Malzaharvs Veigar
Malzahar vs Veigar is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Malzahar wins with a 51.7% win rate (+3.4%) over Veigar based on 207 games. Malzahar 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 Veigar 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.
Who Wins the Malzahar vs Veigar Matchup?
Malzahar vs Veigar Matchup Summary
The Malzahar vs Veigar matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 207 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 51.7% win rate compared to Veigar's 48.3%, giving Malzahar a 3.4 percentage point advantage. Malzahar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Veigar 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 1.2s 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 Veigar'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 Veigar Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Veigar, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Malzahar Build Against Veigar
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Veigar, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Veigar are Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and Malignance. 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 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Veigar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Malzahar51.3%
Veigar48.7%Malzahar51.9%Veigar48.1%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Malzahar has a meaningful 51.3% win rate, outperforming Veigar by 2.6 percentage points. Malzahar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Malzahar takes over with a 51.9% win rate, leading Veigar by 3.9 percentage points. Malzahar scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
Malzahar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Veigar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Malzahar Runes Against Veigar
Sorcery
Inspiration
Running Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary allows Malzahar to press their advantage against Veigar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Malzahar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.74% | 227 | 7.4 | 914 | 12,347 | 48.8% | 56.6% | |
| 48.40% | 219 | 7.1 | 899 | 12,186 | 48.8% | 48.2% | |
| 52.40% | 208 | 7.5 | 857 | 12,135 | 43.4% | 58.4% | |
| 51.69% | 207 | 7.6 | 906 | 12,625 | 51.3% | 51.9% | |
| 55.33% | 150 | 7.3 | 979 | 12,515 | 58.9% | 53.2% | |
| 49.30% | 142 | 7.1 | 804 | 11,608 | 47.2% | 50.6% | |
| 53.24% | 139 | 7.2 | 805 | 11,795 | 49.0% | 55.7% | |
| 60.32% | 126 | 7.4 | 845 | 12,649 | 59.0% | 60.9% | |
| 47.54% | 122 | 7.4 | 898 | 11,962 | 60.9% | 39.5% | |
| 48.31% | 118 | 7.5 | 818 | 12,097 | 40.9% | 52.7% | |
| 57.76% | 116 | 7.2 | 933 | 12,396 | 58.5% | 57.3% | |
| 56.88% | 109 | 7.3 | 855 | 11,374 | 55.6% | 57.8% | |
| 43.56% | 101 | 7.2 | 789 | 12,037 | 34.4% | 47.8% | |
| 52.53% | 99 | 7.4 | 862 | 11,668 | 47.4% | 55.7% | |
| 57.45% | 94 | 7.3 | 886 | 12,835 | 63.3% | 54.7% | |
| 61.96% | 92 | 7.4 | 875 | 11,328 | 56.8% | 65.5% | |
| 56.18% | 89 | 7.3 | 828 | 11,780 | 48.6% | 61.5% | |
| 52.81% | 89 | 7.5 | 1,035 | 12,692 | 51.7% | 53.3% | |
| 61.63% | 86 | 7.6 | 804 | 10,961 | 60.9% | 62.5% | |
| 53.25% | 77 | 8.0 | 860 | 10,610 | 63.9% | 43.9% | |
| 61.64% | 73 | 7.2 | 872 | 12,393 | 53.6% | 66.7% | |
| 52.78% | 72 | 7.4 | 809 | 11,577 | 48.0% | 55.3% | |
| 43.66% | 71 | 7.6 | 950 | 12,463 | 30.0% | 53.7% | |
| 57.14% | 70 | 7.0 | 925 | 11,573 | 53.3% | 60.0% | |
| 44.93% | 69 | 7.5 | 856 | 12,881 | 46.4% | 43.9% | |
| 44.78% | 67 | 7.1 | 883 | 11,845 | 60.9% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 66 | 7.6 | 803 | 12,708 | 52.2% | 48.8% | |
| 45.00% | 60 | 7.5 | 903 | 13,028 | 63.6% | 34.2% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 7.4 | 862 | 12,575 | 50.0% | 47.5% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 7.3 | 841 | 13,163 | 60.0% | 54.0% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 7.2 | 820 | 10,976 | 45.0% | 53.3% | |
| 62.50% | 48 | 7.9 | 871 | 12,927 | 57.9% | 65.5% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 6.7 | 815 | 10,600 | 45.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 7.6 | 863 | 10,888 | 61.9% | 47.8% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 7.2 | 886 | 12,009 | 73.3% | 48.3% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 7.3 | 919 | 12,839 | 46.1% | 63.3% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 7.4 | 901 | 10,507 | 55.6% | 55.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 7.8 | 943 | 12,590 | 75.0% | 43.5% | |
| 33.33% | 33 | 6.6 | 796 | 12,599 | 9.1% | 45.5% | |
| 66.67% | 33 | 7.4 | 901 | 12,370 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 69.70% | 33 | 7.5 | 998 | 13,446 | 50.0% | 78.3% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 7.1 | 884 | 11,632 | 53.9% | 42.1% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 7.3 | 826 | 11,805 | 58.3% | 45.0% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 7.6 | 796 | 11,665 | 41.7% | 57.9% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 7.4 | 883 | 13,438 | 57.1% | 54.2% | |
| 65.52% | 29 | 7.2 | 960 | 11,541 | 70.0% | 63.2% | |
