Malzaharvs Brand
Malzahar vs Brand is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Malzahar wins with a 52.1% win rate (+4.2%) over Brand based on 48 games. Brand wins the early laning phase while Malzahar scales better into the 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.
Who Wins the Malzahar vs Brand Matchup?
Malzahar vs Brand Matchup Summary
The Malzahar vs Brand matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 48 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 52.1% win rate compared to Brand's 47.9%, giving Malzahar a 4.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Brand controls the early laning stage, but Malzahar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Brand needs to press advantages before Malzahar reaches their power spikes, while Malzahar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malzahar leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Malzahar has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Brand'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.
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
Sorcerer'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, Shadowflame 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 100.0% win rate across 4 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
Malzahar45.0%
Brand55.0%Malzahar57.1%Brand42.9%Brand dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.0% win rate — a 10.0 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Brand 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 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Brand. Extended games heavily favor Malzahar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Brand must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Malzahar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Malzahar 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 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 26.14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.74% | 227 | 7.4 | 914 | 12,347 | 48.8% | 56.6% | |
| 48.40% | 219 | 7.1 | 899 | 12,186 | 48.8% | 48.2% | |
| 52.40% | 208 | 7.5 | 857 | 12,135 | 43.4% | 58.4% | |
| 51.69% | 207 | 7.6 | 906 | 12,625 | 51.3% | 51.9% | |
| 55.33% | 150 | 7.3 | 979 | 12,515 | 58.9% | 53.2% | |
| 49.30% | 142 | 7.1 | 804 | 11,608 | 47.2% | 50.6% | |
| 53.24% | 139 | 7.2 | 805 | 11,795 | 49.0% | 55.7% | |
| 60.32% | 126 | 7.4 | 845 | 12,649 | 59.0% | 60.9% | |
| 47.54% | 122 | 7.4 | 898 | 11,962 | 60.9% | 39.5% | |
| 48.31% | 118 | 7.5 | 818 | 12,097 | 40.9% | 52.7% | |
| 57.76% | 116 | 7.2 | 933 | 12,396 | 58.5% | 57.3% | |
| 56.88% | 109 | 7.3 | 855 | 11,374 | 55.6% | 57.8% | |
| 43.56% | 101 | 7.2 | 789 | 12,037 | 34.4% | 47.8% | |
| 52.53% | 99 | 7.4 | 862 | 11,668 | 47.4% | 55.7% | |
| 57.45% | 94 | 7.3 | 886 | 12,835 | 63.3% | 54.7% | |
| 61.96% | 92 | 7.4 | 875 | 11,328 | 56.8% | 65.5% | |
| 56.18% | 89 | 7.3 | 828 | 11,780 | 48.6% | 61.5% | |
| 52.81% | 89 | 7.5 | 1,035 | 12,692 | 51.7% | 53.3% | |
| 61.63% | 86 | 7.6 | 804 | 10,961 | 60.9% | 62.5% | |
| 53.25% | 77 | 8.0 | 860 | 10,610 | 63.9% | 43.9% | |
| 61.64% | 73 | 7.2 | 872 | 12,393 | 53.6% | 66.7% | |
| 52.78% | 72 | 7.4 | 809 | 11,577 | 48.0% | 55.3% | |
| 43.66% | 71 | 7.6 | 950 | 12,463 | 30.0% | 53.7% | |
| 57.14% | 70 | 7.0 | 925 | 11,573 | 53.3% | 60.0% | |
| 44.93% | 69 | 7.5 | 856 | 12,881 | 46.4% | 43.9% | |
| 44.78% | 67 | 7.1 | 883 | 11,845 | 60.9% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 66 | 7.6 | 803 | 12,708 | 52.2% | 48.8% | |
| 45.00% | 60 | 7.5 | 903 | 13,028 | 63.6% | 34.2% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 7.4 | 862 | 12,575 | 50.0% | 47.5% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 7.3 | 841 | 13,163 | 60.0% | 54.0% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 7.2 | 820 | 10,976 | 45.0% | 53.3% | |
| 62.50% | 48 | 7.9 | 871 | 12,927 | 57.9% | 65.5% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 6.7 | 815 | 10,600 | 45.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 7.6 | 863 | 10,888 | 61.9% | 47.8% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 7.2 | 886 | 12,009 | 73.3% | 48.3% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 7.3 | 919 | 12,839 | 46.1% | 63.3% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 7.4 | 901 | 10,507 | 55.6% | 55.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 7.8 | 943 | 12,590 | 75.0% | 43.5% | |
| 33.33% | 33 | 6.6 | 796 | 12,599 | 9.1% | 45.5% | |
| 66.67% | 33 | 7.4 | 901 | 12,370 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 69.70% | 33 | 7.5 | 998 | 13,446 | 50.0% | 78.3% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 7.1 | 884 | 11,632 | 53.9% | 42.1% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 7.3 | 826 | 11,805 | 58.3% | 45.0% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 7.6 | 796 | 11,665 | 41.7% | 57.9% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 7.4 | 883 | 13,438 | 57.1% | 54.2% | |
| 65.52% | 29 | 7.2 | 960 | 11,541 | 70.0% | 63.2% | |
