Malzaharvs Brand
Malzahar vs Brand is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Malzahar wins with a 55.2% win rate (+10.4%) over Brand based on 67 games. Malzahar 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 Brand 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.
Brand(55.2%)Who Wins the Malzahar vs Brand Matchup?
Malzahar vs Brand Matchup Summary
The Malzahar vs Brand matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 67 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 55.2% win rate compared to Brand's 44.8%, giving Malzahar a 10.4 percentage point advantage. Malzahar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Brand 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 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Malzahar players can confidently pick into Brand and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Brand away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Malzahar vs Brand Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Brand, 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 Malzahar Build Against Brand
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Brand, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Brand are Liandry's Torment, Malignance and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Malzahar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 71.4% win rate across 7 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Brand. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Brand matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Malzahar51.7%Brand48.3%Malzahar57.9%Brand42.1%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Malzahar has a meaningful 51.7% win rate, outperforming Brand by 3.4 percentage points. Malzahar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Malzahar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.9% win rate — 15.8 points above Brand. 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. Brand players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Malzahar Runes Against Brand
Sorcery
Inspiration
Running Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary allows Malzahar to press their advantage against Brand, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Malzahar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.87% | 244 | 7.6 | 884 | 12,884 | 46.3% | 57.0% | |
| 61.31% | 199 | 7.4 | 928 | 12,262 | 56.2% | 65.5% | |
| 54.07% | 172 | 7.7 | 876 | 12,747 | 54.3% | 53.9% | |
| 55.56% | 162 | 7.5 | 762 | 12,800 | 61.7% | 52.0% | |
| 42.41% | 158 | 7.6 | 800 | 12,276 | 43.1% | 41.9% | |
| 52.90% | 138 | 7.5 | 877 | 12,424 | 46.7% | 57.7% | |
| 42.65% | 136 | 7.5 | 818 | 12,846 | 44.0% | 41.9% | |
| 52.99% | 134 | 7.6 | 914 | 12,342 | 47.3% | 57.0% | |
| 57.98% | 119 | 7.3 | 945 | 13,246 | 59.0% | 57.5% | |
| 55.08% | 118 | 7.5 | 778 | 12,341 | 52.0% | 57.4% | |
| 42.73% | 110 | 7.4 | 832 | 12,110 | 41.7% | 43.5% | |
| 54.13% | 109 | 7.7 | 918 | 13,227 | 55.6% | 53.4% | |
| 50.46% | 109 | 7.5 | 798 | 11,130 | 46.5% | 54.9% | |
| 53.70% | 108 | 7.6 | 859 | 12,057 | 54.4% | 53.2% | |
| 51.16% | 86 | 7.9 | 901 | 12,590 | 54.5% | 47.6% | |
| 50.59% | 85 | 7.5 | 888 | 11,380 | 45.5% | 56.1% | |
| 48.78% | 82 | 7.4 | 798 | 12,267 | 53.9% | 44.2% | |
| 58.54% | 82 | 7.8 | 789 | 11,423 | 63.0% | 52.8% | |
| 48.15% | 81 | 7.5 | 772 | 11,887 | 48.7% | 47.6% | |
| 49.38% | 81 | 7.7 | 823 | 12,330 | 60.0% | 43.1% | |
| 48.10% | 79 | 7.5 | 814 | 12,635 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 48.10% | 79 | 7.5 | 832 | 12,883 | 36.7% | 55.1% | |
| 58.33% | 72 | 7.5 | 833 | 11,504 | 66.7% | 48.5% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 7.2 | 877 | 12,765 | 64.3% | 37.2% | |
| 49.30% | 71 | 7.8 | 822 | 11,963 | 47.4% | 51.5% | |
| 62.69% | 67 | 7.6 | 877 | 12,774 | 62.1% | 63.2% | |
| 55.22% | 67 | 7.5 | 849 | 12,310 | 51.7% | 57.9% | |
| 52.31% | 65 | 7.4 | 838 | 12,023 | 59.4% | 45.5% | |
| 54.69% | 64 | 7.6 | 921 | 12,894 | 65.6% | 43.8% | |
| 50.79% | 63 | 7.5 | 865 | 11,687 | 51.7% | 50.0% | |
| 58.06% | 62 | 7.8 | 965 | 12,864 | 58.1% | 58.1% | |
| 57.63% | 59 | 8.1 | 963 | 12,386 | 65.4% | 51.5% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 7.5 | 1,159 | 12,856 | 42.1% | 43.3% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 7.2 | 857 | 11,379 | 53.6% | 45.0% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 7.8 | 1,056 | 12,946 | 60.0% | 53.1% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 7.3 | 818 | 12,047 | 52.4% | 48.0% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 7.8 | 899 | 11,656 | 73.7% | 26.9% | |
| 38.10% | 42 | 7.6 | 759 | 12,661 | 43.8% | 34.6% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 7.9 | 742 | 11,388 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 7.7 | 904 | 13,246 | 58.3% | 52.0% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 7.7 | 879 | 13,003 | 58.8% | 52.6% | |
