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

Malzaharvs Veigar

SMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 8, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Malzahar vs Veigar is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Veigar wins with a 50.8% win rate (+1.5%) over Malzahar based on 323 games. Malzahar wins the early laning phase while Veigar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malzahar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malzahar vs Veigar 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 - 49.2% win rate in this matchup
Malzahar
49.2% WR
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Veigar vs Malzahar matchup - 50.8% win rate
Veigar
50.8% WR

Who Wins the Malzahar vs Veigar Matchup?

Veigar wins the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup
Winner
Veigar
Matches: 323
49.2%
Win Rate
50.8%
7.5
CS / min
6.7
908
DMG / min
925
12,553
Gold / game
12,711
65
Heal / min
119
512
DMG Mitigated / min
419
1.9
CC / min
0.6
59.2%
Early Game WR
40.8%
42.5%
Late Game WR
57.5%

Malzahar vs Veigar Matchup Summary

The Malzahar vs Veigar matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 323 recent matches analyzed, Veigar wins with a 50.8% win rate compared to Malzahar's 49.2%, giving Veigar a 1.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malzahar controls the early laning stage, but Veigar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malzahar needs to press advantages before Veigar reaches their power spikes, while Veigar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. 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. While Veigar 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 Veigar's mistakes. 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 wins the laning phase against Veigar in League of Legends

Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Veigar, 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
6.7Veigar
Malzahar significantly out-farms Veigar by 0.9 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 13 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Malzahar a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Veigar players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
908Malzahar
925Veigar
Damage output is virtually even between Malzahar and Veigar, with only 17 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
12,553Malzahar
12,711Veigar
Malzahar and Veigar generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 158 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
1.9Malzahar
0.6Veigar
Malzahar brings significantly more crowd control than Veigar, with 1.2 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Malzahar far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Veigar should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
577Malzahar
538Veigar
Malzahar and Veigar have comparable sustain profiles, with only 39 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 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 Bloodletter's Curse, Liandry's Torment and Shadowflame. 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 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

Early Game
Malzahar
59.2%
+18.5% advantage
Malzahar early game win rateMalzahar59.2%
Veigar early game win rateVeigar40.8%
Late Game
Veigar
57.5%
+15.0% advantage
Malzahar late game win rateMalzahar42.5%
Veigar late game win rateVeigar57.5%

Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 59.2% win rate — a 18.5 percentage point lead over Veigar. This lopsided early game means Malzahar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Veigar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.5% win rate — 15.0 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Veigar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

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

Sorcery rune tree - Malzahar primary runes vs VeigarSorcery
Deathfire Touch - best Malzahar rune vs VeigarManaflow Band - best Malzahar rune vs VeigarTranscendence - best Malzahar rune vs VeigarScorch - best Malzahar rune vs Veigar
Inspiration rune tree - Malzahar secondary runes vs VeigarInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Malzahar rune vs VeigarMagical Footwear - best Malzahar rune vs Veigar
51.4% 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 Veigar.


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 Veigar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Malzahar do against Veigar in League of Legends?

Veigar wins the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup with a 50.8% win rate compared to Malzahar's 49.2%, a 1.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 323 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Malzahar do against Veigar in the early game?

In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Veigar with a 59.2% win rate versus 40.8%. 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, Veigar takes over the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup with a 57.5% win rate compared to 42.5%. Veigar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup?

Veigar wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 50.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 1.5 percentage point advantage means Veigar is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 323 games analyzed.

What is the best Malzahar build against Veigar?

The best Malzahar build against Veigar includes Bloodletter's Curse, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame 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 51.4% win rate in the Malzahar vs Veigar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Malzahar counter Veigar?

No, Malzahar struggles against Veigar with only a 49.2% win rate. Veigar has the advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Veigar's lead.

How do I play Malzahar against Veigar?

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