Malzaharvs Morgana
Malzahar vs Morgana is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Morgana wins with a 51.4% win rate (+2.9%) over Malzahar based on 35 games. Malzahar wins the early laning phase while Morgana scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malzahar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malzahar vs Morgana 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.
Morgana(48.6%)Who Wins the Malzahar vs Morgana Matchup?
Malzahar vs Morgana Matchup Summary
The Malzahar vs Morgana matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 35 recent matches analyzed, Morgana wins with a 51.4% win rate compared to Malzahar's 48.6%, giving Morgana a 2.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malzahar controls the early laning stage, but Morgana outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malzahar needs to press advantages before Morgana reaches their power spikes, while Morgana should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Morgana leads by 184 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Morgana is slightly favored, Malzahar can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Morgana's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Malzahar vs Morgana Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Morgana, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Malzahar Build Against Morgana
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Morgana, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Morgana are Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon and Malignance. 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 Morgana matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Malzahar52.6%Morgana47.4%Malzahar43.8%Morgana56.3%Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.6% win rate — a 5.3 percentage point lead over Morgana. This lopsided early game means Malzahar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Morgana is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.3% win rate — 12.5 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Morgana, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Malzahar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Morgana reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Morgana survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Malzahar Runes Against Morgana
Sorcery
Inspiration
The Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Malzahar maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Morgana.
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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.87% | 244 | 7.6 | 884 | 12,884 | 46.3% | 57.0% | |
| 61.31% | 199 | 7.4 | 928 | 12,262 | 56.2% | 65.5% | |
| 54.07% | 172 | 7.7 | 876 | 12,747 | 54.3% | 53.9% | |
| 55.56% | 162 | 7.5 | 762 | 12,800 | 61.7% | 52.0% | |
| 42.41% | 158 | 7.6 | 800 | 12,276 | 43.1% | 41.9% | |
| 52.90% | 138 | 7.5 | 877 | 12,424 | 46.7% | 57.7% | |
| 42.65% | 136 | 7.5 | 818 | 12,846 | 44.0% | 41.9% | |
| 52.99% | 134 | 7.6 | 914 | 12,342 | 47.3% | 57.0% | |
| 57.98% | 119 | 7.3 | 945 | 13,246 | 59.0% | 57.5% | |
| 55.08% | 118 | 7.5 | 778 | 12,341 | 52.0% | 57.4% | |
| 42.73% | 110 | 7.4 | 832 | 12,110 | 41.7% | 43.5% | |
| 54.13% | 109 | 7.7 | 918 | 13,227 | 55.6% | 53.4% | |
| 50.46% | 109 | 7.5 | 798 | 11,130 | 46.5% | 54.9% | |
| 53.70% | 108 | 7.6 | 859 | 12,057 | 54.4% | 53.2% | |
| 51.16% | 86 | 7.9 | 901 | 12,590 | 54.5% | 47.6% | |
| 50.59% | 85 | 7.5 | 888 | 11,380 | 45.5% | 56.1% | |
| 48.78% | 82 | 7.4 | 798 | 12,267 | 53.9% | 44.2% | |
| 58.54% | 82 | 7.8 | 789 | 11,423 | 63.0% | 52.8% | |
| 48.15% | 81 | 7.5 | 772 | 11,887 | 48.7% | 47.6% | |
| 49.38% | 81 | 7.7 | 823 | 12,330 | 60.0% | 43.1% | |
| 48.10% | 79 | 7.5 | 814 | 12,635 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 48.10% | 79 | 7.5 | 832 | 12,883 | 36.7% | 55.1% | |
| 58.33% | 72 | 7.5 | 833 | 11,504 | 66.7% | 48.5% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 7.2 | 877 | 12,765 | 64.3% | 37.2% | |
| 49.30% | 71 | 7.8 | 822 | 11,963 | 47.4% | 51.5% | |
| 62.69% | 67 | 7.6 | 877 | 12,774 | 62.1% | 63.2% | |
| 55.22% | 67 | 7.5 | 849 | 12,310 | 51.7% | 57.9% | |
| 52.31% | 65 | 7.4 | 838 | 12,023 | 59.4% | 45.5% | |
| 54.69% | 64 | 7.6 | 921 | 12,894 | 65.6% | 43.8% | |
| 50.79% | 63 | 7.5 | 865 | 11,687 | 51.7% | 50.0% | |
| 58.06% | 62 | 7.8 | 965 | 12,864 | 58.1% | 58.1% | |
| 57.63% | 59 | 8.1 | 963 | 12,386 | 65.4% | 51.5% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 7.5 | 1,159 | 12,856 | 42.1% | 43.3% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 7.2 | 857 | 11,379 | 53.6% | 45.0% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 7.8 | 1,056 | 12,946 | 60.0% | 53.1% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 7.3 | 818 | 12,047 | 52.4% | 48.0% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 7.8 | 899 | 11,656 | 73.7% | 26.9% | |
| 38.10% | 42 | 7.6 | 759 | 12,661 | 43.8% | 34.6% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 7.9 | 742 | 11,388 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 7.7 | 904 | 13,246 | 58.3% | 52.0% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 7.7 | 879 | 13,003 | 58.8% | 52.6% | |
