Malzaharvs Syndra
Malzahar vs Syndra is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Malzahar wins with a 51.1% win rate (+2.2%) over Syndra based on 184 games. Syndra 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 Syndra 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.
Syndra(51.1%)Who Wins the Malzahar vs Syndra Matchup?
Malzahar vs Syndra Matchup Summary
The Malzahar vs Syndra matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 184 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 51.1% win rate compared to Syndra's 48.9%, giving Malzahar a 2.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Syndra controls the early laning stage, but Malzahar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Syndra 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 crowd control, where Malzahar leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Malzahar has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Syndra's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Malzahar vs Syndra Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Syndra, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Malzahar Build Against Syndra
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Syndra, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Syndra are Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Malzahar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Syndra. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Malzahar49.3%Syndra50.7%Malzahar52.2%Syndra47.8%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Malzahar and Syndra, with Syndra holding a razor-thin 50.7% win rate edge (+1.4%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Malzahar takes over with a 52.2% win rate, leading Syndra by 4.3 percentage points. Malzahar scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Syndra has the edge early, but Malzahar gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Malzahar Runes Against Syndra
Sorcery
Inspiration
The Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Malzahar maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Syndra.
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 Syndra - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Malzahar do against Syndra in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup with a 51.1% win rate compared to Syndra's 48.9%, a 2.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 184 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Malzahar do against Syndra in the early game?
In the early game, Syndra has the advantage against Malzahar with a 50.7% win rate versus 49.3%. Syndra players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Malzahar do against Syndra in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup with a 52.2% win rate compared to 47.8%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Syndra with a 51.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 2.2 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 184 games analyzed.
What is the best Malzahar build against Syndra?
The best Malzahar build against Syndra includes Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Blackfire Torch with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Syndra?
The best Malzahar runes against Syndra use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 52.5% win rate in the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Malzahar counter Syndra?
Yes, Malzahar has a favorable matchup against Syndra with a 51.1% win rate. Malzahar has a solid advantage over Syndra in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Malzahar against Syndra?
When playing Malzahar against Syndra, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Syndra. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.