Malzahar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.4%
Pick Rate
4.7%

Malzaharvs Fizz

SMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 20, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Malzahar vs Fizz is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Fizz wins with a 57.3% win rate (+14.5%) over Malzahar based on 110 games. Fizz 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 Fizz 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.

Compare against an opponent
Fizz - 42.7% win rateFizz(42.7%)
Malzahar - 42.7% win rate in this matchup
Malzahar
42.7% WR
VS
Fizz vs Malzahar matchup - 57.3% win rate
Fizz
57.3% WR

Who Wins the Malzahar vs Fizz Matchup?

Fizz wins the Malzahar vs Fizz matchup
Winner
Fizz
Matches: 110
42.7%
Win Rate
57.3%
7.4
CS / min
6.2
832
DMG / min
753
12,110
Gold / game
12,604
62
Heal / min
124
494
DMG Mitigated / min
464
1.9
CC / min
0.4
41.7%
Early Game WR
58.3%
43.5%
Late Game WR
56.5%

Malzahar vs Fizz Matchup Summary

The Malzahar vs Fizz matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 110 recent matches analyzed, Fizz wins with a 57.3% win rate compared to Malzahar's 42.7%, giving Fizz a 14.5 percentage point advantage. Fizz dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Malzahar 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 1.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Fizz has a strong advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Fizz overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Malzahar vs Fizz Laning Phase Breakdown

Malzahar wins the laning phase against Fizz in League of Legends

Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Fizz, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.4Malzahar
6.2Fizz
Malzahar significantly out-farms Fizz by 1.2 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 18 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Malzahar a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Fizz players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
832Malzahar
753Fizz
Malzahar deals 79 more champion damage per minute than Fizz. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Fizz choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Malzahar's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,110Malzahar
12,604Fizz
Fizz earns 494 more gold per game than Malzahar, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Fizz slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.9Malzahar
0.4Fizz
Malzahar brings significantly more crowd control than Fizz, with 1.5 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Malzahar far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Fizz should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
556Malzahar
588Fizz
Malzahar and Fizz have comparable sustain profiles, with only 32 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Malzahar Build Against Fizz

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Fizz, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Fizz are Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame and Void Staff. 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 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Fizz. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Fizz matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Fizz
58.3%
+16.7% advantage
Malzahar early game win rateMalzahar41.7%
Fizz early game win rateFizz58.3%
Late Game
Fizz
56.5%
+12.9% advantage
Malzahar late game win rateMalzahar43.5%
Fizz late game win rateFizz56.5%

Fizz dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.3% win rate — a 16.7 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Fizz can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Fizz is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.5% win rate — 12.9 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Fizz, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Fizz holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Malzahar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Malzahar Runes Against Fizz

Sorcery rune tree - Malzahar primary runes vs FizzSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Malzahar rune vs FizzManaflow Band - best Malzahar rune vs FizzTranscendence - best Malzahar rune vs FizzGathering Storm - best Malzahar rune vs Fizz
Inspiration rune tree - Malzahar secondary runes vs FizzInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Malzahar rune vs FizzMagical Footwear - best Malzahar rune vs Fizz
54.5% WR

The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Malzahar the best tools to compete against Fizz in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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.

