Yonevs Malzahar
Yone vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Yone wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Malzahar based on 170 games. Yone holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Yone build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yone vs Malzahar matchup.
Yone Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yone 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 Yone vs Malzahar?
Yone wins 52.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 47.3% and 57.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.8% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 342 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- +2.9 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
They also met in another lane (Top): 25 games, Yone won 48.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Yone, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Yone wins 52.6% of 342 games (95% range 47.3–57.9%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 50.8% for Yone; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Yone usually wins the lane: 178 gold ahead of Malzahar at 15 minutes on average (336 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Yone players pick Bone Plating much less often against Malzahar: 16.0% of their other Mid games, 5.8% 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 Yone 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 Yone'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.
Yone vs Malzahar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Yone vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Yone'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: Yone's results against Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Yone 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)YoneYone gold at 15: +178
- First itemMalzaharYone: 13.7 min · Malzahar: 10.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenYone wins 52.1% of 140 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenYone wins 51.4% of 175 games
What Yone Changes Against Malzahar
Choices Yone players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Bone PlatingRuneUsually16.0%vs Malzahar5.8%−10.1 pts50.0% WR here
Second WindRuneUsually79.7%vs Malzahar89.2%+9.5 pts52.8% WR here
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsually19.2%vs Malzahar10.2%−8.9 pts60.0% WR here
Usually0.7%vs Malzahar9.1%+8.3 pts58.1% WR here
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually67.9%vs Malzahar74.9%+6.9 pts53.9% WR here
Death's DanceItemUsually26.2%vs Malzahar20.8%−5.5 pts56.3% WR here
Health (defense)Stat shardUsually11.3%vs Malzahar7.0%−4.3 pts62.5% WR here
Best Yone Build vs Malzahar
Usual Yone build (Mid)
68.7% win rate · 406 games
Against Malzahar
69.7% win rate · 33 games
Limited sample: 33 of 201 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Yone usually completes Blade of The Ruined King first, at 13.7 min (median of 163 games).
- Malzahar usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 10.8 min (median of 218 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Yone Runes vs Malzahar
Usual Yone runes (Mid)
Lethal Tempo
77.8% win rate · 18 games
Against Malzahar
Lethal Tempo
57.9% win rate · 145 games
Plan your Yone 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
Yone matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Yone'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 Yone build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Yone Matchups
Hardest for Yone
Easiest for Yone
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.
Help us maintain accuracy! If you notice incorrect stats, missing data, or any issues, your feedback directly improves the quality of our data for the entire community.
Yone vs Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Yone vs Malzahar?
Current data slightly favors Yone, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Yone wins 52.6% of 342 games (95% range 47.3–57.9%).
What is Yone's win rate against Malzahar?
Yone wins 52.6% of 342 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.19 (95% range 47.3–57.9%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 50.8% would be expected.
Does Yone counter Malzahar?
Not clearly. Yone wins 52.6% of 342 games against Malzahar, and the 95% range (47.3–57.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Yone or Malzahar?
Yone usually wins the lane: 178 gold ahead of Malzahar at 15 minutes on average (336 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Yone outscale Malzahar?
Not measurably: Yone's win rate against Malzahar in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Malzahar strongest against Yone?
Malzahar is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Yone build against Malzahar?
The most successful Yone core against Malzahar is Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King, Infinity Edge (69.7% over 33 games). The biggest change against Malzahar: Mercurial Scimitar (0.7% usually, 9.1% here).
What runes should Yone use against Malzahar?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 57.9% over 145 games against Malzahar. The biggest change against Malzahar: Bone Plating (16.0% usually, 5.8% here).