Vivs Malzahar
Vi vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Vi wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Malzahar based on 5 games. Vi holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Vi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vi vs Malzahar matchup.
Vi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vi 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.
Malzahar(80.0%)Who Wins the Vi vs Malzahar Matchup?
Vi vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Vi vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Vi wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 20.0%, giving Vi a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Vi 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 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vi 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.
Vi vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Vi, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Vi Build Against Malzahar
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Vi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vi against Malzahar are The Collector, Youmuu's Ghostblade and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Vi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 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 Vi vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Vi100.0%Malzahar0.0%Vi66.7%Malzahar33.3%Vi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Vi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Vi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Vi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Vi 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 Vi Runes Against Malzahar
Precision
Domination
Running Precision primary with Domination secondary allows Vi to press their advantage against Malzahar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Vi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Vi'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 Vi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.56% | 239 | 0.9 | 637 | 12,081 | 51.8% | 55.1% | |
| 49.77% | 221 | 1.0 | 688 | 12,890 | 53.2% | 47.9% | |
| 46.82% | 220 | 1.0 | 701 | 12,703 | 51.1% | 43.8% | |
| 45.88% | 194 | 0.9 | 639 | 12,045 | 41.2% | 49.5% | |
| 47.34% | 188 | 1.0 | 651 | 12,541 | 54.0% | 41.6% | |
| 49.19% | 185 | 1.0 | 644 | 12,795 | 44.0% | 52.7% | |
| 46.41% | 181 | 1.0 | 653 | 12,262 | 51.4% | 43.0% | |
| 54.43% | 158 | 0.9 | 685 | 13,244 | 53.2% | 55.2% | |
| 57.69% | 156 | 0.9 | 579 | 11,946 | 56.1% | 59.5% | |
| 46.09% | 128 | 0.9 | 615 | 12,125 | 38.9% | 51.4% | |
| 54.47% | 123 | 1.1 | 690 | 13,641 | 48.8% | 57.3% | |
| 43.97% | 116 | 0.9 | 684 | 12,500 | 51.0% | 38.8% | |
| 55.17% | 116 | 0.9 | 646 | 12,835 | 54.4% | 55.7% | |
| 57.47% | 87 | 1.1 | 695 | 12,518 | 44.7% | 67.3% | |
| 48.81% | 84 | 1.1 | 722 | 12,714 | 51.4% | 46.8% | |
| 49.38% | 81 | 1.2 | 692 | 11,751 | 36.4% | 64.9% | |
| 51.25% | 80 | 1.1 | 679 | 12,752 | 51.6% | 51.0% | |
| 44.30% | 79 | 1.1 | 633 | 12,213 | 45.2% | 43.8% | |
| 55.13% | 78 | 1.1 | 672 | 12,597 | 51.5% | 57.8% | |
| 52.63% | 76 | 1.0 | 695 | 12,577 | 54.5% | 51.2% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 1.0 | 697 | 12,831 | 48.1% | 48.9% | |
| 54.17% | 72 | 0.9 | 732 | 11,739 | 48.5% | 59.0% | |
| 44.12% | 68 | 0.8 | 659 | 13,884 | 38.9% | 46.0% | |
| 48.53% | 68 | 0.9 | 639 | 12,158 | 43.3% | 52.6% | |
| 44.78% | 67 | 1.0 | 680 | 13,575 | 60.0% | 38.3% | |
| 52.31% | 65 | 0.9 | 632 | 11,880 | 44.4% | 57.9% | |
| 45.31% | 64 | 1.0 | 704 | 12,111 | 35.7% | 52.8% | |
| 52.54% | 59 | 1.2 | 729 | 12,855 | 53.6% | 51.6% | |
| 42.86% | 56 | 1.1 | 657 | 12,246 | 54.2% | 34.4% | |
| 49.09% | 55 | 1.3 | 699 | 13,138 | 63.2% | 41.7% | |
| 43.40% | 53 | 1.0 | 602 | 12,455 | 52.6% | 38.2% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 1.0 | 679 | 12,879 | 37.5% | 59.3% | |
| 51.02% | 49 | 2.0 | 605 | 12,759 | 64.7% | 43.8% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 0.9 | 665 | 12,556 | 40.9% | 50.0% | |
| 48.89% | 45 | 0.9 | 649 | 11,770 | 50.0% | 48.0% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 1.1 | 655 | 13,123 | 56.3% | 57.1% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 1.0 | 757 | 12,442 | 65.2% | 45.0% | |
| 64.29% | 42 | 1.3 | 666 | 12,977 | 65.0% | 63.6% | |
| 53.66% | 41 | 1.1 | 563 | 12,677 | 35.3% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 0.9 | 596 | 12,166 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 0.9 | 636 | 11,805 | 40.0% | 70.6% | |
| 38.71% | 31 | 1.9 | 641 | 12,410 | 40.0% | 38.1% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.4 | 627 | 13,070 | 88.9% | 22.2% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 1.4 | 795 | 12,456 | 46.1% | 28.6% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 1.0 | 697 | 12,338 | 40.0% | 43.8% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.0 | 603 | 12,371 | 71.4% | 47.4% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 1.8 | 808 | 13,575 | 62.5% | 52.9% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 1.3 | 616 | 10,753 | 83.3% | 41.7% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 2.0 | 633 | 12,442 | 40.0% | 64.3% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 2.4 | 622 | 11,186 | 69.2% | 45.5% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 1.1 | 635 | 14,063 | 57.1% | 37.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.2 | 668 | 11,122 | 40.0% | 45.5% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 0.9 | 591 | 11,140 | 54.5% | 55.6% | |
