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

Malzahar vs Samira

Malzahar A TierMage
Patch
26.19
Games
4,075
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 5, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Malzahar vs Samira is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malzahar wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Samira based on 6 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 Samira 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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50.0%
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Who wins Malzahar vs Samira?

Too few games to callInsufficient data

Malzahar wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 21.5% and 78.5% (95% range).

Expected
55.9%
From both champions' overall Bot win rates
Matchup effect
−5.9 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
8 games
Lane: Bot
vs patch 26.18
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Not enough games on both patches

Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 25 – Sep 28

Key takeaways

  • Only 8 Malzahar vs Samira games were recorded in the Bot role on patch 26.19 — 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 Samira 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 Samira Laning Stats

MalzaharSamira

Only 8 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.

Whole-game averages

7.5
CS / min
6.5
981
DMG / min
878
16,209
Gold / game
16,693
53
Heal / min
408
462
DMG Mitigated / min
678
2.1
CC / min
0.1

Malzahar vs Samira Win Rate by Game Length

Malzahar's win rate against Samira 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
2 games
Too few games
30–35 min
4 games
Too few games
35+ min
2 games
Malzahar vs Samira95% rangeMalzahar usual (Bot)

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

Malzahar vs Samira 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 Samira

Only 8 games so far — too few to compare what Malzahar players do in this matchup with their usual choices (needs 20).

Best Malzahar Build vs Samira

Usual Malzahar build (Bot)

75.5% win rate · 49 games

Against Samira

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 0 of 8 Malzahar games against Samira 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 Samira

Usual Malzahar runes (Bot)

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

65.0% win rate · 40 games

Against Samira

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 Samira FAQ - Patch 26.19

Who wins Malzahar vs Samira?

Only 8 Malzahar vs Samira games were recorded in the Bot role on patch 26.19 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.

What is Malzahar's win rate against Samira?

Malzahar wins 50.0% of 8 Bot games against Samira on patch 26.19 (95% range 21.5–78.5%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 55.9% would be expected.

Does Malzahar counter Samira?

There are only 8 Malzahar vs Samira games in this lane on patch 26.19 — too few to answer reliably yet.

Who wins lane, Malzahar or Samira?

There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (8) to say who wins lane.

Does Malzahar outscale Samira?

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

When is Samira strongest against Malzahar?

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

What should Malzahar build against Samira?

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

What runes should Malzahar use against Samira?

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