| 68.57% | 35 | 7.6 | 963 | 13,774 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 7.1 | 817 | 11,369 | 52.6% | 43.8% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 8.0 | 807 | 12,633 | 83.3% | 43.8% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 7.7 | 825 | 11,470 | 41.7% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 7.4 | 904 | 12,440 | 37.5% | 41.2% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 7.7 | 978 | 13,210 | 75.0% | 41.7% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 7.3 | 958 | 12,541 | 28.6% | 43.8% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 7.5 | 938 | 13,755 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.4 | 917 | 13,343 | 85.7% | 46.7% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.2 | 946 | 14,429 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 7.7 | 1,056 | 14,400 | 80.0% | 47.1% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 8.4 | 1,020 | 10,765 | 70.0% | 45.5% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 7.9 | 810 | 12,900 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.7 | 928 | 13,337 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 7.5 | 751 | 11,787 | 40.0% | 87.5% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 7.5 | 925 | 11,508 | 45.5% | 16.7% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 7.3 | 906 | 12,763 | 60.0% | 58.3% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.7 | 786 | 12,719 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 8.2 | 1,055 | 13,026 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.0 | 876 | 12,934 | 25.0% | 45.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 8.0 | 759 | 12,251 | 57.1% | 12.5% | |
| 86.67% | 15 | 7.6 | 832 | 13,786 | 100.0% | 81.8% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.6 | 933 | 13,403 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.4 | 923 | 13,592 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 8.0 | 911 | 14,043 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.4 | 767 | 10,467 | 55.6% | 25.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 7.5 | 960 | 12,549 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.9 | 638 | 12,680 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.9 | 789 | 11,323 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 849 | 11,950 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 8.0 | 750 | 11,784 | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 1,006 | 10,627 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 779 | 14,515 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 847 | 14,002 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 911 | 12,647 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 7.0 | 1,110 | 13,170 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.6 | 843 | 12,223 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 8.0 | 787 | 12,215 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.9 | 769 | 15,314 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.8 | 958 | 14,335 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.2 | 591 | 10,149 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.7 | 816 | 10,783 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.4 | 859 | 14,903 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 745 | 10,338 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 7 | 8.4 | 976 | 13,684 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.9 | 911 | 16,147 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 7.4 | 782 | 11,675 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.8 | 800 | 12,732 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 3.1 | 622 | 9,628 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 9.2 | 826 | 11,226 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.2 | 722 | 14,220 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 8.0 | 750 | 9,581 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 8.7 | 1,191 | 16,508 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.7 | 988 | 12,609 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 7.3 | 611 | 9,853 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 633 | 12,201 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.8 | 960 | 11,892 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 874 | 12,864 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 640 | 8,401 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 8.1 | 785 | 13,053 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Malzahar vs Morgana - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Malzahar do against Morgana in League of Legends?
Morgana wins the Malzahar vs Morgana matchup with a 51.4% win rate compared to Malzahar's 48.6%, a 2.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 35 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Malzahar do against Morgana in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Morgana with a 52.6% win rate versus 47.4%. 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 Morgana in the late game?
In the late game, Morgana takes over the Malzahar vs Morgana matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to 43.8%. Morgana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Malzahar vs Morgana matchup?
Morgana wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 51.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 2.9 percentage point advantage means Morgana is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 35 games analyzed.
What is the best Malzahar build against Morgana?
The best Malzahar build against Morgana includes Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon, Malignance with Spellslinger's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Malzahar runes against Morgana?
The best Malzahar runes against Morgana use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 62.5% win rate in the Malzahar vs Morgana matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Malzahar counter Morgana?
No, Malzahar struggles against Morgana with only a 48.6% win rate. Morgana has the advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Morgana's lead.
How do I play Malzahar against Morgana?
When playing Malzahar against Morgana, play cautiously and avoid Morgana's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Morgana has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.