- Win Rate
- 46.2%
- Pick Rate
- 1.3%
- Ban Rate
- 0.3%
Orianna vs Malzahar
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,647
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 17, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Orianna vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Malzahar wins with a 57.7% win rate (+15.5%) over Orianna based on 97 games. Malzahar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Orianna build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Orianna vs Malzahar matchup.
Orianna Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Orianna 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.
Who wins Orianna vs Malzahar?
Orianna wins 43.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.8% and 53.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 44.9% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 92 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.19
- −0.9 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 17
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Orianna wins 43.5% of 92 games (95% range 33.8–53.7%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 44.9% for Orianna; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 131, within the margin of error (92 games).
- Orianna players pick Summon Aery much less often against Malzahar: 50.4% of their other Mid games, 38.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Orianna and Malzahar played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Orianna's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Orianna vs Malzahar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Orianna vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Orianna's win rate against Malzahar by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Orianna's results against Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Orianna vs Malzahar Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenOrianna gold at 15: −131
- First itemMalzaharOrianna: 11.6 min · Malzahar: 10.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenOrianna wins 40.0% of 55 games
What Orianna Changes Against Malzahar
Choices Orianna players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Summon AeryKeystoneUsually50.4%vs Malzahar38.0%−12.4 pts34.3% WR here
Coup de GraceRuneUsually42.1%vs Malzahar31.5%−10.6 pts37.9% WR here
Best Orianna Build vs Malzahar
Usual Orianna build (Mid)
68.2% win rate · 44 games
Against Malzahar
31.8% win rate · 22 games
Limited sample: 22 of 64 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Orianna usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 11.6 min (median of 60 games).
- Malzahar usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 10.8 min (median of 65 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Orianna Runes vs Malzahar
Usual Orianna runes (Mid)
Summon Aery
68.8% win rate · 16 games
Against Malzahar
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Orianna draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Orianna matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Orianna'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 Orianna build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Orianna Matchups
Hardest for Orianna
Easiest for Orianna
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Orianna vs Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Orianna vs Malzahar?
Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Orianna wins 43.5% of 92 games (95% range 33.8–53.7%).
What is Orianna's win rate against Malzahar?
Orianna wins 43.5% of 92 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.20 (95% range 33.8–53.7%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 44.9% would be expected.
Does Orianna counter Malzahar?
Not clearly. Orianna wins 43.5% of 92 games against Malzahar, and the 95% range (33.8–53.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Orianna or Malzahar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 131, within the margin of error (92 games).
Does Orianna outscale Malzahar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malzahar strongest against Orianna?
Malzahar is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Orianna build against Malzahar?
The most successful Orianna core against Malzahar is Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass (31.8% over 22 games).
What runes should Orianna use against Malzahar?
Use Orianna's usual Summon Aery page (Sorcery + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Malzahar: Summon Aery (50.4% usually, 38.0% here).