Tryndamerevs Malzahar
Tryndamere vs Malzahar is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Tryndamere wins with a 52.0% win rate (+4.0%) over Malzahar based on 25 games. Tryndamere wins the early laning phase while Malzahar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Tryndamere build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Tryndamere vs Malzahar matchup.
Tryndamere Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Tryndamere 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 Tryndamere vs Malzahar Matchup?
Tryndamere vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Tryndamere vs Malzahar matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 25 recent matches analyzed, Tryndamere wins with a 52.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 48.0%, giving Tryndamere a 4.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Tryndamere controls the early laning stage, but Malzahar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Tryndamere needs to press advantages before Malzahar reaches their power spikes, while Malzahar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malzahar leads by 1.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Tryndamere has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Malzahar's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Tryndamere vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Tryndamere is favored during the laning phase against Malzahar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Tryndamere holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Tryndamere Build Against Malzahar
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Tryndamere needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Tryndamere against Malzahar are Ravenous Hydra, Phantom Dancer and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Tryndamere 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 Tryndamere vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Tryndamere58.3%
Malzahar41.7%Tryndamere46.1%Malzahar53.9%Tryndamere dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.3% win rate — a 16.7 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Tryndamere can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Malzahar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.9% win rate — 7.7 points above Tryndamere. Extended games heavily favor Malzahar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Tryndamere must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Malzahar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Malzahar 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 Tryndamere Runes Against Malzahar
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Tryndamere to press their advantage against Malzahar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Tryndamere matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Tryndamere'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 Tryndamere 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.68% | 190 | 7.3 | 952 | 13,359 | 53.0% | 54.2% | |
| 39.72% | 141 | 7.0 | 643 | 11,976 | 32.2% | 45.1% | |
| 54.69% | 128 | 6.7 | 841 | 12,948 | 55.2% | 54.3% | |
| 59.35% | 123 | 6.6 | 838 | 12,182 | 63.8% | 55.4% | |
| 47.93% | 121 | 6.7 | 728 | 13,631 | 44.7% | 49.4% | |
| 53.70% | 108 | 7.0 | 1,040 | 13,383 | 64.0% | 44.8% | |
| 44.76% | 105 | 6.6 | 755 | 11,681 | 35.2% | 54.9% | |
| 54.90% | 102 | 7.0 | 961 | 13,486 | 63.2% | 50.0% | |
| 53.13% | 96 | 7.1 | 808 | 13,071 | 52.4% | 53.7% | |
| 50.59% | 85 | 7.2 | 1,174 | 12,811 | 50.0% | 51.1% | |
| 51.19% | 84 | 6.8 | 866 | 12,431 | 56.3% | 48.1% | |
| 53.01% | 83 | 7.1 | 848 | 12,288 | 65.8% | 42.2% | |
| 59.04% | 83 | 7.0 | 858 | 12,921 | 60.5% | 57.8% | |
| 55.41% | 74 | 6.5 | 863 | 12,687 | 61.8% | 50.0% | |
| 41.10% | 73 | 7.1 | 860 | 12,381 | 47.1% | 35.9% | |
| 42.86% | 70 | 7.2 | 948 | 12,625 | 37.1% | 48.6% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 6.9 | 873 | 13,894 | 48.1% | 50.0% | |
| 56.45% | 62 | 7.0 | 827 | 12,151 | 60.0% | 51.9% | |
| 54.39% | 57 | 7.0 | 792 | 12,818 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 56.36% | 55 | 6.9 | 927 | 13,303 | 67.9% | 44.4% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 6.3 | 858 | 11,566 | 34.6% | 59.3% | |
| 50.94% | 53 | 7.2 | 984 | 12,347 | 51.7% | 50.0% | |
| 43.14% | 51 | 6.6 | 874 | 12,815 | 39.1% | 46.4% | |
| 66.00% | 50 | 4.0 | 907 | 15,163 | 76.5% | 60.6% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 7.0 | 723 | 12,256 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 4.1 | 803 | 13,080 | 31.6% | 55.2% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 6.7 | 905 | 12,431 | 50.0% | 40.9% | |
| 62.50% | 48 | 7.2 | 864 | 12,857 | 61.9% | 63.0% | |
| 58.70% | 46 | 6.6 | 940 | 12,221 | 52.2% | 65.2% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 7.3 | 850 | 13,620 | 47.1% | 46.4% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 7.4 | 1,003 | 14,310 | 60.9% | 47.4% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 7.7 | 865 | 13,360 | 53.3% | 47.8% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 5.4 | 932 | 13,310 | 66.7% | 59.1% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 6.7 | 853 | 12,246 | 50.0% | 63.2% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 6.3 | 865 | 12,754 | 58.8% | 30.0% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 7.1 | 825 | 12,755 | 33.3% | 47.4% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 7.2 | 878 | 14,061 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 6.3 | 720 | 11,878 | 64.3% | 54.5% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 6.8 | 859 | 12,827 | 46.7% | 40.0% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 6.5 | 948 | 11,225 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 6.8 | 898 | 14,490 | 78.6% | 50.0% | |
| 64.71% | 34 | 6.0 | 692 | 12,431 | 81.3% | 50.0% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 7.2 | 762 | 12,655 | 33.3% | 47.1% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 3.0 | 829 | 13,570 | 50.0% | 53.3% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 2.3 | 733 | 13,306 | 30.0% | 56.3% | |