Malzahar matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.87%2447.688412,88446.3%57.0%
61.31%1997.492812,26256.2%65.5%
54.07%1727.787612,74754.3%53.9%
55.56%1627.576212,80061.7%52.0%
42.41%1587.680012,27643.1%41.9%
52.90%1387.587712,42446.7%57.7%
42.65%1367.581812,84644.0%41.9%
52.99%1347.691412,34247.3%57.0%
57.98%1197.394513,24659.0%57.5%
55.08%1187.577812,34152.0%57.4%
42.73%1107.483212,11041.7%43.5%
54.13%1097.791813,22755.6%53.4%
50.46%1097.579811,13046.5%54.9%
53.70%1087.685912,05754.4%53.2%
51.16%867.990112,59054.5%47.6%
50.59%857.588811,38045.5%56.1%
48.78%827.479812,26753.9%44.2%
58.54%827.878911,42363.0%52.8%
48.15%817.577211,88748.7%47.6%
49.38%817.782312,33060.0%43.1%
48.10%797.581412,63545.5%50.0%
48.10%797.583212,88336.7%55.1%
58.33%727.583311,50466.7%48.5%
47.89%717.287712,76564.3%37.2%
49.30%717.882211,96347.4%51.5%
62.69%677.687712,77462.1%63.2%
55.22%677.584912,31051.7%57.9%
52.31%657.483812,02359.4%45.5%
54.69%647.692112,89465.6%43.8%
50.79%637.586511,68751.7%50.0%
58.06%627.896512,86458.1%58.1%
57.63%598.196312,38665.4%51.5%
42.86%497.51,15912,85642.1%43.3%
50.00%487.285711,37953.6%45.0%
55.32%477.81,05612,94660.0%53.1%
50.00%467.381812,04752.4%48.0%
46.67%457.889911,65673.7%26.9%
38.10%427.675912,66143.8%34.6%
60.00%407.974211,38866.7%50.0%
54.05%377.790413,24658.3%52.0%
55.56%367.787913,00358.8%52.6%
68.57%357.696313,77471.4%66.7%
48.57%357.181711,36952.6%43.8%
60.71%288.080712,63383.3%43.8%
39.29%287.782511,47041.7%37.5%
40.00%257.490412,44037.5%41.2%
58.33%247.797813,21075.0%41.7%
39.13%237.395812,54128.6%43.8%
60.87%237.593813,75566.7%57.1%
59.09%227.491713,34385.7%46.7%
45.45%227.294614,42950.0%43.8%
54.55%227.71,05614,40080.0%47.1%
57.14%218.41,02010,76570.0%45.5%
55.00%207.981012,90066.7%37.5%
50.00%187.792813,33762.5%40.0%
61.11%187.575111,78740.0%87.5%
35.29%177.592511,50845.5%16.7%
58.82%177.390612,76360.0%58.3%
43.75%166.778612,71950.0%41.7%
56.25%168.21,05513,02642.9%66.7%
40.00%157.087612,93425.0%45.5%
33.33%158.075912,25157.1%12.5%
86.67%157.683213,786100.0%81.8%
64.29%147.693313,40383.3%50.0%
57.14%147.492313,59250.0%62.5%
61.54%138.091114,04350.0%71.4%
46.15%137.476710,46755.6%25.0%
27.27%117.596012,5490.0%42.9%
63.64%117.963812,68050.0%71.4%
50.00%107.978911,32360.0%40.0%
60.00%106.784911,95066.7%50.0%
20.00%108.075011,78420.0%20.0%
40.00%105.91,00610,62733.3%50.0%
70.00%107.677914,51550.0%83.3%
40.00%107.884714,00240.0%40.0%
60.00%107.891112,64766.7%57.1%
77.78%97.01,11013,17050.0%85.7%
33.33%97.684312,22350.0%20.0%
66.67%98.078712,21580.0%50.0%
55.56%97.976915,314100.0%42.9%
50.00%87.895814,335100.0%33.3%
50.00%84.259110,14940.0%66.7%
37.50%87.781610,78325.0%50.0%
25.00%87.485914,90325.0%25.0%
42.86%75.874510,33875.0%0.0%
100.00%78.497613,684100.0%100.0%
57.14%77.991116,14733.3%75.0%
14.29%77.478211,67533.3%0.0%
42.86%76.880012,7320.0%75.0%
83.33%63.16229,628100.0%75.0%
83.33%69.282611,22666.7%100.0%
16.67%67.272214,2200.0%20.0%
50.00%68.07509,58133.3%66.7%
100.00%68.71,19116,508100.0%100.0%
66.67%67.798812,6090.0%100.0%
0.00%67.36119,8530.0%0.0%
83.33%67.163312,20166.7%100.0%
33.33%67.896011,89233.3%33.3%
40.00%57.287412,86466.7%0.0%
80.00%57.26408,401100.0%50.0%
40.00%58.178513,05333.3%50.0%

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Malzahar vs Fizz - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Malzahar do against Fizz in League of Legends?

Fizz wins the Malzahar vs Fizz matchup with a 57.3% win rate compared to Malzahar's 42.7%, a 14.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 110 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Malzahar do against Fizz in the early game?

In the early game, Fizz has the advantage against Malzahar with a 58.3% win rate versus 41.7%. Fizz players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Malzahar do against Fizz in the late game?

In the late game, Fizz takes over the Malzahar vs Fizz matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to 43.5%. Fizz scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Malzahar vs Fizz matchup?

Fizz wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 57.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 14.5 percentage point advantage means Fizz is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 110 games analyzed.

What is the best Malzahar build against Fizz?

The best Malzahar build against Fizz includes Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Void Staff with Spellslinger'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 Fizz?

The best Malzahar runes against Fizz use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 54.5% win rate in the Malzahar vs Fizz matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Malzahar counter Fizz?

No, Malzahar struggles against Fizz with only a 42.7% win rate. Fizz has the advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Fizz's lead.

How do I play Malzahar against Fizz?

When playing Malzahar against Fizz, play cautiously and avoid Fizz's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Fizz has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.