Lee Sinvs Malzahar
Lee Sin vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Malzahar wins with a 83.3% win rate (+66.7%) over Lee Sin based on 6 games. Malzahar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Lee Sin build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lee Sin vs Malzahar matchup.
Lee Sin Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lee Sin 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(16.7%)Who Wins the Lee Sin vs Malzahar Matchup?
Lee Sin vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Lee Sin vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 83.3% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 16.7%, giving Malzahar a 66.7 percentage point advantage. Malzahar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Lee Sin 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 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Malzahar has a strong advantage in this matchup. Lee Sin 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.
Lee Sin vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Lee Sin is favored during the laning phase against Malzahar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Lee Sin holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Lee Sin Build Against Malzahar
Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Lee Sin needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lee Sin against Malzahar are Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra and Axiom Arc. This combination gives Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Lee Sin33.3%Malzahar66.7%Lee Sin0.0%Malzahar100.0%Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Lee Sin. 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 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Lee Sin. 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. Lee Sin players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Lee Sin Runes Against Malzahar
Domination
Resolve
The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Lee Sin the best tools to compete against Malzahar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Lee Sin matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Lee Sin'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 Lee Sin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.05% | 239 | 0.9 | 656 | 12,551 | 50.9% | 51.2% | |
| 48.21% | 224 | 0.8 | 656 | 12,544 | 47.1% | 49.2% | |
| 48.37% | 215 | 0.9 | 671 | 12,632 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 48.58% | 212 | 0.9 | 697 | 12,352 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 57.89% | 190 | 0.8 | 621 | 12,431 | 64.1% | 52.0% | |
| 42.93% | 184 | 0.8 | 612 | 12,263 | 43.0% | 42.9% | |
| 49.37% | 158 | 0.8 | 636 | 11,935 | 47.0% | 51.1% | |
| 44.22% | 147 | 0.9 | 634 | 12,879 | 46.0% | 42.9% | |
| 48.15% | 135 | 0.9 | 633 | 11,741 | 45.5% | 50.7% | |
| 47.93% | 121 | 0.8 | 647 | 12,482 | 55.1% | 43.1% | |
| 42.20% | 109 | 0.8 | 703 | 11,845 | 48.1% | 36.8% | |
| 43.27% | 104 | 0.9 | 633 | 12,914 | 46.3% | 41.3% | |
| 47.57% | 103 | 0.9 | 635 | 12,612 | 47.7% | 47.5% | |
| 51.46% | 103 | 0.8 | 669 | 12,202 | 53.9% | 50.0% | |
| 62.77% | 94 | 0.8 | 671 | 13,092 | 69.0% | 57.7% | |
| 42.22% | 90 | 0.9 | 617 | 11,823 | 36.4% | 47.8% | |
| 42.53% | 87 | 1.2 | 625 | 12,309 | 36.4% | 46.3% | |
| 40.70% | 86 | 0.9 | 689 | 12,435 | 42.2% | 39.0% | |
| 49.41% | 85 | 0.9 | 662 | 12,491 | 48.8% | 50.0% | |
| 53.75% | 80 | 1.0 | 675 | 11,939 | 60.0% | 47.5% | |
| 40.79% | 76 | 1.0 | 623 | 11,969 | 39.5% | 42.1% | |
| 49.33% | 75 | 0.8 | 705 | 11,649 | 54.0% | 44.7% | |
| 49.32% | 73 | 1.0 | 717 | 12,909 | 55.6% | 43.2% | |
| 61.64% | 73 | 1.1 | 724 | 13,083 | 70.0% | 55.8% | |
| 41.67% | 72 | 1.2 | 623 | 11,907 | 38.7% | 43.9% | |
| 45.71% | 70 | 0.9 | 648 | 12,233 | 51.4% | 39.4% | |
| 41.43% | 70 | 0.8 | 642 | 11,662 | 43.2% | 39.4% | |
| 50.00% | 66 | 1.4 | 663 | 11,994 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 0.8 | 680 | 12,840 | 48.1% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 0.9 | 647 | 12,881 | 56.5% | 51.4% | |
| 45.76% | 59 | 0.8 | 723 | 12,131 | 61.5% | 33.3% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 0.9 | 717 | 12,082 | 53.9% | 43.8% | |
| 59.62% | 52 | 0.9 | 713 | 12,322 | 70.8% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 1.2 | 681 | 11,855 | 53.9% | 36.4% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 1.5 | 706 | 12,981 | 38.9% | 60.0% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 0.8 | 656 | 14,196 | 38.5% | 56.7% | |
| 34.15% | 41 | 1.0 | 540 | 12,736 | 40.0% | 30.8% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 2.0 | 682 | 12,851 | 50.0% | 44.0% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 0.8 | 595 | 10,743 | 61.1% | 47.4% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 0.9 | 671 | 12,038 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 0.6 | 700 | 11,944 | 55.0% | 56.3% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 0.8 | 621 | 13,343 | 38.5% | 42.9% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 0.9 | 759 | 13,464 | 58.3% | 47.6% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 1.5 | 661 | 12,344 | 68.8% | 38.5% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 0.8 | 666 | 12,008 | 53.3% | 69.2% | |
