Talonvs Malzahar
Talon vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Talon wins with a 53.6% win rate (+7.1%) over Malzahar based on 28 games. Talon wins the early laning phase while Malzahar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Talon build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Talon vs Malzahar matchup.
Talon Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Talon 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 Talon vs Malzahar?
Talon wins 56.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 37.1% and 73.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.5% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +4.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 25 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 26
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Talon, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Talon wins 56.0% of 25 games (95% range 37.1–73.3%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 51.5% for Talon; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Talon players pick Ultimate Hunter much less often against Malzahar: 66.1% of their other Mid games, 36.0% 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 Talon 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 Talon'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.
Talon vs Malzahar Laning Stats
Only 24 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Talon vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Talon'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: Talon's results against Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Talon 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)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Talon Changes Against Malzahar
Choices Talon players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Ultimate HunterRuneUsually66.1%vs Malzahar36.0%−30.1 pts
Chainlaced CrushersBootsUsually17.1%vs Malzahar40.0%+22.9 pts
Usually5.0%vs Malzahar20.0%+15.0 pts
Usually5.2%vs Malzahar16.0%+10.8 pts
Guardian AngelItemUsually3.2%vs Malzahar12.0%+8.8 pts
Long Sword + Health Potion + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually1.8%vs Malzahar8.0%+6.2 pts
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Malzahar4.0%+4.0 pts
Dark HarvestKeystoneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Malzahar4.0%+4.0 pts
Best Talon Build vs Malzahar
Against Malzahar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 19 Talon games against Malzahar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Talon's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: W > Q > 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 Talon Runes vs Malzahar
Usual Talon runes (Mid)
Electrocute
54.7% win rate · 150 games
Against Malzahar
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Talon 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.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Talon matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Talon'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 Talon build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Talon Matchups
Hardest for Talon
Easiest for Talon
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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Talon vs Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Talon vs Malzahar?
Current data slightly favors Talon, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Talon wins 56.0% of 25 games (95% range 37.1–73.3%).
What is Talon's win rate against Malzahar?
Talon wins 56.0% of 25 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.19 (95% range 37.1–73.3%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 51.5% would be expected.
Does Talon counter Malzahar?
Not clearly. Talon wins 56.0% of 25 games against Malzahar, and the 95% range (37.1–73.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Talon or Malzahar?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (24) to say who wins lane.
Does Talon outscale Malzahar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malzahar strongest against Talon?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Malzahar is ahead of Talon beyond the margin of error.
What should Talon build against Malzahar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Talon's usual Mid core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge, Eclipse. The biggest change against Malzahar: Chainlaced Crushers (17.1% usually, 40.0% here).
What runes should Talon use against Malzahar?
Use Talon's usual Electrocute page (Domination + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Malzahar: Ultimate Hunter (66.1% usually, 36.0% here).