Hweivs Malzahar
Hwei vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Hwei wins with a 56.9% win rate (+13.8%) over Malzahar based on 116 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 the Hwei vs Malzahar Matchup?
Hwei vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Hwei vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 116 recent matches analyzed, Hwei wins with a 56.9% win rate compared to Malzahar's 43.1%, giving Hwei a 13.8 percentage point advantage. Hwei dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Malzahar 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 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Hwei 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.
Hwei vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Hwei, 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 Hwei Build Against Malzahar
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Hwei needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Hwei against Malzahar are Liandry's Torment, Rabadon's Deathcap and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Hwei an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% 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 Hwei vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Hwei56.3%
Malzahar43.8%Hwei57.4%Malzahar42.6%Hwei dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.3% win rate — a 12.5 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Hwei can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Hwei is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.4% win rate — 14.7 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Hwei, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Hwei holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Malzahar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Hwei Runes Against Malzahar
Sorcery
Precision
Running Sorcery primary with Precision secondary allows Hwei to press their advantage against Malzahar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Hwei matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.47% | 158 | 6.6 | 928 | 11,277 | 48.5% | 46.7% | |
| 56.90% | 116 | 6.6 | 1,016 | 12,036 | 56.3% | 57.4% | |
| 45.71% | 105 | 6.4 | 965 | 11,894 | 56.1% | 39.1% | |
| 54.90% | 102 | 5.4 | 816 | 11,196 | 57.1% | 52.8% | |
| 43.00% | 100 | 6.0 | 839 | 11,002 | 42.9% | 43.1% | |
| 57.14% | 98 | 6.5 | 1,069 | 12,830 | 55.9% | 57.8% | |
| 42.86% | 91 | 6.2 | 872 | 11,591 | 40.0% | 45.1% | |
| 54.44% | 90 | 6.7 | 1,001 | 12,240 | 54.3% | 54.5% | |
| 47.67% | 86 | 6.5 | 1,033 | 12,399 | 37.5% | 53.7% | |
| 46.91% | 81 | 6.4 | 984 | 11,587 | 43.6% | 50.0% | |
| 40.28% | 72 | 6.3 | 892 | 11,652 | 45.2% | 36.6% | |
| 42.42% | 66 | 6.6 | 981 | 13,500 | 73.7% | 29.8% | |
| 32.81% | 64 | 6.3 | 824 | 10,449 | 31.0% | 34.3% | |
| 50.00% | 64 | 6.4 | 972 | 11,273 | 47.8% | 51.2% | |
| 53.45% | 58 | 6.1 | 812 | 11,147 | 59.1% | 50.0% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 6.3 | 1,127 | 10,982 | 53.6% | 50.0% | |
| 45.61% | 57 | 6.3 | 1,022 | 10,809 | 41.9% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 55 | 6.3 | 990 | 12,041 | 66.7% | 55.9% | |
| 40.74% | 54 | 6.3 | 868 | 11,129 | 40.0% | 41.4% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 6.5 | 975 | 12,324 | 57.1% | 42.4% | |
| 43.40% | 53 | 5.1 | 865 | 10,520 | 39.1% | 46.7% | |
| 44.00% | 50 | 6.7 | 958 | 10,901 | 44.0% | 44.0% | |
| 39.58% | 48 | 6.5 | 1,098 | 11,923 | 46.1% | 37.1% | |
| 58.70% | 46 | 6.9 | 1,054 | 12,070 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 33.33% | 45 | 6.2 | 931 | 10,980 | 27.8% | 37.0% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 6.6 | 921 | 13,310 | 60.0% | 48.0% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 6.4 | 977 | 12,479 | 41.2% | 53.9% | |
| 37.21% | 43 | 6.5 | 944 | 13,095 | 19.1% | 54.5% | |
| 43.90% | 41 | 6.6 | 857 | 10,653 | 57.9% | 31.8% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 6.4 | 954 | 11,527 | 53.3% | 46.1% | |
| 35.00% | 40 | 5.8 | 932 | 10,466 | 22.2% | 45.5% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 6.6 | 1,020 | 11,188 | 57.9% | 61.9% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 6.7 | 1,016 | 11,935 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 6.6 | 878 | 10,830 | 47.4% | 38.9% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 7.0 | 1,074 | 13,446 | 53.3% | 63.6% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 2.9 | 829 | 10,095 | 69.2% | 47.8% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.6 | 1,009 | 11,188 | 57.1% | 47.6% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 6.6 | 1,159 | 11,874 | 31.6% | 60.0% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 6.5 | 1,096 | 13,178 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 4.1 | 911 | 11,134 | 40.0% | 65.2% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 4.6 | 910 | 11,702 | 85.7% | 34.6% | |
| 65.63% | 32 | 6.7 | 1,006 | 11,542 | 70.6% | 60.0% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.3 | 936 | 12,112 | 62.5% | 47.8% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.8 | 953 | 11,886 | 46.7% | 60.0% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.3 | 899 | 10,728 | 38.5% | 70.6% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.9 | 903 | 10,829 | 38.5% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 3.6 | 808 | 10,657 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 6.3 | 915 | 12,415 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 7.2 | 1,163 | 12,467 | 70.0% | 42.9% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.4 | 921 | 12,438 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 7.2 | 890 | 12,291 | 61.5% | 44.4% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 2.0 | 842 | 9,650 | 78.6% | 25.0% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 1.8 | 726 | 9,379 | 36.4% | 45.