Morgana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.2%
Pick Rate
4.5%

Morganavs Malzahar

BSupportMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Morgana vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Morgana wins with a 58.6% win rate (+17.2%) over Malzahar based on 58 games. Morgana holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Morgana vs Malzahar matchup.

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Morgana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Morgana 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
Morgana - 58.6% win rate in this matchup
Morgana
58.6% WR
VS
Malzahar vs Morgana matchup - 41.4% win rate
Malzahar
41.4% WR

Who Wins the Morgana vs Malzahar Matchup?

Morgana wins the Morgana vs Malzahar matchup
Winner
Morgana
Matches: 58
58.6%
Win Rate
41.4%
5.7
CS / min
7.1
798
DMG / min
888
10,928
Gold / game
11,600
239
Heal / min
70
511
DMG Mitigated / min
446
1.6
CC / min
1.8
58.3%
Early Game WR
41.7%
58.8%
Late Game WR
41.2%

Morgana vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

The Morgana vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 58 recent matches analyzed, Morgana wins with a 58.6% win rate compared to Malzahar's 41.4%, giving Morgana a 17.2 percentage point advantage. Morgana 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 sustain, where Morgana leads by 234 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Morgana players can confidently pick into Malzahar and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Malzahar away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Morgana vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown

Malzahar wins the laning phase against Morgana in League of Legends

Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Morgana, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.7Morgana
7.1Malzahar
Malzahar significantly out-farms Morgana by 1.4 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 21 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Malzahar a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Morgana players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
798Morgana
888Malzahar
Malzahar heavily out-damages Morgana by 90 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Morgana 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
10,928Morgana
11,600Malzahar
Malzahar earns 671 more gold per game than Morgana, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Malzahar slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.6Morgana
1.8Malzahar
Both Morgana and Malzahar provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
750Morgana
516Malzahar
Morgana vastly out-sustains Malzahar, healing and mitigating 234 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Morgana 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 Morgana Build Against Malzahar

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Morgana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Morgana against Malzahar are Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Morgana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Malzahar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Morgana vs Malzahar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Morgana
58.3%
+16.7% advantage
Morgana early game win rateMorgana58.3%
Malzahar early game win rateMalzahar41.7%
Late Game
Morgana
58.8%
+17.6% advantage
Morgana late game win rateMorgana58.8%
Malzahar late game win rateMalzahar41.2%

Morgana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.3% win rate — a 16.7 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Morgana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

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

Morgana 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 Morgana Runes Against Malzahar

