Malzaharvs Zeri
Malzahar vs Zeri is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Zeri wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Malzahar based on 8 games. Malzahar wins the early laning phase while Zeri scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malzahar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malzahar vs Zeri 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.
Zeri(37.5%)Who Wins the Malzahar vs Zeri Matchup?
Malzahar vs Zeri Matchup Summary
The Malzahar vs Zeri matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Zeri wins with a 62.5% win rate compared to Malzahar's 37.5%, giving Zeri a 25.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malzahar controls the early laning stage, but Zeri outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malzahar needs to press advantages before Zeri reaches their power spikes, while Zeri should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. 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. Zeri 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 Zeri 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 Zeri Laning Phase Breakdown
Zeri is favored during the laning phase against Malzahar, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Zeri holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Malzahar Build Against Zeri
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Zeri, providing the mobility and stats Malzahar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malzahar against Zeri are Bloodletter's Curse, Liandry's Torment and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zeri. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malzahar vs Zeri matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Malzahar100.0%Zeri0.0%Malzahar28.6%Zeri71.4%Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Zeri. This lopsided early game means Malzahar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Zeri is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 71.4% win rate — 42.9 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Zeri, 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 Zeri reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Zeri 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 Zeri
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Malzahar the best tools to compete against Zeri in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Malzahar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.79% | 289 | 7.6 | 899 | 12,261 | 46.5% | 50.3% | |
| 50.00% | 276 | 7.3 | 881 | 11,605 | 50.8% | 49.3% | |
| 47.08% | 240 | 7.7 | 907 | 12,587 | 50.6% | 45.2% | |
| 47.69% | 195 | 7.6 | 837 | 12,359 | 45.1% | 49.6% | |
| 48.15% | 189 | 7.4 | 933 | 11,881 | 43.7% | 52.0% | |
| 51.34% | 188 | 7.2 | 900 | 12,332 | 56.1% | 48.8% | |
| 49.20% | 187 | 7.4 | 774 | 11,356 | 45.4% | 52.5% | |
| 45.65% | 184 | 7.7 | 775 | 12,096 | 44.4% | 46.4% | |
| 57.06% | 177 | 7.5 | 840 | 12,855 | 56.7% | 57.3% | |
| 46.41% | 153 | 7.2 | 811 | 11,940 | 40.6% | 51.2% | |
| 53.96% | 139 | 7.4 | 865 | 13,024 | 50.9% | 56.1% | |
| 50.00% | 136 | 7.7 | 879 | 12,300 | 47.1% | 51.8% | |
| 55.56% | 135 | 7.3 | 896 | 12,772 | 48.1% | 60.5% | |
| 52.59% | 135 | 7.5 | 900 | 12,293 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 55.17% | 116 | 7.4 | 849 | 12,744 | 52.3% | 56.9% | |
| 48.70% | 115 | 7.0 | 858 | 11,834 | 41.9% | 52.8% | |
| 49.09% | 110 | 7.6 | 970 | 13,737 | 51.6% | 48.1% | |
| 55.05% | 109 | 7.6 | 819 | 12,411 | 55.8% | 54.5% | |
| 53.27% | 107 | 7.4 | 966 | 13,013 | 55.0% | 52.2% | |
| 55.66% | 106 | 7.7 | 1,074 | 11,766 | 60.4% | 50.9% | |
| 48.57% | 105 | 7.3 | 841 | 12,861 | 51.4% | 47.1% | |
| 54.55% | 99 | 7.6 | 852 | 12,756 | 54.8% | 54.4% | |
| 39.36% | 94 | 7.5 | 879 | 11,745 | 27.0% | 47.4% | |
| 50.55% | 91 | 7.5 | 890 | 12,182 | 50.0% | 50.9% | |
| 46.59% | 88 | 7.5 | 909 | 12,804 | 43.8% | 48.2% | |
| 50.57% | 87 | 7.8 | 841 | 12,335 | 50.0% | 51.1% | |
| 50.00% | 84 | 7.7 | 859 | 12,156 | 48.8% | 51.2% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 7.1 | 830 | 11,548 | 35.9% | 55.6% | |
| 46.34% | 82 | 7.3 | 889 | 12,523 | 51.6% | 43.1% | |
| 54.32% | 81 | 7.6 | 913 | 12,565 | 55.2% | 53.9% | |
| 52.50% | 80 | 7.5 | 799 | 12,244 | 47.1% | 56.5% | |
| 51.35% | 74 | 7.3 | 865 | 11,434 | 53.1% | 50.0% | |
| 50.72% | 69 | 7.5 | 840 | 12,335 | 52.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.79% | 63 | 7.5 | 935 | 13,201 | 56.5% | 47.5% | |
| 55.74% | 61 | 7.5 | 936 | 12,315 | 50.0% | 60.6% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 7.6 | 972 | 12,025 | 47.6% | 56.4% | |
| 59.32% | 59 | 7.5 | 857 | 12,728 | 65.2% | 55.6% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 7.5 | 953 | 13,454 | 62.5% | 39.4% | |
| 43.40% | 53 | 7.3 | 1,087 | 12,946 | 13.3% | 55.3% | |
| 71.15% | 52 | 7.5 | 960 | 14,300 | 73.3% | 70.3% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 7.5 | 825 | 12,348 | 57.9% | 54.8% | |
| 48.98% | 49 | 6.8 | 897 | 10,703 | 48.1% | 50.0% | |
| 42.55% | 47 | 7.6 | 735 | 12,406 | 39.1% | 45.8% | |
| 59.09% | 44 | 7.6 | 862 | 12,239 | 55.6% | 61.5% | |
| 65.12% | 43 | 7.5 | 895 | 11,509 | 68.2% | 61.9% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 7.8 | 972 | 13,502 | 56.3% | 60.9% | |
| 64.86% | 37 | 7.8 | 885 | 12,631 | 64.3% | 65.2% | |
| 35.29% | 34 | 8.2 | 879 | 13,182 | 63.6% | 21.7% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 7.2 | 906 | 12,695 | 44.4% | 56.5% | |
| 28.13% | 32 | 7.7 | 860 | 11,594 | 21.4% | 33.3% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 7.9 | 856 | 12,151 | 58.3% | 57.9% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 7.6 | 819 | 12,394 | 61.5% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 7.8 | 1,093 | 12,864 | 44.4% | 63.2% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 7.7 | 893 | 13,046 | 63.6% | 52.9% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 5.4 | 713 | 10,192 | 53.3% | 58.3% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 7.8 | 974 | 13,277 | 41.7% | 66.7% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 6.7 | 858 | 10,432 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 7.0 | 828 | 12,677 | 100.0% | 38.9% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 6.8 | 878 | 11,652 | 66.7% | 53.