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 2.4 | 922 | 10,833 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 4.5 | 1,053 | 11,577 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 6.5 | 928 | 11,439 | 57.1% | 85.7% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 6.5 | 934 | 12,569 | 55.6% | 36.4% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 7.3 | 1,023 | 12,579 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.5 | 829 | 11,211 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 5.8 | 917 | 11,040 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.1 | 870 | 11,952 | 25.0% | 44.4% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 6.8 | 1,068 | 12,374 | 60.0% | 27.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.7 | 797 | 11,178 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 2.6 | 863 | 10,979 | 40.0% | 30.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.0 | 1,001 | 10,739 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.9 | 995 | 12,445 | 62.5% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.2 | 921 | 11,314 | 60.0% | 55.6% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 2.2 | 728 | 9,682 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 7.4 | 1,078 | 14,789 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.4 | 963 | 14,676 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 2.7 | 791 | 9,880 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 7.1 | 1,096 | 13,142 | 80.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.8 | 774 | 9,372 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 6.4 | 1,185 | 13,278 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.8 | 927 | 11,100 | 28.6% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.0 | 943 | 12,303 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.8 | 856 | 13,224 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.6 | 1,005 | 13,529 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 1,119 | 9,994 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 1,003 | 12,874 | 100.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.5 | 1,062 | 13,173 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 3.2 | 872 | 10,539 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 2.6 | 679 | 10,854 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.2 | 923 | 14,340 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.8 | 769 | 8,646 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 1,115 | 13,556 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.1 | 576 | 7,869 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.2 | 915 | 11,326 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.6 | 930 | 9,182 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 3.2 | 1,048 | 10,557 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 8.1 | 975 | 14,006 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.5 | 636 | 7,993 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.1 | 936 | 9,583 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.9 | 826 | 7,816 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.9 | 871 | 11,393 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 1,063 | 13,645 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.6 | 824 | 10,471 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.3 | 835 | 10,621 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.3 | 1,077 | 12,914 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.7 | 1,018 | 13,335 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.7 | 969 | 9,767 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 5.3 | 873 | 9,981 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,133 | 13,546 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.3 | 720 | 9,159 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.2 | 717 | 8,787 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 2.3 | 662 | 11,767 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.5 | 964 | 14,148 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,155 | 14,903 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.7 | 1,013 | 8,468 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 3.3 | 795 | 10,290 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,011 | 11,687 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 1,331 | 13,578 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 883 | 11,860 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 907 | 10,653 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 858 | 12,456 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 646 | 9,754 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 890 | 10,508 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
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Hwei vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Hwei do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Hwei wins the Hwei vs Malzahar matchup with a 56.9% win rate compared to Malzahar's 43.1%, a 13.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 116 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Hwei do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Hwei has the advantage against Malzahar with a 56.3% win rate versus 43.8%. Hwei players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Hwei do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Hwei takes over the Hwei vs Malzahar matchup with a 57.4% win rate compared to 42.6%. Hwei scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Hwei vs Malzahar matchup?
Hwei wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 56.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 13.8 percentage point advantage means Hwei is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 116 games analyzed.
What is the best Hwei build against Malzahar?
The best Hwei build against Malzahar includes Liandry's Torment, Rabadon's Deathcap, Blackfire Torch with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Hwei runes against Malzahar?
The best Hwei runes against Malzahar use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 72.7% win rate in the Hwei vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Hwei counter Malzahar?
Yes, Hwei has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 56.9% win rate. Hwei strongly counters Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Hwei against Malzahar?
When playing Hwei 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.