Malzahar, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
4.5%
Ban Rate
20.5%

Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol

Malzahar B TierMage
Patch
26.20
Games
5,949
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Aurelion Sol wins with a 59.3% win rate (+18.7%) over Malzahar based on 91 games. Aurelion Sol holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Malzahar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol matchup.

Malzahar Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Malzahar 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.

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Malzahar
Malzahar
41.1%
VS
Aurelion Sol
58.9%
Aurelion Sol

Who wins Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol?

Slight Aurelion Sol edgeLow confidence

Malzahar wins 41.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 31.5% and 51.4% (95% range).

Expected
49.1%
From both champions' overall Mid win rates
Matchup effect
−8.0 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
90 games
Lane: Mid
vs patch 26.19
−5.6 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Aurelion Sol, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malzahar wins 41.1% of 90 games (95% range 31.5–51.4%).
  • Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 49.1% for Malzahar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Malzahar usually wins the lane: 665 gold ahead of Aurelion Sol at 15 minutes on average (89 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Malzahar players pick Transcendence far more often against Aurelion Sol: 93.6% of their other Mid games, 98.9% 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 Malzahar and Aurelion Sol 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 Malzahar'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.

Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol Laning Stats

MalzaharAurelion Sol

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+665
Malzahar ahead
95% range +459 to +871
XP difference
+543
Malzahar ahead
95% range +356 to +730
CS difference
+19.6
Malzahar ahead
95% range +15.0 to +24.1
1.84
Kills before 15 min
1.58
1.88
Deaths before 15 min
1.81
0.61
Solo kills before 15 min
0.24
3.3%
First blood
2.2%

Whole-game averages

7.7
CS / min
6.9
877
DMG / min
833
13,177
Gold / game
12,653
69
Heal / min
122
444
DMG Mitigated / min
422
2.0
CC / min
0.7

Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol Win Rate by Game Length

Malzahar's win rate against Aurelion Sol 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
3 games
Too few games
20–25 min
14 games
40.7%
25–30 min
27 games
Too few games
30–35 min
22 games
Too few games
35+ min
24 games
Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol95% rangeMalzahar usual (Mid)

No game length stands out: Malzahar's results against Aurelion Sol in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)MalzaharMalzahar gold at 15: +665
  2. First itemMalzaharMalzahar: 10.1 min · Aurelion Sol: 11.4 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesEvenMalzahar wins 46.3% of 41 games
  5. 30+ min gamesAurelion SolMalzahar wins 34.8% of 46 games

What Malzahar Changes Against Aurelion Sol

Choices Malzahar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.

Best Malzahar Build vs Aurelion Sol

Usual Malzahar build (Mid)

66.1% win rate · 59 games

Against Aurelion Sol

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 72 Malzahar games against Aurelion Sol carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Malzahar's standard build instead.

  • Malzahar usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 10.1 min (median of 65 games).
  • Aurelion Sol usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 11.4 min (median of 42 games).
  • Skill priority: E > Q > 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 Malzahar Runes vs Aurelion Sol

Usual Malzahar runes (Mid)

Deathfire TouchDeathfire Touch
Sorcery
Manaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
Inspiration
Magical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

51.4% win rate · 893 games

Against Aurelion Sol

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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Malzahar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Malzahar'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 Malzahar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Other Malzahar Matchups

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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Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol FAQ - Patch 26.20

Who wins Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol?

Current data slightly favors Aurelion Sol, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malzahar wins 41.1% of 90 games (95% range 31.5–51.4%).

What is Malzahar's win rate against Aurelion Sol?

Malzahar wins 41.1% of 90 Mid games against Aurelion Sol on patch 26.20 (95% range 31.5–51.4%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 49.1% would be expected.

Does Malzahar counter Aurelion Sol?

Not clearly. Malzahar wins 41.1% of 90 games against Aurelion Sol, and the 95% range (31.5–51.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Malzahar or Aurelion Sol?

Malzahar usually wins the lane: 665 gold ahead of Aurelion Sol at 15 minutes on average (89 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Malzahar outscale Aurelion Sol?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Aurelion Sol strongest against Malzahar?

Aurelion Sol is measurably ahead in: 30+ min games.

What should Malzahar build against Aurelion Sol?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Malzahar's usual Mid core: Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Morellonomicon. The biggest change against Aurelion Sol: Chainlaced Crushers (2.2% usually, 6.7% here).

What runes should Malzahar use against Aurelion Sol?

Use Malzahar's usual Deathfire Touch page (Sorcery + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Aurelion Sol: Transcendence (93.6% usually, 98.9% here).