Malzaharvs Jhin
Malzahar vs Jhin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Malzahar wins with a 56.5% win rate (+13.0%) over Jhin based on 23 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 Jhin 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 Jhin Matchup?
Malzahar vs Jhin Matchup Summary
The Malzahar vs Jhin matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 23 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 56.5% win rate compared to Jhin's 43.5%, giving Malzahar a 13.0 percentage point advantage. Malzahar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Jhin 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 Jhin and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Jhin 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 Jhin Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Jhin, 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.
Best Malzahar Build Against Jhin
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Jhin, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Jhin are Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Malzahar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Jhin matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Malzahar54.5%
Jhin45.5%Malzahar58.3%Jhin41.7%Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Jhin. This lopsided early game means Malzahar 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 58.3% win rate — 16.7 points above Jhin. 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. Jhin players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Malzahar Runes Against Jhin
Sorcery
Inspiration
Running Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary allows Malzahar to press their advantage against Jhin, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Malzahar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.08% | 415 | 7.6 | 881 | 12,450 | 46.7% | 54.0% | |
| 55.31% | 358 | 7.5 | 922 | 12,419 | 60.3% | 51.5% | |
| 49.23% | 323 | 7.5 | 908 | 12,553 | 59.2% | 42.5% | |
| 44.94% | 267 | 7.2 | 819 | 12,333 | 42.3% | 46.5% | |
| 51.85% | 243 | 7.5 | 939 | 12,134 | 43.0% | 58.8% | |
| 52.19% | 228 | 7.3 | 968 | 12,520 | 45.6% | 56.5% | |
| 49.77% | 213 | 7.5 | 805 | 12,379 | 50.6% | 49.2% | |
| 54.82% | 197 | 7.5 | 838 | 11,936 | 56.8% | 52.9% | |
| 51.78% | 197 | 7.4 | 782 | 12,116 | 50.0% | 53.1% | |
| 51.04% | 192 | 7.5 | 878 | 12,488 | 42.2% | 58.8% | |
| 53.44% | 189 | 7.5 | 771 | 12,228 | 63.9% | 45.3% | |
| 53.98% | 176 | 7.4 | 805 | 11,855 | 52.0% | 55.6% | |
| 51.81% | 166 | 7.3 | 925 | 12,260 | 47.9% | 54.7% | |
| 53.01% | 166 | 7.3 | 856 | 12,002 | 52.9% | 53.1% | |
| 53.33% | 150 | 7.6 | 869 | 12,449 | 49.1% | 55.9% | |
| 46.62% | 148 | 7.4 | 825 | 11,917 | 44.3% | 48.3% | |
| 54.68% | 139 | 7.5 | 898 | 12,683 | 43.8% | 60.4% | |
| 48.91% | 137 | 7.2 | 897 | 13,023 | 45.2% | 50.5% | |
| 53.73% | 134 | 7.5 | 884 | 12,680 | 51.8% | 55.1% | |
| 40.15% | 132 | 7.5 | 792 | 11,741 | 45.8% | 35.6% | |
| 53.44% | 131 | 7.3 | 881 | 12,494 | 50.0% | 55.8% | |
| 47.97% | 123 | 7.7 | 881 | 12,476 | 39.6% | 54.3% | |
| 55.74% | 122 | 7.7 | 1,026 | 12,451 | 59.6% | 52.3% | |
| 48.28% | 116 | 7.6 | 899 | 12,942 | 36.2% | 56.5% | |
| 43.10% | 116 | 7.4 | 817 | 12,075 | 43.8% | 42.6% | |
| 59.13% | 115 | 7.1 | 879 | 12,582 | 52.3% | 63.4% | |
| 47.12% | 104 | 7.2 | 950 | 12,004 | 56.0% | 38.9% | |
| 52.88% | 104 | 7.6 | 856 | 13,511 | 53.3% | 52.7% | |
| 51.92% | 104 | 7.5 | 891 | 12,282 | 57.5% | 47.4% | |
| 48.04% | 102 | 7.5 | 823 | 12,571 | 47.2% | 48.5% | |
| 50.00% | 98 | 7.5 | 898 | 12,476 | 55.0% | 46.5% | |
| 53.13% | 96 | 7.4 | 885 | 12,676 | 65.7% | 45.9% | |
| 63.16% | 95 | 7.8 | 1,012 | 13,022 | 66.7% | 61.0% | |
| 60.22% | 93 | 7.8 | 874 | 12,768 | 71.4% | 51.0% | |
| 62.22% | 90 | 7.6 | 909 | 12,150 | 65.8% | 59.2% | |
| 56.41% | 78 | 7.2 | 932 | 13,822 | 65.4% | 51.9% | |
| 30.26% | 76 | 7.5 | 950 | 11,514 | 29.7% | 30.8% | |
| 46.05% | 76 | 7.3 | 916 | 11,122 | 48.8% | 42.4% | |
| 40.85% | 71 | 7.6 | 867 | 12,525 | 34.4% | 46.1% | |
| 59.70% | 67 | 7.8 | 867 | 11,977 | 62.9% | 56.3% | |
| 48.39% | 62 | 7.3 | 847 | 13,915 | 31.3% | 54.4% | |
| 40.32% | 62 | 6.6 | 903 | 11,884 | 32.1% | 47.1% | |
| 41.38% | 58 | 7.1 | 888 | 11,600 | 41.7% | 41.2% | |
| 56.86% | 51 | 7.3 | 799 | 12,332 | 60.0% | 54.8% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 8.0 | 886 | 12,581 | 62.5% | 46.1% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 7.4 | 879 | 12,722 | 44.4% | 62.5% | |
| 61.70% | 47 | 7.6 | 878 | 12,342 | 59.1% | 64.0% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 6.7 | 836 | 12,159 | 43.8% | 57.1% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 7.3 | 1,175 | 12,827 | 41.7% | 54.8% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 7.5 | 836 | 12,153 | 61.9% | 47.6% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 7.5 | 814 | 11,866 | 33.3% | 60.9% | |
| 75.00% | 40 | 7.4 | 980 | 12,811 | 76.5% | 73.9% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 7.2 | 746 | 11,769 | 29.4% | 56.5% | |
| 39.47% | 38 | 7.9 | 885 | 12,363 | 37.5% | 40.9% | |
| 57.89% | 38 | 7.2 | 883 | 13,118 | 62.5% | 56.7% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 7.7 | 936 | 13,091 | 68.8% | 45.5% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 8.0 | 1,004 | 13,461 | 61.5% | 50.0% | |
| 34.38% | 32 | 5.5 | 738 | 10,984 | 33.3% | 35.3% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 6.9 | 853 | 13,886 | 44.4% | 47.6% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 7.5 | 968 | 12,545 | 58.3% | 41.2% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 7.7 | 795 | 12,816 | 33.3% | 42.1% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 7.6 | 865 | 12,913 | 70.0% | 38.9% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 7.2 | 915 | 11,076 | 41.7% | 53.9% | |
| 32.00% | 25 | 6.9 | 835 | 13,090 | 55.6% | 18.8% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 7.3 | 1,156 | 11,534 | 27.3% | 69.2% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 7.3 | 818 | 12,181 | 30.0% | 64.3% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 7.5 | 862 | 12,773 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 7.7 | 924 | 11,556 | 80.0% | 38.5% | |
| 30.43% | 23 | 6.8 | 819 | 11,295 | 33.3% | 27.3% | |
| 65.22% | 23 | 7.4 | 785 | 13,496 | 44.4% | 78.6% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 7.6 | 790 | 11,155 | 54.5% | 58.3% | |
