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

Malzaharvs Seraphine

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

Malzahar vs Seraphine is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Seraphine wins with a 65.6% win rate (+31.2%) over Malzahar based on 32 games. Seraphine 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 Seraphine 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 - 34.4% win rate in this matchup
Malzahar
34.4% WR
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Seraphine vs Malzahar matchup - 65.6% win rate
Seraphine
65.6% WR

Who Wins the Malzahar vs Seraphine Matchup?

Seraphine wins the Malzahar vs Seraphine matchup
Winner
Seraphine
Matches: 32
34.4%
Win Rate
65.6%
5.5
CS / min
4.1
738
DMG / min
681
10,984
Gold / game
10,156
66
Heal / min
264
501
DMG Mitigated / min
410
1.8
CC / min
1.3
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
35.3%
Late Game WR
64.7%

Malzahar vs Seraphine Matchup Summary

The Malzahar vs Seraphine matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 32 recent matches analyzed, Seraphine wins with a 65.6% win rate compared to Malzahar's 34.4%, giving Seraphine a 31.2 percentage point advantage. Seraphine 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 crowd control, where Malzahar leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Seraphine 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 Seraphine 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 Seraphine Laning Phase Breakdown

Malzahar wins the laning phase against Seraphine in League of Legends

Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Seraphine, 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
5.5Malzahar
4.1Seraphine
Malzahar significantly out-farms Seraphine 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. Seraphine players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
738Malzahar
681Seraphine
Malzahar deals 57 more champion damage per minute than Seraphine. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Seraphine choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Malzahar's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
10,984Malzahar
10,156Seraphine
Malzahar generates a commanding 828 more gold per game than Seraphine. This substantial economic advantage means Malzahar consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Seraphine should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.8Malzahar
1.3Seraphine
Malzahar provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Seraphine, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Malzahar coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
567Malzahar
674Seraphine
Seraphine heals and mitigates 106 more damage per minute than Malzahar, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Seraphine to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Malzahar.

Best Malzahar Build Against Seraphine

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Seraphine, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Seraphine are Liandry's Torment, Malignance and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Malzahar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 25.0% win rate across 4 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Malzahar the best chance to compete against Seraphine. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Seraphine matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Seraphine
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Malzahar early game win rateMalzahar33.3%
Seraphine early game win rateSeraphine66.7%
Late Game
Seraphine
64.7%
+29.4% advantage
Malzahar late game win rateMalzahar35.3%
Seraphine late game win rateSeraphine64.7%

Seraphine dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Seraphine can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Seraphine is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 64.7% win rate — 29.4 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Seraphine, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Seraphine 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 Seraphine

Sorcery rune tree - Malzahar primary runes vs SeraphineSorcery
Deathfire Touch - best Malzahar rune vs SeraphineManaflow Band - best Malzahar rune vs SeraphineTranscendence - best Malzahar rune vs SeraphineScorch - best Malzahar rune vs Seraphine
Inspiration rune tree - Malzahar secondary runes vs SeraphineInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Malzahar rune vs SeraphineCosmic Insight - best Malzahar rune vs Seraphine
42.9% WR

The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Malzahar the best tools to compete against Seraphine 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 Seraphine - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Malzahar do against Seraphine in League of Legends?

Seraphine wins the Malzahar vs Seraphine matchup with a 65.6% win rate compared to Malzahar's 34.4%, a 31.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 32 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Malzahar do against Seraphine in the early game?

In the early game, Seraphine has the advantage against Malzahar with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Seraphine players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Malzahar do against Seraphine in the late game?

In the late game, Seraphine takes over the Malzahar vs Seraphine matchup with a 64.7% win rate compared to 35.3%. Seraphine scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Malzahar vs Seraphine matchup?

Seraphine wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 65.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 31.2 percentage point advantage means Seraphine is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 32 games analyzed.

What is the best Malzahar build against Seraphine?

The best Malzahar build against Seraphine includes Liandry's Torment, Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 25.0% 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 Seraphine?

The best Malzahar runes against Seraphine use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 42.9% win rate in the Malzahar vs Seraphine matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Malzahar counter Seraphine?

No, Malzahar struggles against Seraphine with only a 34.4% win rate. Seraphine has the advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Seraphine's lead.

How do I play Malzahar against Seraphine?

When playing Malzahar against Seraphine, play cautiously and avoid Seraphine's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Seraphine has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.