Malzaharvs Kayn
Malzahar vs Kayn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malzahar wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Kayn based on 5 games. Malzahar wins the early laning phase while Kayn scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malzahar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malzahar vs Kayn 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 Kayn?
Malzahar wins 25.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 4.6% and 69.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.5% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −22.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 4 games Lane: Jungle
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 25 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 4 games, Malzahar won 50.0%.
Key takeaways
- Only 4 Malzahar vs Kayn games were recorded in the Jungle role on patch 26.19 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.
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 Kayn 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 Kayn Laning Stats
Only 4 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Malzahar vs Kayn Win Rate by Game Length
Malzahar's win rate against Kayn 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 Kayn in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Malzahar vs Kayn 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)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Malzahar Changes Against Kayn
Only 4 games so far — too few to compare what Malzahar players do in this matchup with their usual choices (needs 20).
Best Malzahar Build vs Kayn
Usual Malzahar build (Jungle)
60.0% win rate · 5 games
Against Kayn
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 0 of 4 Malzahar games against Kayn carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Malzahar's standard build instead.
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 Kayn
Usual Malzahar runes (Jungle)
Summon Aery
83.3% win rate · 6 games
Against Kayn
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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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
Hardest for Malzahar
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 Kayn FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Malzahar vs Kayn?
Only 4 Malzahar vs Kayn games were recorded in the Jungle role on patch 26.19 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.
What is Malzahar's win rate against Kayn?
Malzahar wins 25.0% of 4 Jungle games against Kayn on patch 26.19 (95% range 4.6–69.9%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 47.5% would be expected.
Does Malzahar counter Kayn?
There are only 4 Malzahar vs Kayn games in this lane on patch 26.19 — too few to answer reliably yet.
Who wins lane, Malzahar or Kayn?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (4) to say who wins lane.
Does Malzahar outscale Kayn?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Kayn strongest against Malzahar?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Kayn is ahead of Malzahar beyond the margin of error.
What should Malzahar build against Kayn?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Malzahar's usual Jungle core: Liandry's Torment, Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter.
What runes should Malzahar use against Kayn?
Use Malzahar's usual Summon Aery page (Sorcery + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.