Malzahar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.9%
Pick Rate
4.5%
Ban Rate
19.7%

Malzaharvs Morgana

Malzahar A TierMage
Patch26.19
Games4,075
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedOct 1, 2026 UTC
MethodologyData Methodology

Malzahar vs Morgana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Morgana wins with a 72.7% win rate (+45.5%) over Malzahar based on 22 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.

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
51.5%
VS
Morgana
48.5%
Morgana

Who wins Malzahar vs Morgana?

Slight Malzahar edgeLow confidence

Malzahar wins 51.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 35.2% and 67.5% (95% range).

Expected
49.6%
From both champions' overall Mid win rates
Matchup effect
+2.0 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
33 games
Lane: Mid
vs patch 26.18
—
Not enough games on both patches

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

They also met in another lane (Support): 5 games, Malzahar won 20.0%.

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malzahar wins 51.5% of 33 games (95% range 35.2–67.5%).
  • Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 49.6% for Malzahar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 177, within the margin of error (33 games).
  • Malzahar players pick Amplifying Tome + Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth Ward far more often against Morgana: under 0.5% of their other Mid games, 3.0% 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 Morgana 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 Morgana Laning Stats

MalzaharMorgana

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+177
Within the margin of error
95% range −158 to +512
XP difference
−235
Within the margin of error
95% range −535 to +65
CS difference
+19.2
Malzahar ahead
95% range +12.1 to +26.3
1.33
Kills before 15 min
2.21
2.12
Deaths before 15 min
1.48
0.30
Solo kills before 15 min
0.70
6.1%
First blood
3.0%

Whole-game averages

7.7
CS / min
6.1
863
DMG / min
704
13,258
Gold / game
11,560
80
Heal / min
233
430
DMG Mitigated / min
532
1.6
CC / min
1.4

Malzahar vs Morgana Win Rate by Game Length

Malzahar's win rate against Morgana 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
2 games
Too few games
20–25 min
4 games
Too few games
25–30 min
10 games
Too few games
30–35 min
8 games
Too few games
35+ min
9 games
Malzahar vs Morgana95% rangeMalzahar usual (Mid)

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

Malzahar vs Morgana 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)EvenMalzahar gold at 15: +177
  2. First itemMalzaharMalzahar: 10.1 min · Morgana: 10.7 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Malzahar Changes Against Morgana

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

  • Amplifying TomeDoran's RingHealth PotionHealth PotionControl WardStealth Ward
    Amplifying Tome + Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    under 0.5%
    vs Morgana
    3.0%
    +3.0 pts
  • Legend: Bloodline
    Usually
    under 0.5%
    vs Morgana
    3.0%
    +3.0 pts

Best Malzahar Build vs Morgana

Against Morgana

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 26 Malzahar games against Morgana 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 10.1 min (median of 20 games).
  • Morgana usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 10.7 min (median of 22 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 Morgana

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 Morgana

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

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 Morgana FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who wins Malzahar vs Morgana?

Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malzahar wins 51.5% of 33 games (95% range 35.2–67.5%).

What is Malzahar's win rate against Morgana?

Malzahar wins 51.5% of 33 Mid games against Morgana on patch 26.19 (95% range 35.2–67.5%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 49.6% would be expected.

Does Malzahar counter Morgana?

Not clearly. Malzahar wins 51.5% of 33 games against Morgana, and the 95% range (35.2–67.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Malzahar or Morgana?

Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 177, within the margin of error (33 games).

Does Malzahar outscale Morgana?

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

When is Morgana strongest against Malzahar?

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

What should Malzahar build against Morgana?

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 Morgana: Amplifying Tome + Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth Ward (under 0.5% usually, 3.0% here).

What runes should Malzahar use against Morgana?

Use Malzahar's usual Deathfire Touch page (Sorcery + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Morgana: Legend: Bloodline (under 0.5% usually, 3.0% here).