Hweivs Malzahar
Hwei vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Hwei wins with a 63.0% win rate (+25.9%) over Malzahar based on 54 games. Hwei holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Hwei build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Hwei vs Malzahar matchup.
Hwei Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Hwei 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 Hwei vs Malzahar?
Hwei wins 62.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 54.1% and 70.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.6% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +14.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 124 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- +14.0 pts A real change since last patch
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Hwei is favored in this matchup: Hwei wins 62.9% of 124 games, and the whole 95% range (54.1–70.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 14.3 points better for Hwei than both champions' overall Mid win rates predict (48.6%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 16, within the margin of error (123 games).
- Hwei players pick Shadowflame far more often against Malzahar: 54.3% of their other Mid games, 65.3% 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 Hwei 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 Hwei'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.
Hwei vs Malzahar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Hwei vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Hwei'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: Hwei's results against Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Hwei 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)EvenHwei gold at 15: +16
- First itemEvenHwei: 11.0 min · Malzahar: 11.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesHweiHwei wins 69.4% of 49 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenHwei wins 60.9% of 69 games
What Hwei Changes Against Malzahar
Choices Hwei players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
ShadowflameItemUsually54.3%vs Malzahar65.3%+11.0 pts66.7% WR here
Health (defense)Stat shardUsually12.9%vs Malzahar6.5%−6.4 pts
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually93.8%vs Malzahar100.0%+6.2 pts62.9% WR here
Health Potion + Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessStarting itemsUsually5.2%vs Malzahar9.7%+4.5 pts- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually95.7%vs Malzahar100.0%+4.3 pts62.9% WR here
Grisly MementosRuneUsually1.7%vs Malzahar4.8%+3.2 pts
Best Hwei Build vs Malzahar
Usual Hwei build (Mid)
55.5% win rate · 247 games
Against Malzahar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 19 of 83 Hwei games against Malzahar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Hwei's standard build instead.
- Hwei usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 11.0 min (median of 95 games).
- Malzahar usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 11.3 min (median of 87 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 Hwei Runes vs Malzahar
Usual Hwei runes (Mid)
Arcane Comet
55.6% win rate · 171 games
Against Malzahar
Deathfire Touch76.9% win rate · 26 games
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Hwei matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Hwei'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 Hwei build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Hwei Matchups
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Hwei vs Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Hwei vs Malzahar?
Hwei is favored in this matchup: Hwei wins 62.9% of 124 games, and the whole 95% range (54.1–70.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Hwei's win rate against Malzahar?
Hwei wins 62.9% of 124 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.19 (95% range 54.1–70.9%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.6% would be expected.
Does Hwei counter Malzahar?
Yes. Hwei wins 62.9% of 124 games against Malzahar on patch 26.19, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Hwei or Malzahar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 16, within the margin of error (123 games).
Does Hwei outscale Malzahar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malzahar strongest against Hwei?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Malzahar is ahead of Hwei beyond the margin of error.
What should Hwei build against Malzahar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Hwei's usual Mid core: Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Blackfire Torch. The biggest change against Malzahar: Shadowflame (54.3% usually, 65.3% here).
What runes should Hwei use against Malzahar?
Deathfire Touch with Sorcery and Precision — 76.9% over 26 games against Malzahar. The biggest change against Malzahar: Health (defense) (12.9% usually, 6.5% here).