Yonevs Malzahar
Yone vs Malzahar is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Malzahar wins with a 51.9% win rate (+3.7%) over Yone based on 243 games. Yone wins the early laning phase while Malzahar scales better into the 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 the Yone vs Malzahar Matchup?
Yone vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Yone vs Malzahar matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 243 recent matches analyzed, Malzahar wins with a 51.9% win rate compared to Yone's 48.1%, giving Malzahar a 3.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Yone controls the early laning stage, but Malzahar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Yone 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 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Malzahar is slightly favored, Yone 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.
Yone vs Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Malzahar is favored during the laning phase against Yone, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Malzahar holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Yone Build Against Malzahar
Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Yone needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yone against Malzahar are Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Yone an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 4 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 Yone vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Yone57.0%
Malzahar43.0%Yone41.2%Malzahar58.8%Yone dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.0% win rate — a 14.0 percentage point lead over Malzahar. This lopsided early game means Yone 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 58.8% win rate — 17.6 points above Yone. 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: Yone 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 Yone Runes Against Malzahar
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Yone the best tools to compete against Malzahar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Yone matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.17% | 460 | 6.8 | 952 | 12,032 | 52.1% | 52.2% | |
| 52.45% | 265 | 6.7 | 847 | 11,709 | 49.6% | 55.1% | |
| 48.15% | 243 | 6.8 | 895 | 12,355 | 57.0% | 41.2% | |
| 47.30% | 222 | 6.3 | 886 | 11,331 | 44.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.76% | 201 | 7.0 | 882 | 11,352 | 46.3% | 49.1% | |
| 40.70% | 199 | 6.9 | 892 | 12,602 | 46.8% | 36.7% | |
| 57.87% | 197 | 6.8 | 983 | 12,747 | 59.3% | 56.6% | |
| 50.27% | 183 | 6.6 | 910 | 11,873 | 53.4% | 47.4% | |
| 58.05% | 174 | 7.1 | 1,021 | 12,574 | 51.8% | 63.7% | |
| 52.33% | 172 | 6.4 | 996 | 12,450 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 47.24% | 163 | 6.8 | 868 | 12,224 | 48.5% | 46.3% | |
| 54.49% | 156 | 6.7 | 1,043 | 12,709 | 48.6% | 59.8% | |
| 46.41% | 153 | 6.7 | 904 | 12,555 | 44.8% | 47.4% | |
| 43.05% | 151 | 6.6 | 1,011 | 11,649 | 42.9% | 43.2% | |
| 46.62% | 148 | 6.5 | 884 | 12,655 | 51.9% | 43.8% | |
| 57.86% | 140 | 6.8 | 937 | 12,090 | 52.0% | 64.2% | |
| 54.48% | 134 | 6.6 | 1,020 | 13,285 | 50.0% | 58.6% | |
| 48.87% | 133 | 7.2 | 1,198 | 12,694 | 42.1% | 54.0% | |
| 56.82% | 132 | 6.3 | 844 | 11,512 | 48.4% | 64.7% | |
| 48.46% | 130 | 6.9 | 833 | 12,405 | 59.3% | 40.8% | |
| 46.88% | 128 | 6.8 | 897 | 11,873 | 50.0% | 44.9% | |
| 49.21% | 126 | 6.8 | 975 | 11,897 | 49.4% | 49.0% | |
| 40.80% | 125 | 6.5 | 857 | 11,676 | 42.4% | 39.4% | |
| 56.91% | 123 | 6.9 | 1,014 | 12,186 | 69.5% | 45.3% | |
| 48.76% | 121 | 6.7 | 896 | 11,632 | 42.4% | 54.8% | |
| 48.74% | 119 | 6.5 | 874 | 11,869 | 38.6% | 58.1% | |
| 52.99% | 117 | 7.4 | 1,538 | 13,513 | 55.6% | 51.4% | |
| 50.86% | 116 | 6.9 | 1,141 | 12,679 | 59.2% | 44.8% | |
| 52.68% | 112 | 6.9 | 1,061 | 12,904 | 49.1% | 56.6% | |
| 60.78% | 102 | 7.0 | 947 | 12,586 | 65.1% | 57.6% | |
| 47.00% | 100 | 6.6 | 1,085 | 12,070 | 46.0% | 48.0% | |
| 50.00% | 100 | 6.8 | 914 | 11,973 | 53.1% | 47.1% | |
| 44.21% | 95 | 6.3 | 800 | 11,847 | 34.9% | 51.9% | |
| 41.05% | 95 | 6.5 | 889 | 12,459 | 44.7% | 38.6% | |
| 52.63% | 95 | 6.5 | 762 | 11,654 | 53.9% | 51.2% | |
| 46.24% | 93 | 6.8 | 853 | 11,914 | 42.5% | 49.1% | |
| 46.74% | 92 | 6.5 | 984 | 11,177 | 42.9% | 51.2% | |
