- Win Rate
- 49.9%
- Pick Rate
- 4.5%
- Ban Rate
- 20.5%
Malzahar vs Diana
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 5,949
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 15, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Malzahar vs Diana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Diana wins with a 54.0% win rate (+8.0%) over Malzahar based on 113 games. Diana 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 Diana 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 Malzahar vs Diana?
Malzahar wins 46.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 37.3% and 56.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.6% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 103 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.19
- −2.0 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
They also met in another lane (Top): 4 games, Malzahar won 50.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Diana, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malzahar wins 46.6% of 103 games (95% range 37.3–56.2%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 51.6% for Malzahar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Diana usually wins the lane: 327 gold ahead of Malzahar at 15 minutes on average (102 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Malzahar players pick Inspiration far more often against Diana: 62.7% of their other Mid games, 73.8% 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 Diana 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 Diana Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Malzahar vs Diana Win Rate by Game Length
Malzahar's win rate against Diana 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.
No game length stands out: Malzahar's results against Diana in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Malzahar vs Diana 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.
- Lane (15 min)DianaMalzahar gold at 15: −327
- First itemEvenMalzahar: 10.9 min · Diana: 10.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenMalzahar wins 46.6% of 58 games
What Malzahar Changes Against Diana
Choices Malzahar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
InspirationSecondary treeUsually62.7%vs Diana73.8%+11.1 pts43.4% WR here
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually28.3%vs Diana18.4%−9.8 pts
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually92.2%vs Diana85.4%−6.8 pts43.2% WR here
Crimson LucidityBootsUsually9.4%vs Diana15.5%+6.2 pts
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsually4.5%vs Diana10.7%+6.1 pts
Health Potion + Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually5.4%vs Diana10.7%+5.3 pts
Biscuit DeliveryRuneUsually2.6%vs Diana6.8%+4.2 pts
Best Malzahar Build vs Diana
Usual Malzahar build (Mid)
66.1% win rate · 59 games
Against Diana
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 16 of 82 Malzahar games against Diana 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 10.9 min (median of 65 games).
- Diana usually completes Stormsurge first, at 10.9 min (median of 65 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 Diana
Usual Malzahar runes (Mid)
Deathfire Touch
51.4% win rate · 893 games
Against Diana
Deathfire Touch36.4% win rate · 22 games
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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
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Easiest for Malzahar
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 Diana FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Malzahar vs Diana?
Current data slightly favors Diana, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malzahar wins 46.6% of 103 games (95% range 37.3–56.2%).
What is Malzahar's win rate against Diana?
Malzahar wins 46.6% of 103 Mid games against Diana on patch 26.20 (95% range 37.3–56.2%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 51.6% would be expected.
Does Malzahar counter Diana?
Not clearly. Malzahar wins 46.6% of 103 games against Diana, and the 95% range (37.3–56.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Malzahar or Diana?
Diana usually wins the lane: 327 gold ahead of Malzahar at 15 minutes on average (102 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Malzahar outscale Diana?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Diana strongest against Malzahar?
Diana is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Malzahar build against Diana?
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 Diana: Crimson Lucidity (9.4% usually, 15.5% here).
What runes should Malzahar use against Diana?
Deathfire Touch with Sorcery and Inspiration — 36.4% over 22 games against Diana. The biggest change against Diana: Inspiration (62.7% usually, 73.8% here).