| 65.52% | 29 | 7.1 | 774 | 12,168 | 61.5% | 68.8% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 7.3 | 923 | 12,183 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.9 | 883 | 13,157 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 7.3 | 823 | 9,597 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.3 | 859 | 12,787 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 7.0 | 743 | 11,864 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.5 | 1,008 | 10,458 | 62.5% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 7.5 | 840 | 13,596 | 16.7% | 68.8% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.2 | 766 | 10,298 | 36.4% | 54.5% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.4 | 864 | 12,319 | 60.0% | 58.8% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.6 | 1,017 | 12,737 | 66.7% | 30.8% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 7.9 | 759 | 11,484 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.7 | 926 | 12,907 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 7.3 | 810 | 10,901 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 7.6 | 859 | 13,946 | 57.1% | 61.5% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 7.3 | 934 | 13,097 | 60.0% | 72.7% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.7 | 958 | 12,805 | 33.3% | 46.1% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.9 | 896 | 11,977 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.1 | 763 | 9,834 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.4 | 1,043 | 13,295 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.0 | 921 | 12,713 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.6 | 1,006 | 12,415 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 7.3 | 1,057 | 12,554 | 66.7% | 70.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 7.5 | 703 | 11,860 | 75.0% | 22.2% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.1 | 928 | 15,243 | 100.0% | 63.6% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.3 | 1,003 | 15,075 | 100.0% | 44.4% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.1 | 830 | 10,363 | 20.0% | 83.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.4 | 846 | 12,337 | 60.0% | 16.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 883 | 13,612 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 834 | 12,892 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 584 | 10,869 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.9 | 938 | 14,466 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 1,211 | 11,856 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 841 | 11,960 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.0 | 703 | 13,514 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.0 | 775 | 13,719 | 0.0% | 71.4% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.7 | 906 | 10,456 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 7.0 | 710 | 7,371 | 16.7% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.6 | 933 | 9,926 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.9 | 771 | 14,055 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 8 | 9.1 | 970 | 13,873 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 8.4 | 841 | 13,733 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 8 | 8.0 | 979 | 14,412 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.7 | 908 | 11,585 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.7 | 895 | 11,873 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.2 | 921 | 14,397 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.7 | 797 | 13,453 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.0 | 869 | 8,323 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.8 | 908 | 11,454 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.6 | 1,045 | 12,514 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.2 | 729 | 9,619 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 8.4 | 982 | 14,871 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 945 | 16,116 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 955 | 12,476 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.1 | 677 | 10,079 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.5 | 852 | 12,003 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.3 | 932 | 6,507 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.3 | 736 | 12,941 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.5 | 908 | 14,966 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,233 | 14,894 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 8.1 | 794 | 13,483 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 729 | 11,932 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 766 | 10,663 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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Malzahar vs Veigar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Malzahar do against Veigar in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup with a 51.7% win rate compared to Veigar's 48.3%, a 3.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 207 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Malzahar do against Veigar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Veigar with a 51.3% win rate versus 48.7%. 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 Veigar in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup with a 51.9% win rate compared to 48.1%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Veigar with a 51.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 3.4 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 207 games analyzed.
What is the best Malzahar build against Veigar?
The best Malzahar build against Veigar includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Malignance 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 Veigar?
The best Malzahar runes against Veigar use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 63.0% win rate in the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Malzahar counter Veigar?
Yes, Malzahar has a favorable matchup against Veigar with a 51.7% win rate. Malzahar has a solid advantage over Veigar in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Malzahar against Veigar?
When playing Malzahar against Veigar, 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.