Twisted Fatevs Malzahar
Twisted Fate vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malzahar wins with a 53.0% win rate (+6.1%) over Twisted Fate based on 66 games. Malzahar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Twisted Fate build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Twisted Fate vs Malzahar matchup.
Twisted Fate Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Twisted Fate 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 Twisted Fate vs Malzahar?
Twisted Fate wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 41.0% and 59.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.0% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 116 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- +4.2 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Twisted Fate vs Malzahar is an even matchup: Twisted Fate wins 50.0% of 116 games, and the 95% range (41.0–59.0%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 48.0% for Twisted Fate; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Twisted Fate usually wins the lane: 768 gold ahead of Malzahar at 15 minutes on average (116 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Twisted Fate players pick Rabadon's Deathcap far more often against Malzahar: 15.3% of their other Mid games, 27.6% 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 Twisted Fate 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 Twisted Fate'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.
Twisted Fate vs Malzahar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Twisted Fate vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Twisted Fate'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: Twisted Fate's results against Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Twisted Fate 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)Twisted FateTwisted Fate gold at 15: +768
- First itemTwisted FateTwisted Fate: 9.4 min · Malzahar: 10.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenTwisted Fate wins 54.0% of 50 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenTwisted Fate wins 47.6% of 63 games
What Twisted Fate Changes Against Malzahar
Choices Twisted Fate players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Usually15.3%vs Malzahar27.6%+12.3 pts53.1% WR here
Bone PlatingRuneUsually58.4%vs Malzahar46.6%−11.8 pts48.1% WR here
Rod of AgesItemUsually43.3%vs Malzahar31.9%−11.4 pts56.8% WR here
ResolveSecondary treeUsually61.8%vs Malzahar50.9%−10.9 pts49.2% WR here
Spellslinger's ShoesBootsUsually22.9%vs Malzahar31.9%+9.0 pts56.8% WR here
StormsurgeItemUsually9.9%vs Malzahar16.4%+6.5 pts
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually8.2%vs Malzahar13.8%+5.5 pts
Best Twisted Fate Build vs Malzahar
Usual Twisted Fate build (Mid)
89.5% win rate · 19 games
Against Malzahar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 18 of 98 Twisted Fate games against Malzahar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Twisted Fate's standard build instead.
- Twisted Fate usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 9.4 min (median of 42 games).
- Malzahar usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 10.7 min (median of 81 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 Twisted Fate Runes vs Malzahar
Usual Twisted Fate runes (Mid)
Arcane Comet
51.7% win rate · 704 games
Against Malzahar
Arcane Comet48.0% win rate · 25 games
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Twisted Fate matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Twisted Fate'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 Twisted Fate build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Twisted Fate Matchups
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Twisted Fate vs Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Twisted Fate vs Malzahar?
Twisted Fate vs Malzahar is an even matchup: Twisted Fate wins 50.0% of 116 games, and the 95% range (41.0–59.0%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Twisted Fate's win rate against Malzahar?
Twisted Fate wins 50.0% of 116 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.19 (95% range 41.0–59.0%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.0% would be expected.
Does Twisted Fate counter Malzahar?
Not clearly. Twisted Fate wins 50.0% of 116 games against Malzahar, and the 95% range (41.0–59.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Twisted Fate or Malzahar?
Twisted Fate usually wins the lane: 768 gold ahead of Malzahar at 15 minutes on average (116 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Twisted Fate outscale Malzahar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malzahar strongest against Twisted Fate?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Malzahar is ahead of Twisted Fate beyond the margin of error.
What should Twisted Fate build against Malzahar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Twisted Fate's usual Mid core: Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame. The biggest change against Malzahar: Rabadon's Deathcap (15.3% usually, 27.6% here).
What runes should Twisted Fate use against Malzahar?
Arcane Comet with Sorcery and Resolve — 48.0% over 25 games against Malzahar. The biggest change against Malzahar: Bone Plating (58.4% usually, 46.6% here).