Malzaharvs Swain
Malzahar vs Swain is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Swain wins with a 50.5% win rate (+1.1%) over Malzahar based on 93 games. Swain 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 Swain 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.
Swain(49.5%)Who Wins the Malzahar vs Swain Matchup?
Malzahar vs Swain Matchup Summary
The Malzahar vs Swain matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 93 recent matches analyzed, Swain wins with a 50.5% win rate compared to Malzahar's 49.5%, giving Swain a 1.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Swain controls the early laning stage, but Malzahar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Swain needs to press advantages before Malzahar reaches their power spikes, while Malzahar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Swain leads by 922 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Swain is slightly favored, Malzahar can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Swain's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Malzahar vs Swain Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Swain, 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.
Best Malzahar Build Against Swain
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Swain, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Swain are Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame 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 Swain. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Swain matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Malzahar45.0%Swain55.0%Malzahar52.8%Swain47.2%Swain dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.0% win rate — a 10.0 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Swain can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Malzahar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 52.8% win rate — 5.7 points above Swain. Extended games heavily favor Malzahar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Swain must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Malzahar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Malzahar survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Malzahar Runes Against Swain
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery primary with Precision secondary combination helps Malzahar maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Swain.
Malzahar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.33% | 674 | 7.7 | 864 | 12,453 | 45.8% | 52.1% | |
| 53.76% | 546 | 7.6 | 901 | 12,421 | 54.2% | 53.4% | |
| 45.89% | 379 | 7.8 | 883 | 12,885 | 51.0% | 42.5% | |
| 47.87% | 307 | 7.5 | 907 | 12,411 | 48.4% | 47.5% | |
| 51.45% | 278 | 7.5 | 800 | 12,588 | 47.3% | 54.2% | |
| 54.72% | 265 | 7.5 | 928 | 13,034 | 55.1% | 54.4% | |
| 47.51% | 262 | 7.7 | 785 | 12,075 | 39.2% | 55.1% | |
| 55.98% | 259 | 7.5 | 917 | 12,924 | 54.2% | 57.1% | |
| 43.03% | 252 | 7.8 | 916 | 13,419 | 55.9% | 35.4% | |
| 56.12% | 239 | 7.5 | 827 | 12,680 | 54.3% | 57.6% | |
| 48.52% | 238 | 7.5 | 816 | 12,771 | 49.5% | 48.0% | |
| 45.34% | 236 | 7.9 | 895 | 12,548 | 46.1% | 44.7% | |
| 55.25% | 221 | 7.5 | 795 | 12,599 | 51.8% | 57.5% | |
| 45.70% | 221 | 7.5 | 799 | 12,355 | 46.8% | 44.9% | |
| 46.77% | 202 | 7.6 | 850 | 12,543 | 48.8% | 45.5% | |
| 51.09% | 184 | 7.7 | 813 | 12,688 | 49.3% | 52.2% | |
| 50.00% | 182 | 7.5 | 775 | 12,207 | 48.7% | 51.0% | |
| 43.68% | 174 | 7.6 | 877 | 12,848 | 43.2% | 44.0% | |
| 49.10% | 170 | 7.8 | 876 | 12,969 | 49.3% | 49.0% | |
| 44.64% | 169 | 7.5 | 830 | 12,411 | 45.3% | 44.2% | |
| 65.84% | 162 | 7.5 | 896 | 13,428 | 72.9% | 61.8% | |
| 49.07% | 161 | 7.6 | 789 | 11,964 | 47.4% | 50.6% | |
| 59.62% | 157 | 7.7 | 819 | 12,188 | 56.9% | 61.9% | |
| 51.92% | 157 | 7.6 | 812 | 12,209 | 51.4% | 52.4% | |
| 56.08% | 149 | 8.1 | 967 | 12,581 | 55.9% | 56.3% | |
| 58.04% | 143 | 7.8 | 963 | 12,785 | 47.5% | 65.5% | |
| 57.66% | 137 | 7.6 | 859 | 13,511 | 52.8% | 60.7% | |
| 54.89% | 135 | 7.5 | 944 | 12,110 | 54.7% | 55.1% | |
| 45.19% | 135 | 7.4 | 866 | 12,127 | 43.5% | 46.6% | |
| 61.72% | 128 | 7.5 | 839 | 12,173 | 56.1% | 66.2% | |
| 49.60% | 126 | 7.4 | 845 | 13,026 | 55.3% | 46.1% | |
| 61.02% | 118 | 7.7 | 947 | 13,128 | 68.0% | 55.9% | |
| 48.21% | 112 | 7.8 | 970 | 12,886 | 44.0% | 51.6% | |
| 40.00% | 110 | 7.5 | 1,094 | 12,088 | 43.8% | 37.1% | |
| 61.46% | 96 | 7.9 | 909 | 12,759 | 65.8% | 58.2% | |
| 54.74% | 95 | 7.7 | 887 | 12,847 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.61% | 94 | 8.0 | 825 | 12,178 | 51.1% | 52.2% | |
