Zaahenvs Malphite
Zaahen vs Malphite is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Malphite wins with a 68.9% win rate (+37.8%) over Zaahen based on 45 games. Malphite holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Zaahen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zaahen vs Malphite matchup.
Zaahen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zaahen 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 Zaahen vs Malphite Matchup?
Zaahen vs Malphite Matchup Summary
The Zaahen vs Malphite matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 45 recent matches analyzed, Malphite wins with a 68.9% win rate compared to Zaahen's 31.1%, giving Malphite a 37.8 percentage point advantage. Malphite dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Zaahen players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Malphite leads by 234 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Malphite has a strong advantage in this matchup. Zaahen players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Malphite overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Zaahen vs Malphite Laning Phase Breakdown
Malphite is favored during the laning phase against Zaahen, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Malphite holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Zaahen Build Against Malphite
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Malphite, providing the mobility and stats Zaahen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zaahen against Malphite are Sundered Sky, Death's Dance and Trinity Force. This combination gives Zaahen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Malphite. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zaahen vs Malphite matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Zaahen32.0%
Malphite68.0%Zaahen30.0%Malphite70.0%Malphite dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 68.0% win rate — a 36.0 percentage point lead over Zaahen. This lopsided early game means Malphite can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Malphite is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 70.0% win rate — 40.0 points above Zaahen. Extended games heavily favor Malphite, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Malphite holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Zaahen players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Zaahen Runes Against Malphite
Resolve
Inspiration
The Resolve and Inspiration rune setup gives Zaahen the best tools to compete against Malphite in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Zaahen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Zaahen'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 Zaahen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.79% | 81 | 6.3 | 858 | 11,525 | 51.4% | 60.9% | |
| 54.79% | 73 | 5.5 | 837 | 12,008 | 61.5% | 51.1% | |
| 52.78% | 72 | 6.1 | 857 | 11,642 | 44.4% | 57.8% | |
| 44.44% | 72 | 5.3 | 817 | 10,905 | 27.3% | 59.0% | |
| 42.42% | 66 | 5.5 | 657 | 10,757 | 40.0% | 43.9% | |
| 48.44% | 64 | 6.1 | 1,087 | 12,344 | 32.0% | 59.0% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 5.1 | 672 | 11,547 | 42.3% | 53.3% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 2.2 | 730 | 10,826 | 52.0% | 37.0% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 6.1 | 794 | 10,612 | 41.9% | 60.0% | |
| 55.10% | 49 | 6.2 | 1,204 | 11,053 | 55.6% | 54.5% | |
| 55.10% | 49 | 6.3 | 837 | 11,422 | 70.0% | 44.8% | |
| 39.58% | 48 | 5.3 | 791 | 10,813 | 27.8% | 46.7% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 6.3 | 837 | 11,581 | 40.7% | 81.0% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 5.4 | 1,013 | 12,687 | 47.1% | 56.7% | |
| 31.11% | 45 | 6.2 | 677 | 10,231 | 32.0% | 30.0% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 5.2 | 803 | 11,083 | 40.0% | 48.0% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 1.6 | 821 | 13,917 | 42.9% | 48.4% | |
| 68.29% | 41 | 5.5 | 1,031 | 12,945 | 57.1% | 74.1% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 6.5 | 717 | 11,572 | 38.9% | 52.2% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 6.1 | 848 | 12,552 | 50.0% | 47.8% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 5.9 | 871 | 10,725 | 35.0% | 61.1% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 5.4 | 823 | 11,822 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 6.0 | 712 | 10,710 | 38.5% | 56.5% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 6.5 | 851 | 11,539 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 5.9 | 845 | 9,765 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 1.4 | 829 | 12,830 | 27.3% | 47.8% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 4.2 | 807 | 10,559 | 35.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 6.1 | 743 | 11,404 | 53.3% | 44.4% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 6.7 | 856 | 11,400 | 38.9% | 53.3% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 0.9 | 723 | 12,917 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 6.1 | 894 | 12,653 | 58.3% | 65.0% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 2.4 | 660 | 12,531 | 62.5% | 56.3% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 1.7 | 619 | 10,716 | 42.1% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 5.7 | 1,012 | 11,490 | 38.5% | 58.8% | |
| 66.67% | 30 | 1.6 | 849 | 11,865 | 58.3% | 72.2% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 7.0 | 786 | 10,490 | 50.0% | 30.8% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 5.1 | 701 | 11,403 | 41.7% | 37.5% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 5.2 | 828 | 11,471 | 57.1% | 53.9% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 1.5 | 702 | 11,672 | 42.9% | 25.0% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 6.3 | 840 | 10,750 | 53.9% | 38.5% | |
