Malzaharvs Hwei
Malzahar vs Hwei is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Hwei wins with a 63.0% win rate (+25.9%) over Malzahar based on 54 games. Hwei 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 Hwei 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 Hwei?
Malzahar wins 37.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 29.1% and 45.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.4% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −14.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 124 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- −14.0 pts A real change since last patch
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Hwei is favored in this matchup: Malzahar wins 37.1% of 124 games, and the whole 95% range (29.1–45.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 14.3 points worse for Malzahar than both champions' overall Mid win rates predict (51.4%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 16, within the margin of error (123 games).
- Malzahar players pick Cash Back far more often against Hwei: 3.1% of their other Mid games, 7.3% 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 Hwei 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 Hwei Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Malzahar vs Hwei Win Rate by Game Length
Malzahar's win rate against Hwei 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 Hwei in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Malzahar vs Hwei 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)EvenMalzahar gold at 15: −16
- First itemEvenMalzahar: 11.3 min · Hwei: 11.0 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesHweiMalzahar wins 30.6% of 49 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenMalzahar wins 39.1% of 69 games
What Malzahar Changes Against Hwei
Choices Malzahar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Cash BackRuneUsually3.1%vs Hwei7.3%+4.2 pts
Best Malzahar Build vs Hwei
Usual Malzahar build (Mid)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Hwei
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 12 of 92 Malzahar games against Hwei 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 11.3 min (median of 87 games).
- Hwei usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 11.0 min (median of 95 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 Hwei
Usual Malzahar runes (Mid)
Deathfire Touch
74.1% win rate · 27 games
Against Hwei
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Malzahar draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Malzahar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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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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 Hwei FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Malzahar vs Hwei?
Hwei is favored in this matchup: Malzahar wins 37.1% of 124 games, and the whole 95% range (29.1–45.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Malzahar's win rate against Hwei?
Malzahar wins 37.1% of 124 Mid games against Hwei on patch 26.19 (95% range 29.1–45.9%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 51.4% would be expected.
Does Malzahar counter Hwei?
No — it is the other way around: Malzahar wins only 37.1% of 124 games against Hwei, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Malzahar or Hwei?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 16, within the margin of error (123 games).
Does Malzahar outscale Hwei?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Hwei strongest against Malzahar?
Hwei is measurably ahead in: 20–30 min games.
What should Malzahar build against Hwei?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Malzahar's usual Mid core: Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Mejai's Soulstealer.
What runes should Malzahar use against Hwei?
Use Malzahar's usual Deathfire Touch page (Sorcery + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Hwei: Cash Back (3.1% usually, 7.3% here).