Malzahar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.4%
Pick Rate
4.7%

Malzaharvs Twisted Fate

SMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Malzahar vs Twisted Fate is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Malzahar wins with a 51.2% win rate (+2.3%) over Twisted Fate based on 86 games. Malzahar wins the early laning phase while Twisted Fate scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malzahar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malzahar vs Twisted Fate 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.

Compare against an opponent
Twisted Fate - 51.2% win rateTwisted Fate(51.2%)
Malzahar - 51.2% win rate in this matchup
Malzahar
51.2% WR
VS
Twisted Fate vs Malzahar matchup - 48.8% win rate
Twisted Fate
48.8% WR

Who Wins the Malzahar vs Twisted Fate Matchup?

Malzahar wins the Malzahar vs Twisted Fate matchup
Winner
Malzahar
Matches: 86
51.2%
Win Rate
48.8%
7.9
CS / min
6.9
901
DMG / min
738
12,590
Gold / game
13,285
67
Heal / min
177
534
DMG Mitigated / min
448
1.9
CC / min
1.1
54.5%
Early Game WR
45.5%
47.6%
Late Game WR
52.4%

Malzahar vs Twisted Fate Matchup Summary

The Malzahar vs Twisted Fate matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 86 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 51.2% win rate compared to Twisted Fate's 48.8%, giving Malzahar a 2.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malzahar controls the early laning stage, but Twisted Fate outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malzahar needs to press advantages before Twisted Fate reaches their power spikes, while Twisted Fate should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malzahar leads by 0.8s 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 Twisted Fate'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 Twisted Fate Laning Phase Breakdown

Malzahar wins the laning phase against Twisted Fate in League of Legends

Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Twisted Fate, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.9Malzahar
6.9Twisted Fate
Malzahar significantly out-farms Twisted Fate by 1.0 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 15 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Malzahar a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Twisted Fate players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
901Malzahar
738Twisted Fate
Malzahar heavily out-damages Twisted Fate by 162 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Twisted Fate should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Malzahar's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,590Malzahar
13,285Twisted Fate
Twisted Fate earns 695 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 Twisted Fate slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.9Malzahar
1.1Twisted Fate
Malzahar provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Twisted Fate, 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
601Malzahar
626Twisted Fate
Malzahar and Twisted Fate have comparable sustain profiles, with only 25 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Malzahar Build Against Twisted Fate

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Twisted Fate, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Twisted Fate 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 Twisted Fate. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Twisted Fate matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Malzahar
54.5%
+9.1% advantage
Malzahar early game win rateMalzahar54.5%
Twisted Fate early game win rateTwisted Fate45.5%
Late Game
Twisted Fate
52.4%
+4.8% advantage
Malzahar late game win rateMalzahar47.6%
Twisted Fate late game win rateTwisted Fate52.4%

Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Twisted Fate. This lopsided early game means Malzahar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Twisted Fate takes over with a 52.4% win rate, leading Malzahar by 4.8 percentage points. Twisted Fate scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Malzahar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Twisted Fate reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Twisted Fate 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 Twisted Fate

Sorcery rune tree - Malzahar primary runes vs Twisted FateSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Malzahar rune vs Twisted FateManaflow Band - best Malzahar rune vs Twisted FateTranscendence - best Malzahar rune vs Twisted FateGathering Storm - best Malzahar rune vs Twisted Fate
Inspiration rune tree - Malzahar secondary runes vs Twisted FateInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Malzahar rune vs Twisted FateMagical Footwear - best Malzahar rune vs Twisted Fate
54.5% WR

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 Twisted Fate.