| 32.00% | 25 | 2.1 | 635 | 11,914 | 37.5% | 29.4% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 0.8 | 697 | 12,043 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 0.8 | 632 | 11,590 | 44.4% | 73.3% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.5 | 735 | 11,005 | 53.9% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 1.1 | 692 | 11,806 | 41.7% | 70.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 0.9 | 657 | 11,068 | 40.0% | 63.6% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 3.0 | 770 | 14,264 | 100.0% | 29.4% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 2.5 | 694 | 10,537 | 30.0% | 44.4% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 1.0 | 712 | 14,686 | 50.0% | 26.7% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 2.4 | 689 | 13,073 | 62.5% | 27.3% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.1 | 633 | 11,169 | 54.5% | 71.4% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 2.7 | 693 | 10,621 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 2.6 | 775 | 10,524 | 70.0% | 25.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.4 | 685 | 10,933 | 36.4% | 83.3% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.4 | 671 | 12,898 | 44.4% | 62.5% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 1.1 | 607 | 12,337 | 85.7% | 10.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 2.1 | 731 | 11,460 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 1.4 | 616 | 10,781 | 30.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.7 | 702 | 13,953 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.1 | 730 | 12,959 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.4 | 615 | 11,867 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.6 | 580 | 9,444 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.9 | 646 | 12,492 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.3 | 521 | 9,983 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.6 | 586 | 12,279 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 0.7 | 664 | 11,788 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 558 | 11,903 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.0 | 745 | 11,622 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.9 | 801 | 13,737 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.9 | 694 | 12,201 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.1 | 851 | 11,795 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.1 | 902 | 13,830 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.8 | 493 | 9,839 | 33.3% | 16.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.2 | 718 | 12,240 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.8 | 527 | 11,402 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.1 | 626 | 10,563 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.5 | 563 | 10,183 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.5 | 646 | 5,938 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.4 | 971 | 13,826 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.8 | 623 | 9,725 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.8 | 1,011 | 13,150 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.9 | 613 | 12,768 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.8 | 619 | 8,971 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.6 | 479 | 10,003 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 5.5 | 732 | 13,757 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 893 | 12,899 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.6 | 745 | 9,384 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 1,027 | 15,715 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.6 | 865 | 11,984 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.2 | 829 | 14,021 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 539 | 13,065 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 674 | 11,275 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 653 | 5,277 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 897 | 12,706 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 467 | 8,465 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 1,071 | 11,689 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 398 | 8,834 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
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Lee Sin vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Lee Sin do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Lee Sin vs Malzahar matchup with a 83.3% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 16.7%, a 66.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Lee Sin do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Lee Sin vs Malzahar matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Lee Sin vs Malzahar matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Lee Sin with a 83.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 66.7 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.
What is the best Lee Sin build against Malzahar?
The best Lee Sin build against Malzahar includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc with Immortal Path. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Lee Sin runes against Malzahar?
The best Lee Sin runes against Malzahar use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Lee Sin vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Lee Sin counter Malzahar?
No, Lee Sin struggles against Malzahar with only a 16.7% win rate. Malzahar has the advantage in this matchup. Lee Sin players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malzahar's lead.
How do I play Lee Sin against Malzahar?
When playing Lee Sin 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.