| 68.57% | 35 | 7.6 | 963 | 13,774 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 7.1 | 817 | 11,369 | 52.6% | 43.8% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 8.0 | 807 | 12,633 | 83.3% | 43.8% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 7.7 | 825 | 11,470 | 41.7% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 7.4 | 904 | 12,440 | 37.5% | 41.2% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 7.7 | 978 | 13,210 | 75.0% | 41.7% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 7.3 | 958 | 12,541 | 28.6% | 43.8% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 7.5 | 938 | 13,755 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.4 | 917 | 13,343 | 85.7% | 46.7% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.2 | 946 | 14,429 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 7.7 | 1,056 | 14,400 | 80.0% | 47.1% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 8.4 | 1,020 | 10,765 | 70.0% | 45.5% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 7.9 | 810 | 12,900 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.7 | 928 | 13,337 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 7.5 | 751 | 11,787 | 40.0% | 87.5% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 7.5 | 925 | 11,508 | 45.5% | 16.7% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 7.3 | 906 | 12,763 | 60.0% | 58.3% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.7 | 786 | 12,719 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 8.2 | 1,055 | 13,026 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.0 | 876 | 12,934 | 25.0% | 45.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 8.0 | 759 | 12,251 | 57.1% | 12.5% | |
| 86.67% | 15 | 7.6 | 832 | 13,786 | 100.0% | 81.8% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.6 | 933 | 13,403 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.4 | 923 | 13,592 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 8.0 | 911 | 14,043 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.4 | 767 | 10,467 | 55.6% | 25.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 7.5 | 960 | 12,549 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.9 | 638 | 12,680 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.9 | 789 | 11,323 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 849 | 11,950 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 8.0 | 750 | 11,784 | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 1,006 | 10,627 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 779 | 14,515 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 847 | 14,002 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 911 | 12,647 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 7.0 | 1,110 | 13,170 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.6 | 843 | 12,223 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 8.0 | 787 | 12,215 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.9 | 769 | 15,314 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.8 | 958 | 14,335 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.2 | 591 | 10,149 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.7 | 816 | 10,783 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.4 | 859 | 14,903 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 745 | 10,338 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 7 | 8.4 | 976 | 13,684 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.9 | 911 | 16,147 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 7.4 | 782 | 11,675 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.8 | 800 | 12,732 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 3.1 | 622 | 9,628 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 9.2 | 826 | 11,226 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.2 | 722 | 14,220 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 8.0 | 750 | 9,581 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 8.7 | 1,191 | 16,508 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.7 | 988 | 12,609 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 7.3 | 611 | 9,853 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 633 | 12,201 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.8 | 960 | 11,892 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 874 | 12,864 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 640 | 8,401 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 8.1 | 785 | 13,053 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Malzahar vs Brand - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Malzahar do against Brand in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Malzahar vs Brand matchup with a 55.2% win rate compared to Brand's 44.8%, a 10.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 67 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Malzahar do against Brand in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Brand with a 51.7% win rate versus 48.3%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Malzahar do against Brand in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Malzahar vs Brand matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to 42.1%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Malzahar vs Brand matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Brand with a 55.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 10.4 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 67 games analyzed.
What is the best Malzahar build against Brand?
The best Malzahar build against Brand includes Liandry's Torment, Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 71.4% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Malzahar runes against Brand?
The best Malzahar runes against Brand use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 55.6% win rate in the Malzahar vs Brand matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Malzahar counter Brand?
Yes, Malzahar has a favorable matchup against Brand with a 55.2% win rate. Malzahar strongly counters Brand in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Malzahar against Brand?
When playing Malzahar against Brand, 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.