Sorcery rune tree - Morgana primary runes vs MalzaharSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Morgana rune vs MalzaharManaflow Band - best Morgana rune vs MalzaharTranscendence - best Morgana rune vs MalzaharScorch - best Morgana rune vs Malzahar
Precision rune tree - Morgana secondary runes vs MalzaharPrecision
Legend: Bloodline - best Morgana rune vs MalzaharCut Down - best Morgana rune vs Malzahar
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Precision secondary allows Morgana to press their advantage against Malzahar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Morgana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Morgana'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 Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Morgana 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
47.93%4841.95519,66840.5%52.7%
51.31%4211.75829,37050.8%51.7%
50.44%3431.66249,83052.1%49.3%
49.07%3221.66039,89849.2%49.0%
47.35%3211.66049,31846.8%47.8%
48.78%2461.761910,08850.0%48.0%
56.16%2031.65829,04455.6%56.7%
56.02%1911.966510,32450.8%58.9%
48.59%1771.65979,22152.6%45.5%
48.81%1681.75929,91642.5%53.7%
51.66%1512.06689,76449.2%53.3%
44.14%1451.66099,45951.7%39.1%
54.17%1441.95899,83751.7%56.0%
43.88%1391.85439,55135.6%50.0%
48.51%1341.65559,12447.7%49.3%
53.85%1301.962410,26559.1%51.2%
52.80%1252.361510,06252.2%53.2%
51.64%1221.75549,40164.6%43.2%
46.22%1191.77079,57746.0%46.4%
50.85%1181.75559,99359.1%46.0%
48.65%1112.359810,06337.2%55.9%
60.00%1001.74879,17966.7%51.2%
45.45%991.66789,92151.2%41.1%
51.55%971.65809,78453.7%50.0%
59.55%891.66589,97468.3%52.1%
44.32%881.764010,03542.9%45.3%
41.98%811.85999,76244.8%40.4%
54.05%741.65599,47855.2%53.3%
46.27%671.65559,78951.7%42.1%
46.88%641.86019,87660.7%36.1%
55.56%631.66489,76459.1%53.7%
58.62%585.779810,92858.3%58.8%
47.17%534.778112,00550.0%46.0%
51.92%523.163511,06656.3%50.0%
36.17%471.859910,68045.5%33.3%
51.11%455.681511,14963.6%39.1%
52.38%421.763610,97350.0%53.1%
52.38%425.57559,44047.8%57.9%
52.38%425.682211,20753.9%51.7%
53.85%391.56469,24962.5%47.8%
58.97%393.866210,38270.6%50.0%
66.67%392.465110,36668.8%65.2%
67.57%373.678410,20762.5%71.4%
43.24%373.067610,68842.9%43.5%
38.24%344.174710,22242.1%33.3%
61.76%342.768810,78158.3%63.6%
60.61%331.87499,92978.6%47.4%
45.45%335.282111,46457.1%36.8%
54.84%311.45859,30946.1%61.1%
60.00%304.471511,28263.6%57.9%
41.38%296.069910,62110.0%57.9%
28.57%281.657110,60050.0%22.7%
42.86%283.26309,82650.0%35.7%
42.86%283.972610,78850.0%37.5%
46.43%284.169911,21937.5%50.0%
61.54%264.578111,11563.6%60.0%
60.00%252.962110,05961.5%58.3%
56.00%253.26429,48360.0%53.3%
59.09%221.880810,16058.3%60.0%
57.14%211.157611,11288.9%33.3%
47.62%215.990611,16436.4%60.0%
47.62%216.379810,64045.5%50.0%
75.00%205.063911,09875.0%75.0%
45.00%206.08009,64563.6%22.2%
42.11%193.266511,82540.0%42.9%
50.00%184.868711,32557.1%45.5%
35.29%172.27979,94128.6%40.0%
58.82%175.985310,15188.9%25.0%
41.18%173.081412,451100.0%33.3%
43.75%165.487812,88520.0%54.5%
68.75%161.663510,29871.4%66.7%
66.67%154.17008,92566.7%66.7%
35.71%141.769611,16233.3%37.5%
42.86%141.16319,52828.6%57.1%
28.57%141.56488,84030.0%25.0%
7.69%131.45448,85214.3%0.0%
38.46%131.654612,51440.0%37.5%
46.15%133.082311,61640.0%50.0%
53.85%131.058812,45350.0%57.1%
53.85%135.27679,93442.9%66.7%
38.46%131.380612,20425.0%44.4%
41.67%122.262811,53925.0%50.0%
66.67%123.579010,31550.0%83.3%
66.67%123.157310,273100.0%55.6%
41.67%122.672511,32750.0%40.0%
27.27%112.060111,53220.0%33.3%
45.45%112.660511,17560.0%33.3%
45.45%111.662311,68533.3%50.0%
36.36%115.183810,78366.7%0.0%
45.45%111.371111,96833.3%60.0%
45.45%115.477912,29350.0%44.4%
45.45%114.576311,805100.0%33.3%
30.00%101.460710,94866.7%14.3%
50.00%104.788612,70750.0%50.0%
40.00%101.85798,31957.1%0.0%
60.00%101.873614,57650.0%62.5%
70.00%102.577413,29675.0%66.7%
30.00%105.076410,60550.0%25.0%
20.00%104.870311,58433.3%14.3%
66.67%95.267210,61175.0%60.0%
44.44%95.47989,73240.0%50.0%
33.33%93.661911,82833.3%33.3%
44.44%94.159210,10766.7%33.3%
22.22%95.45977,17633.3%0.0%
62.50%85.777412,724100.0%50.0%
75.00%86.11,05511,840100.0%66.7%
75.00%82.370911,758100.0%71.4%
75.00%83.672411,851100.0%50.0%
37.50%81.666210,23325.0%50.0%
62.50%83.97028,36966.7%50.0%
62.50%86.096112,87466.7%60.0%
57.14%72.669112,382100.0%50.0%
71.43%71.973512,43033.3%100.0%
71.43%71.865211,48175.0%66.7%
42.86%71.571210,17650.0%33.3%
42.86%74.18407,85725.0%66.7%
71.43%71.262214,217100.0%66.7%
57.14%72.47309,75733.3%75.0%
83.33%63.267412,23366.7%100.0%
33.33%61.878310,659100.0%20.0%
0.00%62.659010,4880.0%0.0%
33.33%64.772710,6180.0%66.7%
66.67%65.472410,900100.0%33.3%
50.00%64.463310,22950.0%50.0%
66.67%65.982910,752100.0%50.0%
60.00%53.469910,6860.0%100.0%
20.00%56.169210,5840.0%33.3%
40.00%51.667212,081100.0%25.0%
40.00%52.183812,03650.0%33.3%
80.00%54.496514,276100.0%75.0%
20.00%54.77869,40333.3%0.0%
60.00%52.56757,26250.0%100.0%
80.00%51.884512,331100.0%75.0%
100.00%54.66459,967100.0%100.0%
20.00%53.94986,88125.0%0.0%
60.00%54.687012,1450.0%75.0%

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Morgana vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Morgana do against Malzahar in League of Legends?

Morgana wins the Morgana vs Malzahar matchup with a 58.6% win rate compared to Malzahar's 41.4%, a 17.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 58 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Morgana do against Malzahar in the early game?

In the early game, Morgana has the advantage against Malzahar with a 58.3% win rate versus 41.7%. Morgana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Morgana do against Malzahar in the late game?

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

Who wins the Morgana vs Malzahar matchup?

Morgana wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 58.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 17.2 percentage point advantage means Morgana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 58 games analyzed.

What is the best Morgana build against Malzahar?

The best Morgana build against Malzahar includes Luden's Echo, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Morgana runes against Malzahar?

The best Morgana runes against Malzahar use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Morgana vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Morgana counter Malzahar?

Yes, Morgana has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 58.6% win rate. Morgana strongly counters Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Morgana against Malzahar?

When playing Morgana against Malzahar, 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.