| 70.00% | 20 | 1.7 | 893 | 14,387 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 1.2 | 627 | 11,916 | 44.4% | 27.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.2 | 584 | 10,791 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 1.7 | 595 | 11,342 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 2.1 | 685 | 10,704 | 33.3% | 30.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 0.9 | 677 | 14,256 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 2.2 | 795 | 13,503 | 44.4% | 62.5% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.8 | 850 | 11,388 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 2.2 | 552 | 9,571 | 70.0% | 25.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 0.8 | 694 | 10,952 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 5.3 | 840 | 13,645 | 80.0% | 62.5% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 1.0 | 806 | 13,382 | 80.0% | 71.4% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 3.9 | 915 | 13,238 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.8 | 793 | 10,381 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 3.1 | 633 | 12,318 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.3 | 598 | 13,006 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.8 | 533 | 9,896 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.9 | 691 | 11,552 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 9 | 1.3 | 663 | 12,070 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 0.7 | 670 | 11,554 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 2.9 | 765 | 10,307 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 2.2 | 744 | 15,190 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 607 | 11,733 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 2.6 | 587 | 10,333 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.4 | 615 | 11,315 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.6 | 898 | 12,700 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 2.0 | 769 | 10,481 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.5 | 974 | 13,088 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 5.1 | 850 | 12,660 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.3 | 683 | 11,103 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.1 | 636 | 10,140 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.0 | 580 | 10,216 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.5 | 890 | 12,729 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.0 | 673 | 9,762 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.1 | 1,176 | 14,270 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.6 | 683 | 13,541 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.5 | 957 | 11,892 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.3 | 617 | 14,772 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.9 | 815 | 14,373 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 833 | 9,708 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 532 | 11,443 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 737 | 14,262 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 568 | 9,652 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 591 | 11,220 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.3 | 823 | 11,910 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 803 | 13,441 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 467 | 9,982 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
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Vi vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Vi do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Vi wins the Vi vs Malzahar matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Malzahar's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Vi do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Vi has the advantage against Malzahar with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Vi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Vi do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Vi takes over the Vi vs Malzahar matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Vi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Vi vs Malzahar matchup?
Vi wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Vi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Vi build against Malzahar?
The best Vi build against Malzahar includes The Collector, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Lord Dominik's Regards 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 Vi runes against Malzahar?
The best Vi runes against Malzahar use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Vi vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Vi counter Malzahar?
Yes, Vi has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 80.0% win rate. Vi strongly counters Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Vi against Malzahar?
When playing Vi 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.