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 7.6 | 885 | 10,197 | 38.5% | 72.7% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.5 | 828 | 12,410 | 45.5% | 54.5% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 7.4 | 785 | 12,104 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 699 | 11,304 | 37.5% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 7.8 | 902 | 13,506 | 55.6% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 7.5 | 851 | 14,058 | 62.5% | 41.7% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 7.4 | 1,054 | 14,295 | 100.0% | 64.3% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 7.0 | 805 | 11,856 | 36.4% | 87.5% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.6 | 881 | 11,792 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 7.4 | 919 | 13,579 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 7.5 | 948 | 11,772 | 90.9% | 42.9% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 7.5 | 1,055 | 15,193 | 40.0% | 41.7% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 7.3 | 947 | 13,917 | 57.1% | 10.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 7.4 | 803 | 12,590 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 7.5 | 874 | 12,289 | 77.8% | 33.3% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 7.8 | 1,085 | 12,066 | 42.9% | 16.7% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 7.9 | 884 | 13,463 | 33.3% | 30.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 8.1 | 836 | 10,438 | 42.9% | 20.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.8 | 939 | 14,071 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 782 | 12,611 | 80.0% | 42.9% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 8.4 | 807 | 11,297 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.6 | 915 | 14,711 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.7 | 823 | 13,550 | 33.3% | 77.8% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.8 | 1,139 | 13,132 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 8.0 | 880 | 13,428 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.6 | 1,206 | 15,300 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 10.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 818 | 10,887 | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 686 | 11,459 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.7 | 978 | 13,115 | 28.6% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.8 | 1,012 | 12,077 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 986 | 11,951 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.5 | 991 | 12,494 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.4 | 1,057 | 13,068 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 8.3 | 875 | 12,425 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 8.4 | 792 | 8,829 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.5 | 722 | 14,173 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.5 | 804 | 14,431 | 100.0% | 28.6% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.2 | 747 | 9,699 | 71.4% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.8 | 744 | 11,657 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.9 | 833 | 13,071 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.8 | 798 | 13,162 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.3 | 819 | 12,685 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 7.6 | 910 | 14,979 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 8.1 | 719 | 8,667 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.9 | 1,090 | 11,378 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.3 | 858 | 11,491 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 707 | 8,554 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.0 | 940 | 8,964 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.3 | 914 | 15,264 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.4 | 761 | 11,246 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.3 | 667 | 9,414 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.3 | 775 | 9,942 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 657 | 11,338 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 8.0 | 840 | 11,200 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 1,014 | 13,631 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.3 | 653 | 9,666 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,007 | 14,822 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 953 | 9,509 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 691 | 11,584 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 896 | 13,544 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 1,043 | 16,600 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 685 | 12,807 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 900 | 12,467 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
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Malzahar vs Zeri - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Malzahar do against Zeri in League of Legends?
Zeri wins the Malzahar vs Zeri matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to Malzahar's 37.5%, a 25.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Malzahar do against Zeri in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Zeri with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. 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 Zeri in the late game?
In the late game, Zeri takes over the Malzahar vs Zeri matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to 28.6%. Zeri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Malzahar vs Zeri matchup?
Zeri wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 62.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 25.0 percentage point advantage means Zeri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.
What is the best Malzahar build against Zeri?
The best Malzahar build against Zeri includes Bloodletter's Curse, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Crimson Lucidity. 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 Zeri?
The best Malzahar runes against Zeri use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Malzahar vs Zeri matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Malzahar counter Zeri?
No, Malzahar struggles against Zeri with only a 37.5% win rate. Zeri has the advantage in this matchup. Malzahar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Zeri's lead.
How do I play Malzahar against Zeri?
When playing Malzahar against Zeri, play cautiously and avoid Zeri's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Zeri has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.