- Win Rate
- 46.4%
- Pick Rate
- 0.8%
- Ban Rate
- 0.2%
Taliyah vs Malzahar
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 698
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 5, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Taliyah vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malzahar wins with a 69.2% win rate (+38.5%) over Taliyah based on 13 games. Taliyah wins the early laning phase while Malzahar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Taliyah build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Taliyah vs Malzahar matchup.
Taliyah Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Taliyah 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 Taliyah vs Malzahar?
Taliyah wins 45.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 31.0% and 61.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 43.6% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 37 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Taliyah wins 45.9% of 37 games (95% range 31.0–61.6%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 43.6% for Taliyah; 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 90, within the margin of error (36 games).
- Taliyah players pick Flash + Teleport far more often against Malzahar: 68.8% of their other Mid games, 86.5% 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah'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.
Taliyah vs Malzahar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Taliyah vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Taliyah'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: Taliyah's results against Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Taliyah 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)EvenTaliyah gold at 15: −90
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Taliyah Changes Against Malzahar
Choices Taliyah players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually68.8%vs Malzahar86.5%+17.7 pts40.6% WR here
Health Potion + Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually2.0%vs Malzahar10.8%+8.9 pts
Best Taliyah Build vs Malzahar
Usual Taliyah build (Mid)
67.6% win rate · 34 games
Against Malzahar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 24 Taliyah games against Malzahar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Taliyah's standard build instead.
- Malzahar usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 11.5 min (median of 24 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Taliyah Runes vs Malzahar
Usual Taliyah runes (Mid)
Electrocute
43.9% win rate · 148 games
Against Malzahar
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Taliyah matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Taliyah'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 Taliyah build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Taliyah vs Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Taliyah vs Malzahar?
Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Taliyah wins 45.9% of 37 games (95% range 31.0–61.6%).
What is Taliyah's win rate against Malzahar?
Taliyah wins 45.9% of 37 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.19 (95% range 31.0–61.6%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 43.6% would be expected.
Does Taliyah counter Malzahar?
Not clearly. Taliyah wins 45.9% of 37 games against Malzahar, and the 95% range (31.0–61.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Taliyah or Malzahar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 90, within the margin of error (36 games).
Does Taliyah outscale Malzahar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malzahar strongest against Taliyah?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Malzahar is ahead of Taliyah beyond the margin of error.
What should Taliyah build against Malzahar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Taliyah's usual Mid core: Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter. The biggest change against Malzahar: Health Potion + Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess + Stealth Ward (2.0% usually, 10.8% here).
What runes should Taliyah use against Malzahar?
Use Taliyah's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Malzahar: Flash + Teleport (68.8% usually, 86.5% here).