Malzahar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.5%
Pick Rate
5.1%

Malzaharvs Morgana

SMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 8, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Malzahar vs Morgana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Morgana wins with a 58.6% win rate (+17.2%) over Malzahar based on 58 games. Morgana 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 Morgana matchup.

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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.

Compare against an opponent
Malzahar - 41.4% win rate in this matchup
Malzahar
41.4% WR
VS
Morgana vs Malzahar matchup - 58.6% win rate
Morgana
58.6% WR

Who Wins the Malzahar vs Morgana Matchup?

Morgana wins the Malzahar vs Morgana matchup
Winner
Morgana
Matches: 58
41.4%
Win Rate
58.6%
7.1
CS / min
5.7
888
DMG / min
798
11,600
Gold / game
10,928
70
Heal / min
239
446
DMG Mitigated / min
511
1.8
CC / min
1.6
41.7%
Early Game WR
58.3%
41.2%
Late Game WR
58.8%

Malzahar vs Morgana Matchup Summary

The Malzahar vs Morgana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 58 recent matches analyzed, Morgana wins with a 58.6% win rate compared to Malzahar's 41.4%, giving Morgana a 17.2 percentage point advantage. Morgana dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Malzahar players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Morgana leads by 234 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Morgana has a strong advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Morgana overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. 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 wins the laning phase against Morgana in League of Legends

Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Morgana, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.1Malzahar
5.7Morgana
Malzahar significantly out-farms Morgana by 1.4 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 21 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Malzahar a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Morgana players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
888Malzahar
798Morgana
Malzahar heavily out-damages Morgana by 90 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Morgana should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Malzahar's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,600Malzahar
10,928Morgana
Malzahar earns 671 more gold per game than Morgana, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Malzahar slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.8Malzahar
1.6Morgana
Both Malzahar and Morgana provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
516Malzahar
750Morgana
Morgana vastly out-sustains Malzahar, healing and mitigating 234 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Morgana can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Malzahar is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Malzahar, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Malzahar Build Against Morgana

Crimson Lucidity 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, Zhonya's Hourglass and Malignance. This combination gives Malzahar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Morgana. 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

Early Game
Morgana
58.3%
+16.7% advantage
Malzahar early game win rateMalzahar41.7%
Morgana early game win rateMorgana58.3%
Late Game
Morgana
58.8%
+17.6% advantage
Malzahar late game win rateMalzahar41.2%
Morgana late game win rateMorgana58.8%

Morgana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.3% win rate — a 16.7 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Morgana 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 58.8% win rate — 17.6 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Morgana, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Morgana holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Malzahar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Malzahar Runes Against Morgana

Sorcery rune tree - Malzahar primary runes vs MorganaSorcery
Deathfire Touch - best Malzahar rune vs MorganaManaflow Band - best Malzahar rune vs MorganaTranscendence - best Malzahar rune vs MorganaScorch - best Malzahar rune vs Morgana
Inspiration rune tree - Malzahar secondary runes vs MorganaInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Malzahar rune vs MorganaCosmic Insight - best Malzahar rune vs Morgana
54.5% WR

The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Malzahar the best tools to compete against Morgana in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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.

