Lissandravs Malzahar
Lissandra vs Malzahar is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Lissandra wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Malzahar based on 98 games. Malzahar wins the early laning phase while Lissandra scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Lissandra build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lissandra vs Malzahar matchup.
Lissandra Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lissandra 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 Lissandra vs Malzahar Matchup?
Lissandra vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Lissandra vs Malzahar matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 98 recent matches analyzed, Lissandra wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 50.0%, giving Lissandra a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malzahar controls the early laning stage, but Lissandra outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malzahar needs to press advantages before Lissandra reaches their power spikes, while Lissandra should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malzahar leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lissandra 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.
Lissandra vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Lissandra, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Lissandra Build Against Malzahar
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Lissandra needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lissandra against Malzahar are Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt and Malignance. This combination gives Lissandra 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 Lissandra vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Lissandra45.0%
Malzahar55.0%Lissandra53.5%Malzahar46.5%Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.0% win rate — a 10.0 percentage point lead over Lissandra. This lopsided early game means Malzahar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Lissandra is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.5% win rate — 6.9 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Lissandra, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Malzahar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Lissandra reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Lissandra 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 Lissandra Runes Against Malzahar
Sorcery
Domination
The Sorcery primary with Domination secondary combination helps Lissandra maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Malzahar.
Lissandra matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Lissandra'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 Lissandra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58.02% | 131 | 6.8 | 858 | 11,863 | 55.0% | 60.6% | |
| 61.60% | 125 | 6.7 | 918 | 12,362 | 68.6% | 56.8% | |
| 54.47% | 123 | 6.9 | 881 | 12,083 | 53.1% | 55.4% | |
| 54.95% | 111 | 6.8 | 748 | 11,410 | 55.8% | 54.2% | |
| 51.52% | 99 | 6.6 | 840 | 11,784 | 53.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 98 | 6.9 | 857 | 12,178 | 45.0% | 53.5% | |
| 55.56% | 81 | 6.9 | 928 | 11,721 | 60.5% | 51.2% | |
| 44.74% | 76 | 6.8 | 781 | 11,748 | 44.1% | 45.2% | |
| 57.53% | 73 | 6.7 | 859 | 11,061 | 61.5% | 52.9% | |
| 52.86% | 70 | 6.4 | 874 | 11,108 | 54.3% | 51.4% | |
| 48.53% | 68 | 7.0 | 908 | 11,107 | 55.0% | 39.3% | |
| 53.73% | 67 | 6.1 | 780 | 10,946 | 53.1% | 54.3% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 6.7 | 781 | 12,354 | 53.9% | 43.8% | |
| 41.07% | 56 | 6.7 | 742 | 10,624 | 36.7% | 46.1% | |
| 58.93% | 56 | 6.5 | 732 | 10,320 | 60.6% | 56.5% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 6.4 | 888 | 11,715 | 51.9% | 55.6% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 6.8 | 881 | 12,084 | 68.2% | 38.5% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 6.3 | 843 | 11,460 | 55.6% | 55.2% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 6.8 | 834 | 12,587 | 50.0% | 51.9% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 6.4 | 825 | 10,764 | 35.0% | 52.6% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 6.5 | 773 | 10,883 | 41.2% | 50.0% | |
| 39.47% | 38 | 6.6 | 802 | 12,139 | 37.5% | 40.9% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 6.3 | 742 | 10,618 | 42.1% | 72.2% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 6.8 | 787 | 12,416 | 58.8% | 55.0% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 6.8 | 808 | 11,535 | 76.9% | 45.8% | |
| 32.43% | 37 | 7.0 | 804 | 10,611 | 29.4% | 35.0% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 7.0 | 838 | 12,680 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 33 | 6.9 | 923 | 11,151 | 31.3% | 35.3% | |
| 66.67% | 30 | 6.7 | 844 | 12,080 | 75.0% | 61.1% | |
| 65.52% | 29 | 6.9 | 865 | 11,467 | 70.6% | 58.3% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.7 | 858 | 11,891 | 33.3% | 63.2% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 7.1 | 938 | 11,181 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 6.4 | 701 | 11,947 | 44.4% | 33.3% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 7.3 | 822 | 12,590 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.0 | 764 | 11,844 | 54.5% | 45.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.6 | 1,014 | 13,020 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 31.82% | 22 | 6.7 | 684 | 10,845 | 22.2% | 38.5% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.8 | 746 | 11,900 | 44.4% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 5.7 | 823 | 10,465 | 54.5% | 60.0% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 6.9 | 805 | 10,707 | 75.0% | 72.7% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.9 | 854 | 12,583 | 75.0% | 45.5% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 7.4 | 887 | 13,065 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 7.2 | 948 | 12,878 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.5 | 1,066 | 12,413 | 42.9% | 70.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.2 | 686 | 11,075 | 72.7% | 40.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.8 | 923 | 12,014 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.9 | 842 | 13,080 | 100.0% | 54.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.1 | 908 | 13,432 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 4.2 | 549 | 10,943 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.7 | 792 | 11,678 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.0 | 1,089 | 11,130 | 70.0% | 25.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.6 | 934 | 11,375 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.5 | 1,054 | 12,449 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.0 | 906 | 12,081 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.5 | 904 | 12,094 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.6 | 825 | 11,487 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 741 | 8,702 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 944 | 11,751 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.2 | 1,136 | 13,233 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 899 | 14,633 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 811 | 12,079 | 0.0% | 87.5% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.2 | 814 | 11,096 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.8 | 855 | 11,754 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.5 | 782 | 12,160 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 2.5 | 518 | 9,783 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 7.7 | 1,153 | 11,498 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.4 | 828 | 13,449 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.3 | 842 | 11,223 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 7 | 8.2 | 832 | 9,161 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.9 | 868 | 10,355 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.4 | 855 | 9,995 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.0 | 805 | 13,441 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.4 | 692 | 10,473 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 865 | 9,250 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 842 | 12,749 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 819 | 9,894 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 717 | 11,882 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 938 | 14,827 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 554 | 11,123 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 766 | 11,909 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 549 | 8,214 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 695 | 12,683 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 431 | 8,353 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 1,170 | 14,036 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 965 | 14,423 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,241 | 16,644 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 887 | 12,126 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 747 | 10,447 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 747 | 9,350 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
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Lissandra vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Lissandra do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Lissandra wins the Lissandra 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 98 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Lissandra do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Lissandra with a 55.0% win rate versus 45.0%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Lissandra do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Lissandra takes over the Lissandra vs Malzahar matchup with a 53.5% win rate compared to 46.5%. Lissandra scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Lissandra vs Malzahar matchup?
Lissandra wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Lissandra is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 98 games analyzed.
What is the best Lissandra build against Malzahar?
The best Lissandra build against Malzahar includes Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt, Malignance 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 Lissandra runes against Malzahar?
The best Lissandra runes against Malzahar use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 56.5% win rate in the Lissandra vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Lissandra counter Malzahar?
Yes, Lissandra has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 50.0% win rate. Lissandra slightly edges out Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Lissandra against Malzahar?
When playing Lissandra 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.