| 69.23% | 26 | 4.2 | 815 | 13,270 | 69.2% | 69.2% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 7.1 | 787 | 11,838 | 53.9% | 83.3% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.7 | 713 | 11,504 | 16.7% | 84.6% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 4.2 | 1,066 | 14,660 | 71.4% | 44.4% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 7.2 | 840 | 12,796 | 58.3% | 46.1% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.4 | 683 | 12,067 | 42.9% | 70.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 2.3 | 842 | 14,578 | 30.0% | 57.1% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.0 | 849 | 15,411 | 16.7% | 66.7% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 4.3 | 689 | 10,890 | 45.5% | 30.0% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.9 | 999 | 13,090 | 38.5% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 3.4 | 703 | 13,346 | 40.0% | 72.7% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 7.3 | 734 | 13,494 | 37.5% | 30.8% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.3 | 675 | 12,120 | 77.8% | 36.4% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 2.4 | 683 | 13,726 | 62.5% | 81.8% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 7.3 | 657 | 12,275 | 71.4% | 58.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 5.3 | 886 | 14,659 | 42.9% | 58.3% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.1 | 989 | 14,397 | 71.4% | 45.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.7 | 766 | 12,223 | 55.6% | 33.3% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 3.3 | 820 | 14,697 | 40.0% | 38.5% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 4.9 | 712 | 11,788 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.1 | 765 | 11,832 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 5.9 | 1,055 | 13,125 | 57.1% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 7.0 | 1,019 | 13,710 | 87.5% | 42.9% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.3 | 947 | 15,419 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 2.0 | 785 | 12,572 | 57.1% | 87.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.3 | 790 | 13,343 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.0 | 650 | 12,565 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 3.4 | 753 | 12,322 | 20.0% | 37.5% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 3.7 | 735 | 14,474 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.3 | 823 | 12,075 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 2.6 | 1,023 | 12,951 | 85.7% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 3.6 | 952 | 14,209 | 66.7% | 85.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 908 | 12,470 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 982 | 12,012 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.1 | 817 | 14,854 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.8 | 709 | 12,526 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.1 | 987 | 13,786 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.8 | 806 | 13,142 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.3 | 664 | 11,471 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.2 | 726 | 12,814 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 3.3 | 811 | 12,787 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.3 | 1,021 | 15,477 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 7.9 | 1,088 | 14,650 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.6 | 676 | 11,655 | 83.3% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.6 | 1,002 | 12,719 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 908 | 12,693 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.9 | 834 | 11,895 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.4 | 848 | 15,066 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 766 | 11,995 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 701 | 12,621 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.8 | 657 | 12,846 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 852 | 13,552 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.0 | 591 | 14,046 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.3 | 688 | 12,376 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.3 | 804 | 13,994 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 945 | 16,869 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.8 | 971 | 15,867 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 904 | 13,661 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 788 | 11,787 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 835 | 14,329 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 751 | 16,641 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 654 | 15,474 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 936 | 16,716 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 1,079 | 13,622 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 874 | 13,968 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 961 | 12,290 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 639 | 10,604 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 4.3 | 712 | 10,256 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
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Tryndamere vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Tryndamere do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Tryndamere wins the Tryndamere vs Malzahar matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 48.0%, a 4.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 25 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Tryndamere do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Tryndamere has the advantage against Malzahar with a 58.3% win rate versus 41.7%. Tryndamere players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Tryndamere do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Tryndamere vs Malzahar matchup with a 53.9% win rate compared to 46.1%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Tryndamere vs Malzahar matchup?
Tryndamere wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 52.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 4.0 percentage point advantage means Tryndamere is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 25 games analyzed.
What is the best Tryndamere build against Malzahar?
The best Tryndamere build against Malzahar includes Ravenous Hydra, Phantom Dancer, Lord Dominik's Regards with Berserker's Greaves. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Tryndamere runes against Malzahar?
The best Tryndamere runes against Malzahar use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Tryndamere vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Tryndamere counter Malzahar?
Yes, Tryndamere has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 52.0% win rate. Tryndamere has a solid advantage over Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Tryndamere against Malzahar?
When playing Tryndamere 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.