Malzahar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.87%2447.688412,88446.3%57.0%
61.31%1997.492812,26256.2%65.5%
54.07%1727.787612,74754.3%53.9%
55.56%1627.576212,80061.7%52.0%
42.41%1587.680012,27643.1%41.9%
52.90%1387.587712,42446.7%57.7%
42.65%1367.581812,84644.0%41.9%
52.99%1347.691412,34247.3%57.0%
57.98%1197.394513,24659.0%57.5%
55.08%1187.577812,34152.0%57.4%
42.73%1107.483212,11041.7%43.5%
54.13%1097.791813,22755.6%53.4%
50.46%1097.579811,13046.5%54.9%
53.70%1087.685912,05754.4%53.2%
51.16%867.990112,59054.5%47.6%
50.59%857.588811,38045.5%56.1%
48.78%827.479812,26753.9%44.2%
58.54%827.878911,42363.0%52.8%
48.15%817.577211,88748.7%47.6%
49.38%817.782312,33060.0%43.1%
48.10%797.581412,63545.5%50.0%
48.10%797.583212,88336.7%55.1%
58.33%727.583311,50466.7%48.5%
47.89%717.287712,76564.3%37.2%
49.30%717.882211,96347.4%51.5%
62.69%677.687712,77462.1%63.2%
55.22%677.584912,31051.7%57.9%
52.31%657.483812,02359.4%45.5%
54.69%647.692112,89465.6%43.8%
50.79%637.586511,68751.7%50.0%
58.06%627.896512,86458.1%58.1%
57.63%598.196312,38665.4%51.5%
42.86%497.51,15912,85642.1%43.3%
50.00%487.285711,37953.6%45.0%
55.32%477.81,05612,94660.0%53.1%
50.00%467.381812,04752.4%48.0%
46.67%457.889911,65673.7%26.9%
38.10%427.675912,66143.8%34.6%
60.00%407.974211,38866.7%50.0%
54.05%377.790413,24658.3%52.0%
55.56%367.787913,00358.8%52.6%
68.57%357.696313,77471.4%66.7%
48.57%357.181711,36952.6%43.8%
60.71%288.080712,63383.3%43.8%
39.29%287.782511,47041.7%37.5%
40.00%257.490412,44037.5%41.2%
58.33%247.797813,21075.0%41.7%
39.13%237.395812,54128.6%43.8%
60.87%237.593813,75566.7%57.1%
59.09%227.491713,34385.7%46.7%
45.45%227.294614,42950.0%43.8%
54.55%227.71,05614,40080.0%47.1%
57.14%218.41,02010,76570.0%45.5%
55.00%207.981012,90066.7%37.5%
50.00%187.792813,33762.5%40.0%
61.11%187.575111,78740.0%87.5%
35.29%177.592511,50845.5%16.7%
58.82%177.390612,76360.0%58.3%
43.75%166.778612,71950.0%41.7%
56.25%168.21,05513,02642.9%66.7%
40.00%157.087612,93425.0%45.5%
33.33%158.075912,25157.1%12.5%
86.67%157.683213,786100.0%81.8%
64.29%147.693313,40383.3%50.0%
57.14%147.492313,59250.0%62.5%
61.54%138.091114,04350.0%71.4%
46.15%137.476710,46755.6%25.0%
27.27%117.596012,5490.0%42.9%
63.64%117.963812,68050.0%71.4%
50.00%107.978911,32360.0%40.0%
60.00%106.784911,95066.7%50.0%
20.00%108.075011,78420.0%20.0%
40.00%105.91,00610,62733.3%50.0%
70.00%107.677914,51550.0%83.3%
40.00%107.884714,00240.0%40.0%
60.00%107.891112,64766.7%57.1%
77.78%97.01,11013,17050.0%85.7%
33.33%97.684312,22350.0%20.0%
66.67%98.078712,21580.0%50.0%
55.56%97.976915,314100.0%42.9%
50.00%87.895814,335100.0%33.3%
50.00%84.259110,14940.0%66.7%
37.50%87.781610,78325.0%50.0%
25.00%87.485914,90325.0%25.0%
42.86%75.874510,33875.0%0.0%
100.00%78.497613,684100.0%100.0%
57.14%77.991116,14733.3%75.0%
14.29%77.478211,67533.3%0.0%
42.86%76.880012,7320.0%75.0%
83.33%63.16229,628100.0%75.0%
83.33%69.282611,22666.7%100.0%
16.67%67.272214,2200.0%20.0%
50.00%68.07509,58133.3%66.7%
100.00%68.71,19116,508100.0%100.0%
66.67%67.798812,6090.0%100.0%
0.00%67.36119,8530.0%0.0%
83.33%67.163312,20166.7%100.0%
33.33%67.896011,89233.3%33.3%
40.00%57.287412,86466.7%0.0%
80.00%57.26408,401100.0%50.0%
40.00%58.178513,05333.3%50.0%

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Malzahar vs Twisted Fate - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Malzahar do against Twisted Fate in League of Legends?

Malzahar wins the Malzahar vs Twisted Fate matchup with a 51.2% win rate compared to Twisted Fate's 48.8%, a 2.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 86 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Malzahar do against Twisted Fate in the early game?

In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Twisted Fate with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Malzahar do against Twisted Fate in the late game?

In the late game, Twisted Fate takes over the Malzahar vs Twisted Fate matchup with a 52.4% win rate compared to 47.6%. Twisted Fate scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Malzahar vs Twisted Fate matchup?

Malzahar wins the matchup against Twisted Fate with a 51.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 2.3 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 86 games analyzed.

What is the best Malzahar build against Twisted Fate?

The best Malzahar build against Twisted Fate includes Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Malignance 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 Twisted Fate?

The best Malzahar runes against Twisted Fate use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 54.5% win rate in the Malzahar vs Twisted Fate matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Malzahar counter Twisted Fate?

Yes, Malzahar has a favorable matchup against Twisted Fate with a 51.2% win rate. Malzahar has a solid advantage over Twisted Fate in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Malzahar against Twisted Fate?

When playing Malzahar against Twisted Fate, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.