| 49.46% | 93 | 7.4 | 902 | 12,174 | 45.0% | 52.8% | |
| 63.10% | 85 | 7.8 | 1,083 | 12,776 | 74.4% | 51.2% | |
| 51.19% | 84 | 7.4 | 845 | 12,118 | 44.7% | 56.5% | |
| 51.90% | 80 | 7.5 | 827 | 12,639 | 61.3% | 45.8% | |
| 41.77% | 79 | 7.5 | 1,039 | 12,018 | 54.8% | 33.3% | |
| 54.93% | 73 | 7.6 | 920 | 13,227 | 59.3% | 52.3% | |
| 43.48% | 69 | 7.7 | 832 | 12,073 | 43.3% | 43.6% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 7.7 | 841 | 12,966 | 51.6% | 50.0% | |
| 47.69% | 66 | 8.0 | 888 | 12,741 | 48.4% | 47.1% | |
| 42.19% | 64 | 7.0 | 824 | 12,189 | 40.7% | 43.2% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 7.7 | 1,044 | 13,121 | 52.0% | 53.1% | |
| 63.64% | 56 | 7.8 | 800 | 12,922 | 70.8% | 58.1% | |
| 51.11% | 47 | 7.4 | 1,112 | 12,275 | 54.5% | 47.8% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 7.5 | 857 | 12,096 | 56.0% | 52.6% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 8.1 | 786 | 14,241 | 64.3% | 50.0% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 7.4 | 865 | 14,154 | 61.5% | 41.4% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 6.7 | 901 | 11,939 | 72.2% | 34.8% | |
| 70.73% | 41 | 8.1 | 848 | 14,118 | 94.1% | 54.2% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 7.9 | 916 | 12,919 | 36.4% | 42.9% | |
| 52.78% | 37 | 7.5 | 945 | 12,635 | 44.4% | 61.1% | |
| 38.24% | 34 | 7.7 | 869 | 12,659 | 25.0% | 45.5% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 7.7 | 895 | 11,986 | 66.7% | 57.9% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 7.5 | 856 | 14,069 | 63.6% | 47.6% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 7.6 | 943 | 13,194 | 44.4% | 45.0% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 7.8 | 820 | 11,394 | 46.1% | 46.7% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 7.3 | 825 | 13,109 | 22.2% | 52.6% | |
| 33.33% | 27 | 7.6 | 920 | 11,654 | 21.4% | 46.1% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 7.7 | 771 | 12,351 | 68.8% | 63.6% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 7.7 | 877 | 13,349 | 33.3% | 64.3% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 7.5 | 1,191 | 11,841 | 35.7% | 66.7% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 7.5 | 839 | 12,866 | 50.0% | 56.3% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 7.5 | 953 | 12,043 | 33.3% | 53.9% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 7.8 | 807 | 12,152 | 46.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 24 | 7.7 | 828 | 11,824 | 30.8% | 36.4% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 7.7 | 1,058 | 15,252 | 55.6% | 66.7% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 6.6 | 708 | 11,166 | 55.6% | 28.6% | |
| 66.67% | 22 | 6.9 | 911 | 13,882 | 57.1% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.5 | 906 | 13,647 | 60.0% | 41.7% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 6.5 | 716 | 11,101 | 54.5% | 66.7% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 7.5 | 829 | 14,051 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 7.4 | 781 | 14,186 | 57.1% | 61.5% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 7.8 | 820 | 12,027 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 7.6 | 898 | 11,491 | 66.7% | 77.8% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.6 | 812 | 12,270 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 68.75% | 17 | 8.3 | 1,060 | 14,533 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 7.6 | 877 | 13,891 | 62.5% | 11.1% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 8.0 | 892 | 12,595 | 83.3% | 40.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.2 | 830 | 11,452 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.6 | 941 | 13,523 | 25.0% | 54.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.7 | 861 | 12,616 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 7.9 | 900 | 14,313 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.3 | 1,050 | 11,541 | 0.0% | 87.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.6 | 553 | 11,223 | 71.4% | 57.1% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.7 | 877 | 11,939 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 7.5 | 963 | 11,613 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.5 | 819 | 13,166 | 25.0% | 55.6% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 7.2 | 942 | 14,723 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 7.5 | 1,018 | 14,231 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.7 | 901 | 13,142 | 37.5% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.9 | 1,063 | 13,054 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.9 | 960 | 13,460 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.8 | 845 | 13,252 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.4 | 835 | 12,045 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 846 | 13,319 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 849 | 12,546 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 814 | 12,857 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 930 | 12,029 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 783 | 12,040 | 80.