Vladimirvs Malzahar
Vladimir vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Malzahar wins with a 52.8% win rate (+5.6%) over Vladimir based on 89 games. Malzahar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Vladimir build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vladimir vs Malzahar matchup.
Vladimir Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vladimir 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 Vladimir vs Malzahar Matchup?
Vladimir vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Vladimir vs Malzahar matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 89 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 52.8% win rate compared to Vladimir's 47.2%, giving Malzahar a 5.6 percentage point advantage. Malzahar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Vladimir 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 1.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Malzahar is slightly favored, Vladimir can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Malzahar's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Vladimir vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Vladimir, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Vladimir Build Against Malzahar
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Vladimir needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vladimir against Malzahar are Stormsurge, Riftmaker and Hextech Rocketbelt. This combination gives Vladimir an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 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 Vladimir vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Vladimir48.3%
Malzahar51.7%Vladimir46.7%Malzahar53.3%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Malzahar has a meaningful 51.7% win rate, outperforming Vladimir by 3.4 percentage points. Malzahar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Malzahar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.3% win rate — 6.7 points above Vladimir. Extended games heavily favor Malzahar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Malzahar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Vladimir players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Vladimir Runes Against Malzahar
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Vladimir the best tools to compete against Malzahar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Vladimir matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Vladimir'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 Vladimir 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.00% | 100 | 6.9 | 1,139 | 12,589 | 51.3% | 67.2% | |
| 47.19% | 89 | 6.9 | 893 | 12,300 | 48.3% | 46.7% | |
| 50.62% | 81 | 6.6 | 1,000 | 11,664 | 44.1% | 55.3% | |
| 45.07% | 71 | 6.9 | 955 | 12,127 | 50.0% | 42.5% | |
| 53.97% | 63 | 7.1 | 1,105 | 12,678 | 57.9% | 52.3% | |
| 45.16% | 62 | 6.6 | 992 | 12,396 | 54.2% | 39.5% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 6.8 | 1,058 | 11,636 | 63.0% | 45.5% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 7.0 | 1,026 | 12,523 | 36.8% | 58.5% | |
| 54.55% | 55 | 6.7 | 1,091 | 12,400 | 50.0% | 56.4% | |
| 43.40% | 53 | 7.0 | 927 | 11,871 | 54.2% | 34.5% | |
| 35.29% | 51 | 6.8 | 836 | 10,387 | 34.8% | 35.7% | |
| 44.00% | 50 | 6.8 | 992 | 11,094 | 36.8% | 48.4% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 6.7 | 945 | 12,611 | 53.9% | 54.0% | |
| 51.02% | 49 | 6.3 | 1,071 | 11,813 | 44.0% | 58.3% | |
| 64.44% | 45 | 7.0 | 926 | 12,661 | 52.9% | 71.4% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 6.5 | 930 | 12,306 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 6.4 | 1,014 | 10,169 | 33.3% | 64.3% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.6 | 924 | 13,047 | 11.1% | 65.4% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 7.1 | 938 | 12,878 | 37.5% | 53.9% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 6.9 | 929 | 11,630 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 7.3 | 1,092 | 12,799 | 71.4% | 47.8% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 6.4 | 1,007 | 11,041 | 35.7% | 43.8% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 6.8 | 886 | 12,202 | 55.6% | 72.2% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 6.9 | 912 | 11,807 | 62.5% | 42.1% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 1,115 | 12,799 | 62.5% | 47.1% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 7.0 | 1,151 | 13,828 | 33.3% | 63.2% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 6.7 | 976 | 11,556 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.9 | 1,013 | 11,990 | 44.4% | 46.7% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 7.0 | 848 | 9,923 | 40.0% | 38.5% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 6.6 | 1,193 | 10,400 | 41.7% | 30.0% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 6.9 | 889 | 12,135 | 75.0% | 64.3% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 6.7 | 1,069 | 11,162 | 20.0% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.9 | 930 | 11,831 | 37.5% | 58.3% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 6.9 | 945 | 9,438 | 41.7% | 37.5% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 7.1 | 1,020 | 11,847 | 75.0% | 56.3% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.8 | 804 | 10,780 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 76.47% | 17 | 6.6 | 925 | 14,846 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.2 | 922 | 12,246 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.5 | 1,135 | 11,827 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 7.0 | 886 | 9,406 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.6 | 743 | 11,311 | 28.6% | 60.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.9 | 787 | 9,991 | 41.7% | 40.