| 65.52% | 29 | 7.1 | 774 | 12,168 | 61.5% | 68.8% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 7.3 | 923 | 12,183 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.9 | 883 | 13,157 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 7.3 | 823 | 9,597 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.3 | 859 | 12,787 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 7.0 | 743 | 11,864 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.5 | 1,008 | 10,458 | 62.5% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 7.5 | 840 | 13,596 | 16.7% | 68.8% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.2 | 766 | 10,298 | 36.4% | 54.5% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.4 | 864 | 12,319 | 60.0% | 58.8% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.6 | 1,017 | 12,737 | 66.7% | 30.8% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 7.9 | 759 | 11,484 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.7 | 926 | 12,907 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 7.3 | 810 | 10,901 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 7.6 | 859 | 13,946 | 57.1% | 61.5% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 7.3 | 934 | 13,097 | 60.0% | 72.7% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.7 | 958 | 12,805 | 33.3% | 46.1% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.9 | 896 | 11,977 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.1 | 763 | 9,834 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.4 | 1,043 | 13,295 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.0 | 921 | 12,713 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.6 | 1,006 | 12,415 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 7.3 | 1,057 | 12,554 | 66.7% | 70.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 7.5 | 703 | 11,860 | 75.0% | 22.2% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.1 | 928 | 15,243 | 100.0% | 63.6% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.3 | 1,003 | 15,075 | 100.0% | 44.4% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.1 | 830 | 10,363 | 20.0% | 83.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.4 | 846 | 12,337 | 60.0% | 16.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 883 | 13,612 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 834 | 12,892 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 584 | 10,869 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.9 | 938 | 14,466 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 1,211 | 11,856 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 841 | 11,960 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.0 | 703 | 13,514 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.0 | 775 | 13,719 | 0.0% | 71.4% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.7 | 906 | 10,456 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 7.0 | 710 | 7,371 | 16.7% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.6 | 933 | 9,926 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.9 | 771 | 14,055 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 8 | 9.1 | 970 | 13,873 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 8.4 | 841 | 13,733 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 8 | 8.0 | 979 | 14,412 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.7 | 908 | 11,585 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.7 | 895 | 11,873 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.2 | 921 | 14,397 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.7 | 797 | 13,453 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.0 | 869 | 8,323 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.8 | 908 | 11,454 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.6 | 1,045 | 12,514 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.2 | 729 | 9,619 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 8.4 | 982 | 14,871 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 945 | 16,116 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 955 | 12,476 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.1 | 677 | 10,079 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.5 | 852 | 12,003 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.3 | 932 | 6,507 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.3 | 736 | 12,941 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.5 | 908 | 14,966 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,233 | 14,894 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 8.1 | 794 | 13,483 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 729 | 11,932 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 766 | 10,663 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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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 52.1% win rate compared to Brand's 47.9%, a 4.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 48 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Malzahar do against Brand in the early game?
In the early game, Brand has the advantage against Malzahar with a 55.0% win rate versus 45.0%. Brand 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 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. 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 52.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 4.2 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 48 games analyzed.
What is the best Malzahar build against Brand?
The best Malzahar build against Brand includes Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 44.4% 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 52.1% win rate. Malzahar has a solid advantage over Brand in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Malzahar against Brand?
When playing Malzahar against Brand, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Brand. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.