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

Malzaharvs Syndra

SMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Malzahar vs Syndra is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Syndra wins with a 59.9% win rate (+19.7%) over Malzahar based on 132 games. Syndra 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 Syndra 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.

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Malzahar - 40.1% win rate in this matchup
Malzahar
40.1% WR
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Syndra vs Malzahar matchup - 59.9% win rate
Syndra
59.9% WR

Who Wins the Malzahar vs Syndra Matchup?

Syndra wins the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup
Winner
Syndra
Matches: 132
40.1%
Win Rate
59.9%
7.5
CS / min
7.1
792
DMG / min
878
11,741
Gold / game
12,442
64
Heal / min
92
487
DMG Mitigated / min
319
1.7
CC / min
1.1
45.8%
Early Game WR
54.2%
35.6%
Late Game WR
64.4%

Malzahar vs Syndra Matchup Summary

The Malzahar vs Syndra matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 132 recent matches analyzed, Syndra wins with a 59.9% win rate compared to Malzahar's 40.1%, giving Syndra a 19.7 percentage point advantage. Syndra 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. Syndra 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 Syndra 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 Syndra Laning Phase Breakdown

Malzahar wins the laning phase against Syndra in League of Legends

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.

Farming
7.5Malzahar
7.1Syndra
Malzahar edges out Syndra by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 6 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Malzahar.
Damage
792Malzahar
878Syndra
Syndra heavily out-damages Malzahar by 86 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Malzahar should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Syndra's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,741Malzahar
12,442Syndra
Syndra earns 701 more gold per game than Malzahar, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Syndra slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.7Malzahar
1.1Syndra
Malzahar provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Syndra, 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
551Malzahar
411Syndra
Malzahar heals and mitigates 141 more damage per minute than Syndra, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Malzahar to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Syndra.

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, Rylai's Crystal Scepter 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 66.7% win rate across 21 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

Early Game
Syndra
54.2%
+8.5% advantage
Malzahar early game win rateMalzahar45.8%
Syndra early game win rateSyndra54.2%
Late Game
Syndra
64.4%
+28.8% advantage
Malzahar late game win rateMalzahar35.6%
Syndra late game win rateSyndra64.4%

Syndra dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.2% win rate — a 8.5 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Syndra can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Syndra is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 64.4% win rate — 28.8 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Syndra, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Syndra 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 Syndra

Sorcery rune tree - Malzahar primary runes vs SyndraSorcery
Deathfire Touch - best Malzahar rune vs SyndraManaflow Band - best Malzahar rune vs SyndraTranscendence - best Malzahar rune vs SyndraScorch - best Malzahar rune vs Syndra
Inspiration rune tree - Malzahar secondary runes vs SyndraInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Malzahar rune vs SyndraCosmic Insight - best Malzahar rune vs Syndra
58.8% WR

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

How does Malzahar do against Syndra in League of Legends?

Syndra wins the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup with a 59.9% win rate compared to Malzahar's 40.1%, a 19.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 132 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Malzahar do against Syndra in the early game?

In the early game, Syndra has the advantage against Malzahar with a 54.2% win rate versus 45.8%. 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, Syndra takes over the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup with a 64.4% win rate compared to 35.6%. Syndra scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup?

Syndra wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 59.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 19.7 percentage point advantage means Syndra is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 132 games analyzed.

What is the best Malzahar build against Syndra?

The best Malzahar build against Syndra includes Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Blackfire Torch with Spellslinger's Shoes. 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 Syndra?

The best Malzahar runes against Syndra use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 58.8% win rate in the Malzahar vs Syndra matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Malzahar counter Syndra?

No, Malzahar struggles against Syndra with only a 40.1% win rate. Syndra has the advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Syndra's lead.

How do I play Malzahar against Syndra?

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