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 6.6 | 1,132 | 10,563 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 6.4 | 956 | 10,402 | 42.9% | 22.2% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.8 | 696 | 9,034 | 36.4% | 60.0% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 7.1 | 936 | 10,684 | 77.8% | 66.7% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.8 | 1,204 | 12,390 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.8 | 1,051 | 11,972 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 7.1 | 865 | 12,645 | 50.0% | 14.3% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.5 | 813 | 8,464 | 62.5% | 33.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.7 | 904 | 12,351 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.8 | 731 | 11,257 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 7.2 | 868 | 11,470 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.3 | 1,129 | 12,609 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.0 | 1,078 | 14,742 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 7.6 | 788 | 10,611 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.2 | 872 | 9,606 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.1 | 1,212 | 10,316 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.8 | 1,088 | 8,953 | 71.4% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.5 | 792 | 12,013 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.1 | 1,214 | 12,037 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.3 | 874 | 11,211 | 20.0% | 83.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.2 | 895 | 10,566 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 7.1 | 1,143 | 14,476 | 83.3% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.8 | 921 | 12,091 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.9 | 1,344 | 11,419 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 1,007 | 10,279 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 968 | 13,439 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 1,016 | 13,799 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 921 | 13,720 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 785 | 12,144 | 0.0% | 22.2% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.7 | 1,032 | 12,254 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 7.7 | 961 | 10,935 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 8.3 | 1,037 | 13,148 | 50.0% | 14.3% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.0 | 799 | 9,658 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.0 | 828 | 10,383 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.0 | 1,048 | 10,922 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 0.00% | 8 | 6.1 | 1,073 | 10,593 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.8 | 995 | 12,189 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.2 | 958 | 13,110 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 5.8 | 540 | 8,846 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.3 | 966 | 13,181 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.9 | 852 | 10,873 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 1,142 | 13,536 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 1,171 | 12,492 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 605 | 10,266 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 840 | 8,665 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.4 | 1,034 | 10,952 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.4 | 682 | 7,822 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 8.0 | 970 | 14,495 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 1,331 | 10,958 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.6 | 845 | 11,862 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,115 | 10,552 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 751 | 9,838 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 1,133 | 16,267 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 1,288 | 10,481 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 720 | 12,287 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 1,222 | 14,660 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 873 | 8,406 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Vladimir vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Vladimir do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Vladimir vs Malzahar matchup with a 52.8% win rate compared to Vladimir's 47.2%, a 5.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 89 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Vladimir do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Vladimir with a 51.7% win rate versus 48.3%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Vladimir do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Vladimir vs Malzahar matchup with a 53.3% win rate compared to 46.7%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Vladimir vs Malzahar matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Vladimir with a 52.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 5.6 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 89 games analyzed.
What is the best Vladimir build against Malzahar?
The best Vladimir build against Malzahar includes Stormsurge, Riftmaker, Hextech Rocketbelt with Crimson Lucidity. 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 Vladimir runes against Malzahar?
The best Vladimir runes against Malzahar use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 52.8% win rate in the Vladimir vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Vladimir counter Malzahar?
No, Vladimir struggles against Malzahar with only a 47.2% win rate. Malzahar has the advantage in this matchup. Vladimir players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malzahar's lead.
How do I play Vladimir against Malzahar?
When playing Vladimir against Malzahar, play cautiously and avoid Malzahar's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Malzahar has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.