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.0 | 976 | 13,042 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.5 | 770 | 11,664 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.4 | 913 | 11,772 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 9 | 7.8 | 724 | 10,408 | 42.9% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.8 | 840 | 12,654 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.8 | 955 | 13,577 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 885 | 9,903 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 8.6 | 921 | 12,825 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 8.0 | 855 | 11,948 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.0 | 677 | 10,213 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.0 | 1,044 | 13,594 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.1 | 794 | 11,197 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.2 | 740 | 12,184 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.9 | 841 | 12,762 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 7 | 4.1 | 568 | 10,175 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.2 | 792 | 13,585 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.5 | 897 | 11,988 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 5.2 | 763 | 13,184 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.7 | 961 | 11,885 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.5 | 1,004 | 12,579 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.9 | 587 | 8,479 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.9 | 697 | 10,147 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 8.3 | 788 | 11,592 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 8.2 | 962 | 13,231 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 25.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 718 | 8,737 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.8 | 1,083 | 15,463 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 769 | 11,800 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 8.0 | 920 | 14,325 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 828 | 13,357 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 1,061 | 12,984 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
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Malzahar vs Swain - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Malzahar do against Swain in League of Legends?
Swain wins the Malzahar vs Swain matchup with a 50.5% win rate compared to Malzahar's 49.5%, a 1.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 93 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Malzahar do against Swain in the early game?
In the early game, Swain has the advantage against Malzahar with a 55.0% win rate versus 45.0%. Swain players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Malzahar do against Swain in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Malzahar vs Swain matchup with a 52.8% win rate compared to 47.2%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Malzahar vs Swain matchup?
Swain wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 50.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 1.1 percentage point advantage means Swain is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 93 games analyzed.
What is the best Malzahar build against Swain?
The best Malzahar build against Swain includes Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, 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 Swain?
The best Malzahar runes against Swain use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Malzahar vs Swain matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Malzahar counter Swain?
No, Malzahar struggles against Swain with only a 49.5% win rate. Swain has the advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Swain's lead.
How do I play Malzahar against Swain?
When playing Malzahar against Swain, play cautiously and avoid Swain's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Swain in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.