| 50.55% | 91 | 7.1 | 871 | 11,998 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 57.30% | 89 | 7.2 | 1,090 | 12,378 | 64.1% | 52.0% | |
| 48.86% | 88 | 7.0 | 1,034 | 13,139 | 60.0% | 41.5% | |
| 52.33% | 86 | 6.8 | 893 | 12,903 | 62.5% | 46.3% | |
| 54.65% | 86 | 6.4 | 801 | 12,242 | 52.9% | 55.8% | |
| 51.76% | 85 | 7.3 | 894 | 11,321 | 58.8% | 41.2% | |
| 55.95% | 84 | 7.0 | 953 | 12,374 | 58.3% | 54.2% | |
| 48.19% | 83 | 6.8 | 791 | 12,354 | 51.3% | 45.5% | |
| 46.99% | 83 | 6.8 | 950 | 11,483 | 34.2% | 57.8% | |
| 51.22% | 82 | 6.6 | 956 | 11,834 | 52.6% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 81 | 6.8 | 895 | 11,958 | 39.5% | 48.8% | |
| 56.79% | 81 | 7.0 | 951 | 12,223 | 52.9% | 59.6% | |
| 38.27% | 81 | 6.8 | 945 | 12,255 | 40.0% | 37.0% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 7.1 | 1,011 | 12,544 | 55.3% | 43.9% | |
| 48.05% | 77 | 6.7 | 859 | 11,940 | 38.7% | 54.4% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 6.8 | 925 | 12,684 | 46.4% | 48.9% | |
| 54.05% | 74 | 6.3 | 754 | 11,433 | 44.4% | 59.6% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 7.1 | 1,076 | 13,856 | 56.3% | 48.8% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 6.8 | 1,209 | 12,307 | 48.6% | 55.3% | |
| 36.62% | 71 | 6.3 | 847 | 11,243 | 53.1% | 23.1% | |
| 47.83% | 69 | 6.9 | 914 | 11,597 | 51.4% | 44.1% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 6.6 | 828 | 10,928 | 40.0% | 51.3% | |
| 60.61% | 66 | 7.3 | 1,144 | 13,552 | 61.8% | 59.4% | |
| 45.16% | 62 | 6.8 | 875 | 12,920 | 41.7% | 47.4% | |
| 43.33% | 60 | 7.4 | 982 | 13,116 | 52.2% | 37.8% | |
| 60.34% | 58 | 6.6 | 880 | 14,090 | 82.3% | 51.2% | |
| 34.48% | 58 | 6.8 | 799 | 11,265 | 36.7% | 32.1% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 6.6 | 823 | 11,041 | 40.6% | 58.3% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 6.6 | 1,042 | 11,852 | 43.8% | 52.2% | |
| 58.18% | 55 | 6.5 | 947 | 12,110 | 51.7% | 65.4% | |
| 50.94% | 53 | 6.9 | 932 | 11,997 | 62.1% | 37.5% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 6.9 | 1,061 | 11,503 | 58.1% | 40.0% | |
| 68.00% | 50 | 6.7 | 1,065 | 13,104 | 83.3% | 59.4% | |
| 48.98% | 49 | 6.9 | 969 | 12,182 | 42.1% | 53.3% | |
| 69.39% | 49 | 7.1 | 867 | 12,505 | 75.9% | 60.0% | |
| 60.42% | 48 | 6.9 | 901 | 11,386 | 50.0% | 70.8% | |
| 56.52% | 46 | 7.0 | 999 | 12,760 | 56.5% | 56.5% | |
| 38.64% | 44 | 7.4 | 771 | 11,913 | 52.6% | 28.0% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 7.2 | 1,143 | 13,331 | 62.5% | 42.9% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 6.6 | 1,049 | 12,981 | 38.9% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 7.0 | 875 | 12,946 | 47.1% | 52.0% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 6.6 | 919 | 11,073 | 52.2% | 42.1% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 6.7 | 874 | 13,747 | 53.9% | 40.0% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 6.9 | 821 | 11,908 | 57.9% | 61.1% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 6.8 | 929 | 11,260 | 52.6% | 50.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 6.5 | 855 | 11,871 | 47.1% | 61.1% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 6.9 | 984 | 12,228 | 46.7% | 52.6% | |
| 25.81% | 31 | 6.7 | 856 | 11,808 | 26.7% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 6.8 | 966 | 12,550 | 45.5% | 52.6% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 7.1 | 962 | 12,019 | 61.1% | 50.0% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 7.0 | 801 | 12,452 | 58.3% | 47.1% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 6.1 | 880 | 11,250 | 42.9% | 28.6% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 6.9 | 868 | 11,630 | 42.9% | 54.5% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.4 | 935 | 12,732 | 44.4% | 46.7% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 6.7 | 946 | 12,325 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.5 | 956 | 13,647 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 7.5 | 909 | 13,304 | 36.4% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.1 | 884 | 12,738 | 42.9% | 53.9% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 6.7 | 822 | 11,885 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 6.6 | 1,040 | 12,566 | 72.7% | 62.