Malzahar, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.9%
Pick Rate
4.5%
Ban Rate
19.7%

Malzahar vs LeBlanc

Malzahar A TierMage
Patch
26.19
Games
4,075
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 4, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Malzahar vs LeBlanc is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malzahar wins with a 59.7% win rate (+19.4%) over LeBlanc based on 67 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 LeBlanc 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.

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Malzahar
Malzahar
61.8%
VS
LeBlanc
38.2%
LeBlanc

Who wins Malzahar vs LeBlanc?

Malzahar favoredModerate confidence

Malzahar wins 61.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 53.9% and 69.2% (95% range).

Expected
50.4%
From both champions' overall Mid win rates
Matchup effect
+11.4 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
152 games
Lane: Mid
vs patch 26.18
+0.5 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28

Key takeaways

  • Malzahar is favored in this matchup: Malzahar wins 61.8% of 152 games, and the whole 95% range (53.9–69.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
  • That is 11.4 points better for Malzahar than both champions' overall Mid win rates predict (50.4%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
  • Malzahar usually wins the lane: 310 gold ahead of LeBlanc at 15 minutes on average (150 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Malzahar players pick Deathfire Touch far more often against LeBlanc: 54.8% of their other Mid games, 68.4% 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 LeBlanc 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 LeBlanc Laning Stats

MalzaharLeBlanc

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+310
Malzahar ahead
95% range +89 to +531
XP difference
+377
Malzahar ahead
95% range +169 to +585
CS difference
+24.4
Malzahar ahead
95% range +20.5 to +28.4
1.94
Kills before 15 min
3.17
2.51
Deaths before 15 min
2.01
0.86
Solo kills before 15 min
1.05
4.6%
First blood
13.8%

Whole-game averages

7.4
CS / min
5.7
897
DMG / min
804
13,231
Gold / game
12,018
73
Heal / min
140
477
DMG Mitigated / min
386
1.8
CC / min
0.5

Malzahar vs LeBlanc Win Rate by Game Length

Malzahar's win rate against LeBlanc 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
11 games
Too few games
20–25 min
19 games
73.7%
25–30 min
38 games
47.6%
30–35 min
42 games
64.3%
35+ min
42 games
Malzahar vs LeBlanc95% rangeMalzahar usual (Mid)

No game length stands out: Malzahar's results against LeBlanc in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Malzahar vs LeBlanc 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)MalzaharMalzahar gold at 15: +310
  2. First itemMalzaharMalzahar: 10.2 min · LeBlanc: 11.3 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesMalzaharMalzahar wins 71.9% of 57 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenMalzahar wins 56.0% of 84 games

What Malzahar Changes Against LeBlanc

Choices Malzahar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.

Best Malzahar Build vs LeBlanc

Against LeBlanc

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 18 of 117 Malzahar games against LeBlanc 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 10.2 min (median of 107 games).
  • LeBlanc usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 11.3 min (median of 135 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 LeBlanc

Usual Malzahar runes (Mid)

Deathfire TouchDeathfire Touch
Sorcery
Manaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
Inspiration
Cash BackCosmic Insight
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

74.1% win rate · 27 games

Against LeBlanc

Deathfire TouchDeathfire Touch
Sorcery
Manaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
Inspiration
Magical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

51.5% win rate · 33 games

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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

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 LeBlanc FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who wins Malzahar vs LeBlanc?

Malzahar is favored in this matchup: Malzahar wins 61.8% of 152 games, and the whole 95% range (53.9–69.2%) is on the same side of 50%.

What is Malzahar's win rate against LeBlanc?

Malzahar wins 61.8% of 152 Mid games against LeBlanc on patch 26.19 (95% range 53.9–69.2%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 50.4% would be expected.

Does Malzahar counter LeBlanc?

Yes. Malzahar wins 61.8% of 152 games against LeBlanc on patch 26.19, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.

Who wins lane, Malzahar or LeBlanc?

Malzahar usually wins the lane: 310 gold ahead of LeBlanc at 15 minutes on average (150 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Malzahar outscale LeBlanc?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is LeBlanc strongest against Malzahar?

On current data there is no stage of the game where LeBlanc is ahead of Malzahar beyond the margin of error.

What should Malzahar build against LeBlanc?

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. The biggest change against LeBlanc: Spellslinger's Shoes (79.2% usually, 67.1% here).

What runes should Malzahar use against LeBlanc?

Deathfire Touch with Sorcery and Inspiration — 51.5% over 33 games against LeBlanc. The biggest change against LeBlanc: Deathfire Touch (54.8% usually, 68.4% here).