| 73.08% | 26 | 5.8 | 815 | 11,196 | 90.9% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 5.9 | 627 | 11,492 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.6 | 728 | 12,415 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.8 | 892 | 14,180 | 37.5% | 53.3% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 6.1 | 997 | 11,466 | 50.0% | 78.6% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 5.8 | 773 | 11,073 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 3.3 | 609 | 12,156 | 22.2% | 50.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.1 | 716 | 10,970 | 66.7% | 41.7% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.2 | 809 | 13,965 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 5.4 | 773 | 11,182 | 22.2% | 60.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 5.5 | 779 | 11,826 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 3.0 | 683 | 11,929 | 45.5% | 42.9% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 5.1 | 583 | 11,678 | 33.3% | 41.7% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 1.2 | 604 | 12,062 | 85.7% | 60.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 3.2 | 593 | 12,496 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.6 | 658 | 10,332 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.3 | 657 | 12,587 | 25.0% | 58.3% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 6.0 | 921 | 10,453 | 66.7% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.6 | 1,122 | 11,057 | 42.9% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 2.3 | 786 | 11,200 | 57.1% | 44.4% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 6.0 | 737 | 11,816 | 83.3% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 3.1 | 870 | 11,895 | 58.3% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.4 | 996 | 11,109 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.5 | 686 | 11,476 | 16.7% | 62.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.1 | 913 | 10,777 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.9 | 711 | 14,086 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.3 | 775 | 12,412 | 60.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 661 | 13,315 | 0.0% | 55.6% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 757 | 11,901 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 850 | 13,980 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 5.2 | 568 | 9,867 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.6 | 784 | 12,226 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.1 | 612 | 8,635 | 14.3% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.9 | 756 | 11,955 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.2 | 1,117 | 12,864 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.3 | 434 | 5,985 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.0 | 897 | 12,396 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 2.4 | 814 | 13,739 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.2 | 1,052 | 12,909 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.1 | 728 | 13,918 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.4 | 855 | 10,097 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.5 | 678 | 10,961 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.7 | 784 | 15,430 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 847 | 10,829 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.2 | 1,120 | 9,825 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.1 | 678 | 7,702 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.5 | 674 | 11,818 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.9 | 770 | 12,566 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.7 | 796 | 13,521 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 2.0 | 803 | 14,259 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 814 | 11,697 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 623 | 7,125 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 943 | 14,191 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 488 | 11,271 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 468 | 10,686 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Zaahen vs Malphite - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Zaahen do against Malphite in League of Legends?
Malphite wins the Zaahen vs Malphite matchup with a 68.9% win rate compared to Zaahen's 31.1%, a 37.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 45 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Zaahen do against Malphite in the early game?
In the early game, Malphite has the advantage against Zaahen with a 68.0% win rate versus 32.0%. Malphite players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Zaahen do against Malphite in the late game?
In the late game, Malphite takes over the Zaahen vs Malphite matchup with a 70.0% win rate compared to 30.0%. Malphite scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Zaahen vs Malphite matchup?
Malphite wins the matchup against Zaahen with a 68.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 37.8 percentage point advantage means Malphite is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 45 games analyzed.
What is the best Zaahen build against Malphite?
The best Zaahen build against Malphite includes Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Trinity Force with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Zaahen runes against Malphite?
The best Zaahen runes against Malphite use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 44.4% win rate in the Zaahen vs Malphite matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Zaahen counter Malphite?
No, Zaahen struggles against Malphite with only a 31.1% win rate. Malphite has the advantage in this matchup. Zaahen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malphite's lead.
How do I play Zaahen against Malphite?
When playing Zaahen against Malphite, play cautiously and avoid Malphite's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Malphite has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.