Settvs Malzahar
Sett vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Sett wins with a 64.7% win rate (+29.4%) over Malzahar based on 17 games. Sett holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Sett build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Sett vs Malzahar matchup.
Sett Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Sett 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 the Sett vs Malzahar Matchup?
Sett vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Sett vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Sett wins with a 64.7% win rate compared to Malzahar's 35.3%, giving Sett a 29.4 percentage point advantage. Sett 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 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Sett 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.
Sett vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Sett, 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.
Best Sett Build Against Malzahar
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Sett needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Sett against Malzahar are Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver and Overlord's Bloodmail. This combination gives Sett an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 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 Sett vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Sett70.0%
Malzahar30.0%Sett57.1%Malzahar42.9%Sett dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 70.0% win rate — a 40.0 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Sett can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Sett is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Sett, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Sett 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 Sett Runes Against Malzahar
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Sett to press their advantage against Malzahar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Sett matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Sett'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 Sett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.18% | 299 | 6.4 | 997 | 13,069 | 54.2% | 54.2% | |
| 50.38% | 266 | 5.8 | 956 | 11,578 | 49.6% | 51.1% | |
| 53.38% | 266 | 5.8 | 906 | 11,966 | 56.3% | 51.3% | |
| 51.98% | 177 | 5.7 | 799 | 12,533 | 59.7% | 47.8% | |
| 49.12% | 171 | 6.0 | 797 | 11,438 | 51.3% | 47.3% | |
| 51.22% | 164 | 6.3 | 908 | 11,944 | 49.3% | 52.8% | |
| 48.15% | 162 | 5.9 | 856 | 11,197 | 47.2% | 48.9% | |
| 56.95% | 151 | 6.2 | 923 | 12,116 | 57.1% | 56.8% | |
| 52.52% | 139 | 6.0 | 930 | 11,560 | 46.5% | 56.8% | |
| 44.60% | 139 | 6.0 | 1,293 | 12,132 | 51.8% | 39.8% | |
| 51.82% | 137 | 6.0 | 1,055 | 11,745 | 47.4% | 55.0% | |
| 54.48% | 134 | 6.4 | 1,081 | 12,542 | 57.6% | 52.0% | |
| 46.51% | 129 | 5.5 | 939 | 10,869 | 43.9% | 49.2% | |
| 45.83% | 120 | 6.2 | 807 | 11,682 | 40.4% | 50.8% | |
| 51.26% | 119 | 6.2 | 998 | 12,832 | 51.1% | 51.4% | |
| 54.55% | 110 | 6.1 | 883 | 12,226 | 55.1% | 54.1% | |
| 46.30% | 108 | 6.0 | 970 | 11,537 | 36.0% | 55.2% | |
| 44.55% | 101 | 5.9 | 876 | 10,474 | 44.6% | 44.4% | |
| 41.00% | 100 | 6.1 | 845 | 11,795 | 36.1% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 100 | 6.1 | 852 | 12,476 | 48.8% | 50.9% | |
| 55.10% | 98 | 6.4 | 860 | 12,149 | 50.0% | 59.6% | |
| 42.71% | 96 | 6.1 | 995 | 11,661 | 46.3% | 40.0% | |
| 55.32% | 94 | 6.6 | 924 | 11,731 | 54.7% | 56.1% | |
| 67.03% | 91 | 5.9 | 1,107 | 11,999 | 64.3% | 69.4% | |
| 51.11% | 90 | 5.4 | 805 | 10,783 | 42.5% | 60.5% | |
| 52.27% | 88 | 5.9 | 1,037 | 12,885 | 50.0% | 53.6% | |
| 46.59% | 88 | 5.5 | 1,013 | 10,211 | 54.4% | 38.1% | |
| 44.19% | 86 | 5.5 | 704 | 10,438 | 56.8% | 34.7% | |
| 54.65% | 86 | 6.3 | 986 | 12,249 | 64.9% | 46.9% | |
| 48.84% | 86 | 6.0 | 941 | 12,257 | 48.7% | 48.9% | |
| 39.29% | 84 | 6.4 | 901 | 12,377 | 21.2% | 51.0% | |
| 51.85% | 81 | 5.8 | 826 | 11,578 | 51.4% | 52.2% | |
| 44.74% | 76 | 5.9 | 1,035 | 12,119 | 39.5% | 50.0% | |
| 41.89% | 74 | 6.2 | 954 | 11,562 | 44.4% | 39.5% | |
| 47.22% | 72 | 6.1 | 1,021 | 12,280 | 55.6% | 42.2% | |
| 58.57% | 70 | 6.3 | 854 | 12,308 | 69.4% | 47.1% | |
| 47.62% | 63 | 5.8 | 844 | 11,545 | 54.2% | 43.6% | |
| 51.61% | 62 | 6.0 | 755 | 11,131 | 52.0% | 51.4% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 5.8 | 1,070 | 12,329 | 44.0% | 58.3% | |
| 43.86% | 57 | 5.2 | 699 | 11,231 | 43.5% | 44.1% | |
| 45.65% | 46 | 5.6 | 745 | 10,590 | 44.0% | 47.6% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 6.2 | 881 | 12,780 | 41.7% | 45.5% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 6.0 | 791 | 11,834 | 59.1% | 47.6% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 6.1 | 903 | 12,305 | 57.9% | 40.9% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 5.8 | 900 | 11,776 | 72.2% | 31.8% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 5.2 | 921 | 13,071 | 72.2% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 5.5 | 917 | 12,424 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 37.14% | 35 | 5.5 | 673 | 10,896 | 26.7% | 45.0% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 5.8 | 795 | 11,189 | 61.5% | 45.0% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 5.8 | 733 | 11,045 | 25.0% | 64.3% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 6.1 | 836 | 12,312 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 5.8 | 762 | 11,956 | 77.8% | 46.7% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 5.9 | 796 | 10,808 | 47.1% | 57.1% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 5.0 | 837 | 12,332 | 25.0% | 43.8% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.0 | 1,062 | 12,827 | 40.0% | 69.2% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 2.1 | 785 | 11,328 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 4.0 | 902 | 11,475 | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 4.8 | 913 | 11,813 | 50.0% | 76.9% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.0 | 593 | 11,180 | 70.