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

Malzaharvs Yorick

SMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Malzahar vs Yorick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Yorick wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Malzahar based on 25 games. Yorick 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 Yorick 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.

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Yorick - 40.0% win rateYorick(40.0%)
Malzahar - 40.0% win rate in this matchup
Malzahar
40.0% WR
VS
Yorick vs Malzahar matchup - 60.0% win rate
Yorick
60.0% WR

Who Wins the Malzahar vs Yorick Matchup?

Yorick wins the Malzahar vs Yorick matchup
Winner
Yorick
Matches: 25
40.0%
Win Rate
60.0%
7.4
CS / min
7.4
904
DMG / min
769
12,440
Gold / game
13,317
80
Heal / min
361
492
DMG Mitigated / min
1,007
2.0
CC / min
0.3
37.5%
Early Game WR
62.5%
41.2%
Late Game WR
58.8%

Malzahar vs Yorick Matchup Summary

The Malzahar vs Yorick matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 25 recent matches analyzed, Yorick wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 40.0%, giving Yorick a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Yorick 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 1.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yorick 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 Yorick 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 Yorick Laning Phase Breakdown

Malzahar wins the laning phase against Yorick in League of Legends

Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Yorick, 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
7.4Malzahar
7.4Yorick
Malzahar and Yorick farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
904Malzahar
769Yorick
Malzahar heavily out-damages Yorick by 135 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Yorick 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
12,440Malzahar
13,317Yorick
Yorick generates a commanding 877 more gold per game than Malzahar. This substantial economic advantage means Yorick consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Malzahar should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
2.0Malzahar
0.3Yorick
Malzahar brings significantly more crowd control than Yorick, with 1.7 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. Yorick should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
572Malzahar
1,367Yorick
Yorick vastly out-sustains Malzahar, healing and mitigating 795 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yorick can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Malzahar is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Malzahar, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Malzahar Build Against Yorick

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Yorick, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Yorick are Liandry's Torment, Malignance and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Malzahar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Yorick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Yorick matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yorick
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Malzahar early game win rateMalzahar37.5%
Yorick early game win rateYorick62.5%
Late Game
Yorick
58.8%
+17.6% advantage
Malzahar late game win rateMalzahar41.2%
Yorick late game win rateYorick58.8%

Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.5% win rate — a 25.0 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Yorick is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.8% win rate — 17.6 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Yorick, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Yorick 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 Yorick

Sorcery rune tree - Malzahar primary runes vs YorickSorcery
Summon Aery - best Malzahar rune vs YorickManaflow Band - best Malzahar rune vs YorickTranscendence - best Malzahar rune vs YorickScorch - best Malzahar rune vs Yorick
Precision rune tree - Malzahar secondary runes vs YorickPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Malzahar rune vs YorickPresence of Mind - best Malzahar rune vs Yorick
83.3% WR

The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Malzahar the best tools to compete against Yorick in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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 Yorick - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Malzahar do against Yorick in League of Legends?

Yorick wins the Malzahar vs Yorick matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 25 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Malzahar do against Yorick in the early game?

In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Malzahar with a 62.5% win rate versus 37.5%. Yorick players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Malzahar do against Yorick in the late game?

In the late game, Yorick takes over the Malzahar vs Yorick matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to 41.2%. Yorick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Malzahar vs Yorick matchup?

Yorick wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Yorick is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 25 games analyzed.

What is the best Malzahar build against Yorick?

The best Malzahar build against Yorick includes Liandry's Torment, Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Yorick?

The best Malzahar runes against Yorick use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 83.3% win rate in the Malzahar vs Yorick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Malzahar counter Yorick?

No, Malzahar struggles against Yorick with only a 40.0% win rate. Yorick has the advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yorick's lead.

How do I play Malzahar against Yorick?

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