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 5.5 | 1,051 | 13,428 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.7 | 840 | 12,581 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.3 | 944 | 11,373 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.5 | 850 | 13,576 | 33.3% | 58.3% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.4 | 756 | 12,295 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 5.0 | 1,007 | 12,540 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.3 | 1,023 | 14,605 | 33.3% | 63.6% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.7 | 958 | 13,394 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.3 | 1,059 | 11,462 | 14.3% | 60.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.9 | 952 | 14,695 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.0 | 876 | 12,802 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 890 | 12,054 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 991 | 11,945 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.2 | 815 | 12,677 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 876 | 13,808 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 1,086 | 11,473 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 983 | 11,741 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.1 | 1,078 | 14,040 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.0 | 979 | 12,409 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.0 | 931 | 14,298 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 6.5 | 945 | 11,840 | 83.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.7 | 904 | 11,740 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.1 | 1,005 | 13,262 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.2 | 1,131 | 12,304 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.4 | 805 | 11,637 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 794 | 10,172 | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.9 | 790 | 10,743 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.1 | 914 | 9,573 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 1,026 | 13,482 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.3 | 884 | 12,879 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.8 | 862 | 13,571 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 835 | 11,094 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 1,006 | 13,129 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 696 | 8,735 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 757 | 13,362 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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Yone vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yone do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Malzahar wins the Yone vs Malzahar matchup with a 51.9% win rate compared to Yone's 48.1%, a 3.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 243 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Yone do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Yone has the advantage against Malzahar with a 57.0% win rate versus 43.0%. Yone players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Yone do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Malzahar takes over the Yone vs Malzahar matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to 41.2%. Malzahar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yone vs Malzahar matchup?
Malzahar wins the matchup against Yone with a 51.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 3.7 percentage point advantage means Malzahar is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 243 games analyzed.
What is the best Yone build against Malzahar?
The best Yone build against Malzahar includes Immortal Shieldbow, Blade of The Ruined King, Lord Dominik's Regards with Gunmetal Greaves. 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 Yone runes against Malzahar?
The best Yone runes against Malzahar use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 54.1% win rate in the Yone vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yone counter Malzahar?
No, Yone struggles against Malzahar with only a 48.1% win rate. Malzahar has the advantage in this matchup. Yone players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malzahar's lead.
How do I play Yone against Malzahar?
When playing Yone 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.