| 76.19% | 21 | 6.6 | 795 | 11,518 | 66.7% | 88.9% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.4 | 824 | 12,944 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.5 | 789 | 13,678 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.7 | 890 | 11,147 | 54.5% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 7.4 | 841 | 11,137 | 14.3% | 45.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 7.9 | 1,001 | 12,389 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.1 | 765 | 12,422 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 8.1 | 884 | 11,849 | 30.0% | 42.9% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 7.4 | 821 | 13,157 | 16.7% | 36.4% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.5 | 994 | 15,552 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 7.4 | 697 | 11,333 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.6 | 975 | 14,333 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 7.0 | 967 | 13,337 | 80.0% | 63.6% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.2 | 773 | 10,729 | 62.5% | 14.3% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.9 | 1,001 | 11,995 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 7.4 | 1,062 | 14,126 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.6 | 985 | 11,636 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 6.7 | 1,014 | 12,343 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.7 | 909 | 12,841 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 7.5 | 726 | 13,364 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.9 | 878 | 14,158 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 7.6 | 854 | 14,637 | 0.0% | 45.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 7.6 | 867 | 10,710 | 37.5% | 0.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 7.8 | 764 | 12,053 | 88.9% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 1,060 | 12,693 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.4 | 801 | 11,655 | 33.3% | 85.7% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 7.4 | 882 | 13,854 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.8 | 1,018 | 12,350 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.1 | 679 | 11,531 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.6 | 704 | 10,997 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 3.4 | 582 | 7,138 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.3 | 828 | 12,753 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.2 | 814 | 12,752 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.3 | 946 | 13,628 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 7.6 | 844 | 13,143 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.5 | 926 | 11,368 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 873 | 11,713 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 769 | 14,468 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.8 | 777 | 11,131 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.2 | 934 | 15,532 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 1,118 | 13,834 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.4 | 802 | 10,066 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 980 | 12,963 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.8 | 761 | 12,365 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.3 | 731 | 10,311 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.0 | 781 | 11,164 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.3 | 954 | 14,832 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.6 | 735 | 10,863 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.6 | 1,039 | 15,321 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 899 | 12,719 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.3 | 689 | 10,594 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.0 | 661 | 7,341 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 744 | 12,022 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 796 | 10,946 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 693 | 10,835 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 939 | 11,673 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 899 | 13,751 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 977 | 12,636 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 781 | 11,362 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 445 | 11,314 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 707 | 9,903 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 1,045 | 14,357 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
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Malzahar vs Jhin - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Malzahar do against Jhin in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Malzahar vs Jhin matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to Jhin's 43.5%, a 13.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 23 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Malzahar do against Jhin in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Jhin with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. 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 Jhin in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Malzahar vs Jhin matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to 41.7%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Malzahar vs Jhin matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Jhin with a 56.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 13.0 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 23 games analyzed.
What is the best Malzahar build against Jhin?
The best Malzahar build against Jhin includes Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Blackfire Torch with Crimson Lucidity. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Malzahar runes against Jhin?
The best Malzahar runes against Jhin use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Malzahar vs Jhin matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Malzahar counter Jhin?
Yes, Malzahar has a favorable matchup against Jhin with a 56.5% win rate. Malzahar strongly counters Jhin in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Malzahar against Jhin?
When playing Malzahar against Jhin, 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.