Malzahar, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
4.5%
Ban Rate
20.5%

Malzahar vs Nami

Malzahar B TierMage
Patch
26.20
Games
5,949
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 11, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Malzahar vs Nami is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Nami wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Malzahar based on 5 games. Nami wins the early laning phase while Malzahar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malzahar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malzahar vs Nami 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
40.0%
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Nami
60.0%
Nami

Who wins Malzahar vs Nami?

Too few games to callInsufficient data

Malzahar wins 40.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 11.8% and 76.9% (95% range).

Expected
41.7%
From both champions' overall Support win rates
Matchup effect
−1.7 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
5 games
Lane: Support
vs patch 26.19
—
Not enough games on both patches

Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11

Key takeaways

  • Only 5 Malzahar vs Nami games were recorded in the Support role on patch 26.20 — 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 Nami 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 Nami Laning Stats

MalzaharNami

Only 5 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.

Whole-game averages

3.5
CS / min
1.0
615
DMG / min
287
11,782
Gold / game
9,712
49
Heal / min
631
364
DMG Mitigated / min
376
1.8
CC / min
1.0

Malzahar vs Nami Win Rate by Game Length

Malzahar's win rate against Nami 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
0 games
Too few games
20–25 min
0 games
Too few games
25–30 min
1 games
Too few games
30–35 min
2 games
Too few games
35+ min
2 games
Malzahar vs Nami95% rangeMalzahar usual (Support)

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

Malzahar vs Nami 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)Insufficient data
  2. First itemInsufficient data
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Malzahar Changes Against Nami

Only 5 games so far — too few to compare what Malzahar players do in this matchup with their usual choices (needs 20).

Best Malzahar Build vs Nami

Usual Malzahar build (Support)

54.5% win rate · 11 games

Against Nami

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 0 of 5 Malzahar games against Nami 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 Nami

Usual Malzahar runes (Support)

Arcane CometArcane Comet
Sorcery
Manaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
Inspiration
Cosmic InsightMagical Footwear
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

38.1% win rate · 21 games

Against Nami

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 26.20. 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 Nami FAQ - Patch 26.20

Who wins Malzahar vs Nami?

Only 5 Malzahar vs Nami games were recorded in the Support role on patch 26.20 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.

What is Malzahar's win rate against Nami?

Malzahar wins 40.0% of 5 Support games against Nami on patch 26.20 (95% range 11.8–76.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 41.7% would be expected.

Does Malzahar counter Nami?

There are only 5 Malzahar vs Nami games in this lane on patch 26.20 — too few to answer reliably yet.

Who wins lane, Malzahar or Nami?

There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (5) to say who wins lane.

Does Malzahar outscale Nami?

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

When is Nami strongest against Malzahar?

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

What should Malzahar build against Nami?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Malzahar's usual Support core: Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Blackfire Torch.

What runes should Malzahar use against Nami?

Use Malzahar's usual Arcane Comet page (Sorcery + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.