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.4 | 885 | 12,989 | 80.0% | 36.4% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 4.5 | 783 | 12,327 | 0.0% | 70.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.5 | 1,120 | 13,252 | 25.0% | 70.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.8 | 935 | 12,172 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.4 | 805 | 13,325 | 100.0% | 54.5% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 5.0 | 915 | 12,563 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.3 | 790 | 12,555 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 3.8 | 814 | 10,690 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 3.3 | 800 | 10,442 | 85.7% | 40.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.2 | 993 | 11,638 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.7 | 724 | 9,534 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.2 | 671 | 11,080 | 25.0% | 71.4% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 4.5 | 943 | 12,282 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 4.2 | 688 | 11,275 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 5.5 | 1,028 | 13,145 | 75.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 798 | 11,783 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 1,146 | 13,671 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.3 | 774 | 11,346 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 560 | 9,658 | 40.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.0 | 646 | 10,320 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 4.0 | 902 | 13,923 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 2.8 | 723 | 11,702 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 4.6 | 801 | 11,703 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 4.3 | 1,085 | 13,333 | 33.3% | 16.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.3 | 691 | 11,150 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 3.5 | 917 | 11,419 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.3 | 779 | 11,034 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.5 | 624 | 10,495 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.6 | 925 | 11,258 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 2.9 | 683 | 9,731 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 1,069 | 13,000 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 6.2 | 1,373 | 15,008 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 2.2 | 433 | 7,982 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.9 | 858 | 10,502 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.3 | 814 | 10,418 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.2 | 768 | 11,278 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.1 | 764 | 11,182 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.8 | 560 | 9,826 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.3 | 410 | 8,092 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 3.5 | 608 | 15,111 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.9 | 489 | 8,727 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.9 | 518 | 9,040 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.9 | 668 | 12,330 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.3 | 796 | 8,487 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 701 | 10,863 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.7 | 672 | 9,761 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 1,138 | 17,518 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 1,047 | 12,045 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 775 | 13,530 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 867 | 12,559 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 672 | 9,858 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 479 | 8,667 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.6 | 834 | 8,701 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 648 | 9,795 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 986 | 13,685 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 782 | 10,436 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 841 | 10,892 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 643 | 8,302 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 1,148 | 13,543 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 811 | 14,040 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 1,084 | 14,328 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 711 | 11,704 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
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Sett vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Sett do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Sett wins the Sett vs Malzahar matchup with a 64.7% win rate compared to Malzahar's 35.3%, a 29.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Sett do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Sett has the advantage against Malzahar with a 70.0% win rate versus 30.0%. Sett players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Sett do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Sett takes over the Sett vs Malzahar matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Sett scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Sett vs Malzahar matchup?
Sett wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 64.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 29.4 percentage point advantage means Sett is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.
What is the best Sett build against Malzahar?
The best Sett build against Malzahar includes Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver, Overlord's Bloodmail with Mercury's Treads. 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 Sett runes against Malzahar?
The best Sett runes against Malzahar use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Sett vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Sett counter Malzahar?
Yes, Sett has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 64.7% win rate. Sett strongly counters Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Sett against Malzahar?
When playing Sett 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.