.0 | 1,087 | 12,634 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.9 | 1,163 | 11,669 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.7 | 864 | 11,520 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 4.9 | 946 | 11,800 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 1.9 | 804 | 9,901 | 25.0% | 28.6% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 948 | 10,030 | 42.9% | 100.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 768 | 10,368 | 0.0% | 87.5% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 826 | 8,797 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 1,086 | 13,545 | 100.0% | 44.4% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 1,010 | 11,141 | 100.0% | 12.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 983 | 11,853 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 3.8 | 836 | 9,297 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.3 | 869 | 10,161 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.5 | 1,054 | 14,842 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.5 | 1,347 | 14,818 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 2.8 | 948 | 10,592 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.3 | 898 | 12,360 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 968 | 10,970 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,087 | 11,321 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.2 | 679 | 10,244 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.2 | 1,034 | 11,158 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.6 | 1,185 | 14,482 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.9 | 981 | 12,668 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.2 | 800 | 10,328 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.4 | 651 | 10,935 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.9 | 834 | 7,876 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.0 | 560 | 8,555 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 1,289 | 12,755 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.2 | 880 | 12,210 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.2 | 755 | 9,720 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.9 | 942 | 10,955 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.9 | 798 | 8,912 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.8 | 887 | 10,836 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.3 | 927 | 11,283 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.8 | 980 | 12,112 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 1,223 | 14,338 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 1,063 | 16,022 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 737 | 8,757 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 1,037 | 10,563 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 935 | 10,644 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 1,165 | 12,369 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 1,355 | 14,107 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 1,214 | 15,564 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
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Heimerdinger vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Heimerdinger do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Heimerdinger wins the Heimerdinger vs Malzahar matchup with a 55.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 45.0%, a 10.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 40 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Heimerdinger do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Heimerdinger has the advantage against Malzahar with a 70.6% win rate versus 29.4%. Heimerdinger players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Heimerdinger do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Heimerdinger vs Malzahar matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to 43.5%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Heimerdinger vs Malzahar matchup?
Heimerdinger wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 55.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 10.0 percentage point advantage means Heimerdinger is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 40 games analyzed.
What is the best Heimerdinger build against Malzahar?
The best Heimerdinger build against Malzahar includes Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Heimerdinger runes against Malzahar?
The best Heimerdinger runes against Malzahar use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 73.3% win rate in the Heimerdinger vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Heimerdinger counter Malzahar?
Yes, Heimerdinger has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 55.0% win rate. Heimerdinger strongly counters Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Heimerdinger against Malzahar?
When playing Heimerdinger against Malzahar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.