Ireliavs Malzahar
Irelia vs Malzahar is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Irelia wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Malzahar based on 46 games. Malzahar wins the early laning phase while Irelia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Irelia build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Irelia vs Malzahar matchup.
Irelia Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Irelia 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.
Malzahar(50.0%)Who Wins the Irelia vs Malzahar Matchup?
Irelia vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Irelia vs Malzahar matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 46 recent matches analyzed, Irelia wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 50.0%, giving Irelia a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malzahar controls the early laning stage, but Irelia outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malzahar needs to press advantages before Irelia reaches their power spikes, while Irelia should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malzahar leads by 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Irelia has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Malzahar's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Irelia vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Irelia is favored during the laning phase against Malzahar, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Irelia holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Irelia Build Against Malzahar
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Irelia needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Irelia against Malzahar are Hullbreaker, Blade of The Ruined King and Wit's End. This combination gives Irelia an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 6 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 Irelia vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Irelia47.6%Malzahar52.4%Irelia52.0%Malzahar48.0%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Malzahar has a meaningful 52.4% win rate, outperforming Irelia by 4.8 percentage points. Malzahar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Irelia takes over with a 52.0% win rate, leading Malzahar by 4.0 percentage points. Irelia scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Malzahar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Irelia reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Irelia 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 Irelia Runes Against Malzahar
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Irelia maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Malzahar.
Irelia matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Irelia'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 Irelia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.24% | 121 | 7.9 | 848 | 12,871 | 43.3% | 61.1% | |
| 57.95% | 88 | 7.6 | 839 | 13,496 | 62.2% | 53.5% | |
| 44.58% | 83 | 7.1 | 835 | 12,923 | 50.0% | 40.4% | |
| 63.29% | 79 | 7.9 | 944 | 13,173 | 63.6% | 62.9% | |
| 55.41% | 74 | 7.8 | 820 | 12,379 | 58.1% | 51.6% | |
| 41.67% | 72 | 7.6 | 780 | 12,915 | 36.7% | 45.2% | |
| 52.94% | 68 | 7.2 | 802 | 11,829 | 55.8% | 48.0% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 7.8 | 972 | 14,555 | 42.3% | 58.8% | |
| 40.68% | 59 | 7.5 | 696 | 12,539 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 44.83% | 58 | 7.6 | 883 | 13,909 | 42.3% | 46.9% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 7.6 | 748 | 12,102 | 48.3% | 44.0% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 7.5 | 925 | 13,045 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 49 | 7.8 | 845 | 13,708 | 74.1% | 36.4% | |
| 41.67% | 48 | 7.8 | 879 | 12,543 | 38.5% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 7.7 | 831 | 13,557 | 47.6% | 52.0% | |
| 61.36% | 44 | 7.9 | 850 | 12,426 | 65.2% | 57.1% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 7.4 | 754 | 12,736 | 61.9% | 21.7% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 8.0 | 859 | 15,358 | 57.9% | 58.3% | |
| 56.10% | 41 | 8.0 | 1,125 | 13,737 | 61.1% | 52.2% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 7.7 | 794 | 12,192 | 42.9% | 42.1% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 7.7 | 949 | 14,022 | 59.1% | 44.4% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 7.9 | 1,053 | 13,506 | 45.0% | 65.0% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 7.4 | 834 | 14,296 | 68.8% | 47.8% | |
| 64.86% | 37 | 7.8 | 867 | 13,085 | 60.0% | 70.6% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 7.9 | 791 | 12,714 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 7.6 | 1,056 | 13,590 | 62.5% | 42.1% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 7.3 | 813 | 13,664 | 20.0% | 52.0% | |
| 37.14% | 35 | 7.1 | 829 | 12,292 | 47.4% | 25.0% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 7.5 | 859 | 13,657 | 46.7% | 50.0% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 7.6 | 788 | 12,069 | 64.7% | 58.8% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 7.9 | 824 | 13,687 | 61.5% | 52.6% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 7.4 | 859 | 13,145 | 58.8% | 46.7% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 7.6 | 850 | 13,457 | 72.2% | 50.0% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 7.5 | 745 | 12,104 | 68.8% | 50.0% | |
| 65.63% | 32 | 8.3 | 1,319 | 13,741 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 7.7 | 778 | 13,448 | 50.0% | 57.9% | |
| 33.33% | 30 | 7.2 | 664 | 12,458 | 50.0% | 18.8% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 7.7 | 830 | 12,516 | 63.2% | 36.4% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 8.4 | 853 | 14,224 | 58.3% | 29.4% | |
| 68.97% | 29 | 8.3 | 990 | 13,630 | 73.3% | 64.3% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 7.3 | 927 | 14,171 | 54.5% | 52.9% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 7.7 | 920 | 13,026 | 46.7% | 46.1% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 7.7 | 820 | 12,792 | 58.3% | 37.5% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 7.0 | 809 | 13,678 | 36.4% | 43.8% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 6.7 | 819 | 11,788 | 64.7% | 60.0% | |