Malzahar matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.08%4157.688112,45046.7%54.0%
55.31%3587.592212,41960.3%51.5%
49.23%3237.590812,55359.2%42.5%
44.94%2677.281912,33342.3%46.5%
51.85%2437.593912,13443.0%58.8%
52.19%2287.396812,52045.6%56.5%
49.77%2137.580512,37950.6%49.2%
54.82%1977.583811,93656.8%52.9%
51.78%1977.478212,11650.0%53.1%
51.04%1927.587812,48842.2%58.8%
53.44%1897.577112,22863.9%45.3%
53.98%1767.480511,85552.0%55.6%
51.81%1667.392512,26047.9%54.7%
53.01%1667.385612,00252.9%53.1%
53.33%1507.686912,44949.1%55.9%
46.62%1487.482511,91744.3%48.3%
54.68%1397.589812,68343.8%60.4%
48.91%1377.289713,02345.2%50.5%
53.73%1347.588412,68051.8%55.1%
40.15%1327.579211,74145.8%35.6%
53.44%1317.388112,49450.0%55.8%
47.97%1237.788112,47639.6%54.3%
55.74%1227.71,02612,45159.6%52.3%
48.28%1167.689912,94236.2%56.5%
43.10%1167.481712,07543.8%42.6%
59.13%1157.187912,58252.3%63.4%
47.12%1047.295012,00456.0%38.9%
52.88%1047.685613,51153.3%52.7%
51.92%1047.589112,28257.5%47.4%
48.04%1027.582312,57147.2%48.5%
50.00%987.589812,47655.0%46.5%
53.13%967.488512,67665.7%45.9%
63.16%957.81,01213,02266.7%61.0%
60.22%937.887412,76871.4%51.0%
62.22%907.690912,15065.8%59.2%
56.41%787.293213,82265.4%51.9%
30.26%767.595011,51429.7%30.8%
46.05%767.391611,12248.8%42.4%
40.85%717.686712,52534.4%46.1%
59.70%677.886711,97762.9%56.3%
48.39%627.384713,91531.3%54.4%
40.32%626.690311,88432.1%47.1%
41.38%587.188811,60041.7%41.2%
56.86%517.379912,33260.0%54.8%
54.00%508.088612,58162.5%46.1%
56.00%507.487912,72244.4%62.5%
61.70%477.687812,34259.1%64.0%
52.27%446.783612,15943.8%57.1%
51.16%437.31,17512,82741.7%54.8%
54.76%427.583612,15361.9%47.6%
48.78%417.581411,86633.3%60.9%
75.00%407.498012,81176.5%73.9%
45.00%407.274611,76929.4%56.5%
39.47%387.988512,36337.5%40.9%
57.89%387.288313,11862.5%56.7%
55.26%387.793613,09168.8%45.5%
54.55%338.01,00413,46161.5%50.0%
34.38%325.573810,98433.3%35.3%
46.67%306.985313,88644.4%47.6%
48.28%297.596812,54558.3%41.2%
39.29%287.779512,81633.3%42.1%
50.00%287.686512,91370.0%38.9%
48.00%257.291511,07641.7%53.9%
32.00%256.983513,09055.6%18.8%
50.00%247.31,15611,53427.3%69.2%
50.00%247.381812,18130.0%64.3%
47.83%237.586212,77344.4%50.0%
56.52%237.792411,55680.0%38.5%
30.43%236.881911,29533.3%27.3%
65.22%237.478513,49644.4%78.6%
56.52%237.679011,15554.5%58.3%
76.19%216.679511,51866.7%88.9%
47.37%197.482412,94450.0%46.1%
55.56%187.578913,67850.0%58.3%
55.56%187.789011,14754.5%57.1%
33.33%187.484111,13714.3%45.5%
44.44%187.91,00112,38950.0%33.3%
64.71%176.176512,42285.7%50.0%
35.29%178.188411,84930.0%42.9%
29.41%177.482113,15716.7%36.4%
52.94%177.599415,55260.0%50.0%
58.82%177.469711,33375.0%44.4%
47.06%177.697514,33340.0%50.0%
68.75%167.096713,33780.0%63.6%
40.00%157.277310,72962.5%14.3%
46.67%156.91,00111,99550.0%42.9%
66.67%157.41,06214,12666.7%66.7%
40.00%157.698511,63650.0%33.3%
21.43%146.71,01412,3430.0%33.3%
42.86%146.790912,84140.0%44.4%
25.00%127.572613,3640.0%50.0%
58.33%127.987814,15860.0%57.1%
41.67%127.685414,6370.0%45.5%
27.27%117.686710,71037.5%0.0%
81.82%117.876412,05388.9%50.0%
60.00%107.81,06012,69320.0%100.0%
70.00%107.480111,65533.3%85.7%
30.00%107.488213,8540.0%42.9%
44.44%97.81,01812,35060.0%25.0%
33.33%94.167911,5310.0%37.5%
22.22%96.670410,99725.0%20.0%
44.44%93.45827,13850.0%33.3%
66.67%97.382812,75366.7%66.7%
55.56%96.281412,75266.7%50.0%
44.44%96.394613,62850.0%42.9%
22.22%97.684413,14350.0%0.0%
66.67%97.592611,36871.4%50.0%
62.50%87.087311,713100.0%40.0%
50.00%86.776914,468100.0%42.9%
37.50%86.877711,13133.3%40.0%
37.50%87.293415,5320.0%37.5%
50.00%87.51,11813,83480.0%0.0%
75.00%87.480210,06660.0%100.0%
50.00%87.598012,96340.0%66.7%
50.00%87.876112,36550.0%50.0%
42.86%74.373110,31150.0%33.3%
42.86%74.078111,1640.0%60.0%
28.57%77.395414,8320.0%33.3%
71.43%77.673510,86350.0%100.0%
42.86%77.61,03915,32150.0%33.3%
83.33%66.589912,71966.7%100.0%
33.33%65.368910,5940.0%50.0%
50.00%62.06617,34125.0%100.0%
40.00%56.374412,022100.0%25.0%
40.00%55.179610,94650.0%33.3%
60.00%53.369310,83566.7%50.0%
40.00%57.693911,67325.0%100.0%
20.00%57.689913,7510.0%20.0%
60.00%57.397712,63650.0%66.7%
60.00%55.778111,36250.0%66.7%
60.00%52.744511,3140.0%100.0%
40.00%53.07079,9030.0%50.0%
80.00%56.81,04514,35750.0%100.0%

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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 58.6% win rate compared to Malzahar's 41.4%, a 17.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 58 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Malzahar do against Morgana in the early game?

In the early game, Morgana has the advantage against Malzahar with a 58.3% win rate versus 41.7%. Morgana 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 58.8% win rate compared to 41.2%. 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 58.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 17.2 percentage point advantage means Morgana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 58 games analyzed.

What is the best Malzahar build against Morgana?

The best Malzahar build against Morgana includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Malignance with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. 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 54.5% 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 41.4% 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.