Nocturnevs Malzahar
Nocturne vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Nocturne wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Malzahar based on 7 games. Malzahar wins the early laning phase while Nocturne scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nocturne build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nocturne vs Malzahar matchup.
Nocturne Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nocturne 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.
Malzahar(57.1%)Who Wins the Nocturne vs Malzahar Matchup?
Nocturne vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Nocturne vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Nocturne wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Malzahar's 42.9%, giving Nocturne a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malzahar controls the early laning stage, but Nocturne outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malzahar needs to press advantages before Nocturne reaches their power spikes, while Nocturne should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Nocturne leads by 3.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nocturne 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.
Nocturne vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Nocturne is favored during the laning phase against Malzahar, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Nocturne holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nocturne Build Against Malzahar
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Nocturne needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nocturne against Malzahar are Stridebreaker, Blade of The Ruined King and Experimental Hexplate. This combination gives Nocturne an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nocturne vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nocturne25.0%Malzahar75.0%Nocturne100.0%Malzahar0.0%Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Nocturne. This lopsided early game means Malzahar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Nocturne is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Nocturne, 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 Nocturne reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Nocturne 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 Nocturne Runes Against Malzahar
Precision
Domination
Running Precision primary with Domination secondary allows Nocturne to press their advantage against Malzahar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Nocturne matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Nocturne'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 Nocturne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.31% | 222 | 1.2 | 665 | 12,506 | 58.2% | 54.5% | |
| 51.46% | 206 | 1.1 | 653 | 12,667 | 56.3% | 47.3% | |
| 44.88% | 205 | 1.1 | 631 | 12,566 | 46.8% | 43.2% | |
| 48.97% | 194 | 1.1 | 638 | 12,894 | 43.5% | 53.2% | |
| 53.37% | 163 | 1.1 | 669 | 12,374 | 57.9% | 49.4% | |
| 44.30% | 149 | 1.1 | 673 | 12,900 | 42.3% | 46.1% | |
| 57.69% | 130 | 1.1 | 684 | 13,112 | 67.2% | 49.3% | |
| 54.62% | 130 | 1.1 | 701 | 12,858 | 57.1% | 52.2% | |
| 52.94% | 119 | 1.1 | 729 | 12,887 | 54.1% | 51.7% | |
| 60.50% | 119 | 1.3 | 723 | 14,336 | 63.2% | 59.3% | |
| 54.87% | 113 | 1.2 | 650 | 12,351 | 56.9% | 53.2% | |
| 46.90% | 113 | 1.3 | 772 | 12,206 | 42.0% | 50.8% | |
| 49.54% | 109 | 1.2 | 716 | 13,414 | 61.9% | 41.8% | |
| 52.58% | 97 | 1.1 | 684 | 13,542 | 60.5% | 47.5% | |
| 49.48% | 97 | 1.1 | 701 | 12,156 | 52.9% | 45.6% | |
| 58.14% | 86 | 1.1 | 679 | 12,568 | 61.1% | 56.0% | |
| 47.62% | 84 | 1.1 | 641 | 12,577 | 48.6% | 46.8% | |
| 58.02% | 81 | 1.1 | 688 | 12,135 | 57.5% | 58.5% | |
| 47.44% | 78 | 1.2 | 689 | 13,358 | 34.4% | 56.5% | |
| 44.16% | 77 | 1.1 | 713 | 12,500 | 39.5% | 48.7% | |
| 49.33% | 75 | 1.1 | 666 | 13,080 | 66.7% | 39.6% | |
| 56.94% | 72 | 1.2 | 632 | 12,409 | 51.4% | 62.9% | |
| 51.43% | 70 | 1.4 | 674 | 12,865 | 55.9% | 47.2% | |
| 55.07% | 69 | 1.1 | 673 | 13,133 | 53.1% | 56.8% | |
| 42.65% | 68 | 1.2 | 727 | 13,152 | 37.5% | 47.2% | |
| 52.24% | 67 | 1.1 | 652 | 12,177 | 47.4% | 58.6% | |
| 45.31% | 64 | 1.2 | 683 | 12,726 | 51.5% | 38.7% | |
| 57.38% | 61 | 1.1 | 692 | 12,159 | 48.1% | 64.7% | |
| 49.18% | 61 | 1.1 | 702 | 12,271 | 46.7% | 51.6% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 1.1 | 729 | 12,678 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 1.3 | 662 | 11,736 | 57.1% | 44.0% | |
| 55.93% | 59 | 1.0 | 677 | 11,624 | 55.6% | 56.5% | |
| 36.84% | 57 | 1.1 | 683 | 12,906 | 36.4% | 37.1% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 1.3 | 713 | 13,492 | 59.3% | 43.3% | |
| 41.07% | 56 | 1.0 | 642 | 12,509 | 33.3% | 48.3% | |
| 59.62% | 52 | 1.2 | 724 | 13,298 | 54.2% | 64.3% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 1.2 | 698 | 12,505 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 37.50% | 40 | 1.4 | 763 | 12,910 | 37.5% | 37.5% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 1.4 | 658 | 12,439 | 65.0% | 47.4% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 1.0 | 720 | 12,258 | 31.3% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 1.1 | 697 | 13,288 | 53.9% | 34.8% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 1.2 | 620 | 12,924 | 50.0% | 40.9% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 1.1 | 676 | 13,005 | 50.0% | 61.1% | |
| 30.30% | 33 | 1.3 | 654 | 12,726 | 23.1% | 35.0% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 1.6 | 691 | 11,682 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 0.9 | 579 | 10,923 | 50.0% | 58.8% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.1 | 609 | 12,353 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 1.3 | 752 | 13,758 | 50.0% | 38.1% | |
| 29.63% | 27 | 1.0 | 499 | 11,887 | 36.4% | 25.0% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.4 | 580 | 11,385 | 30.0% | 56.3% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.8 | 688 | 12,143 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.6 | 765 | 13,702 | 71.4% | 43.8% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 1.6 | 720 | 13,713 | 62.5% | 64.3% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 1.2 | 661 | 12,721 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 1.9 | 779 | 13,682 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.5 | 662 | 12,468 | 77.8% | 36.4% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.5 | 727 | 14,160 | 71.4% | 41.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.4 | 652 | 13,635 | 0.0% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 0.9 | 582 | 12,163 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 3.7 | 886 | 15,561 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.2 | 881 | 15,054 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.2 | 820 | 15,363 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.8 | 775 | 12,061 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.6 | 670 | 12,909 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 849 | 14,019 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 824 | 14,716 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 658 | 12,050 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.3 | 850 | 12,755 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.8 | 743 | 12,878 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.7 | 807 | 12,910 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.1 | 597 | 12,074 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.6 | 851 | 14,314 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.6 | 715 | 13,098 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.2 | 831 | 12,012 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.1 | 713 | 12,577 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 1.9 | 660 | 13,983 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
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Nocturne vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nocturne do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Nocturne wins the Nocturne vs Malzahar matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Malzahar's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Nocturne do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Nocturne with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nocturne do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Nocturne takes over the Nocturne vs Malzahar matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Nocturne scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nocturne vs Malzahar matchup?
Nocturne wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Nocturne is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Nocturne build against Malzahar?
The best Nocturne build against Malzahar includes Stridebreaker, Blade of The Ruined King, Experimental Hexplate with Chainlaced Crushers. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nocturne runes against Malzahar?
The best Nocturne runes against Malzahar use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nocturne vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nocturne counter Malzahar?
Yes, Nocturne has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 57.1% win rate. Nocturne strongly counters Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Nocturne against Malzahar?
When playing Nocturne against Malzahar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Malzahar. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.