| 70.37% | 27 | 7.9 | 986 | 13,913 | 66.7% | 73.3% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 7.6 | 947 | 13,627 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 7.8 | 863 | 13,951 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 7.9 | 884 | 12,787 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 7.4 | 805 | 13,096 | 36.4% | 42.9% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 7.8 | 1,047 | 12,488 | 40.0% | 55.6% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 7.3 | 913 | 13,243 | 76.9% | 36.4% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 8.1 | 797 | 13,005 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 30.43% | 23 | 7.9 | 999 | 12,681 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.9 | 763 | 12,952 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 7.3 | 1,028 | 15,636 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 8.1 | 954 | 14,204 | 90.0% | 33.3% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 7.9 | 873 | 13,343 | 81.8% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 7.1 | 802 | 13,358 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 21 | 7.6 | 915 | 13,562 | 42.9% | 21.4% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.7 | 882 | 13,093 | 72.7% | 20.0% | |
| 20.00% | 20 | 7.4 | 753 | 10,699 | 15.4% | 28.6% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 8.3 | 963 | 13,412 | 72.7% | 37.5% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 7.7 | 785 | 11,568 | 27.3% | 50.0% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 7.5 | 734 | 12,777 | 25.0% | 45.5% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 7.1 | 829 | 12,804 | 22.2% | 60.0% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 7.3 | 1,008 | 16,532 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 8.0 | 846 | 14,285 | 84.6% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.9 | 1,067 | 11,260 | 44.4% | 44.4% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 7.0 | 773 | 11,990 | 71.4% | 54.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.5 | 849 | 12,647 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 7.5 | 775 | 10,793 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.8 | 815 | 11,408 | 62.5% | 25.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 8.0 | 934 | 13,863 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 7.8 | 982 | 14,024 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.5 | 817 | 13,363 | 85.7% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 6.9 | 743 | 12,197 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.6 | 887 | 13,969 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 8.2 | 869 | 14,978 | 57.1% | 62.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 8.1 | 1,020 | 12,920 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.2 | 879 | 12,594 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 8.2 | 907 | 13,570 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 7.7 | 1,067 | 15,590 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 7.2 | 756 | 13,168 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.9 | 1,003 | 14,088 | 37.5% | 75.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 7.8 | 949 | 12,685 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 8.0 | 944 | 12,331 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.3 | 932 | 14,093 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 8.0 | 864 | 13,825 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.7 | 951 | 13,721 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 523 | 11,352 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.3 | 658 | 11,606 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.4 | 838 | 12,639 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 808 | 12,824 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.6 | 980 | 15,987 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.3 | 748 | 10,244 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.9 | 919 | 16,456 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.4 | 993 | 10,309 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 7.8 | 1,185 | 15,622 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.8 | 952 | 15,350 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 8.6 | 1,406 | 18,813 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 8.3 | 705 | 11,391 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 816 | 13,492 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 1,033 | 15,155 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 8.5 | 930 | 13,750 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 855 | 13,360 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
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Irelia vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Irelia do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Irelia wins the Irelia vs Malzahar matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 46 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Irelia do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Irelia with a 52.4% win rate versus 47.6%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Irelia do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Irelia takes over the Irelia vs Malzahar matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to 48.0%. Irelia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Irelia vs Malzahar matchup?
Irelia wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Irelia is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 46 games analyzed.
What is the best Irelia build against Malzahar?
The best Irelia build against Malzahar includes Hullbreaker, Blade of The Ruined King, Wit's End with Chainlaced Crushers. 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 Irelia runes against Malzahar?
The best Irelia runes against Malzahar use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 80.0% win rate in the Irelia vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Irelia counter Malzahar?
Yes, Irelia has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 50.0% win rate. Irelia slightly edges out Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Irelia against Malzahar?
When playing Irelia against Malzahar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Malzahar. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.