- Win Rate
- 48.8%
- Pick Rate
- 5.3%
- Ban Rate
- 19.8%
Zed vs Malphite
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 10,510
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 18, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Zed vs Malphite is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Malphite wins with a 58.5% win rate (+17.0%) over Zed based on 171 games. Malphite holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Zed build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zed vs Malphite matchup.
Zed Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zed 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 Zed vs Malphite?
Zed wins 41.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.4% and 49.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.6% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −8.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 146 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.19
- −3.2 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 18
They also met in another lane (Top): 13 games, Zed won 53.8%.
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 8 games, Zed won 50.0%.
Key takeaways
- Malphite is favored in this matchup: Zed wins 41.1% of 146 games, and the whole 95% range (33.4–49.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 8.5 points worse for Zed than both champions' overall Mid win rates predict (49.6%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 194, within the margin of error (145 games).
- Zed players pick Axiom Arc much less often against Malphite: 37.6% of their other Mid games, 22.6% 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 Zed and Malphite 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 Zed'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.
Zed vs Malphite Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Zed vs Malphite Win Rate by Game Length
Zed's win rate against Malphite 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: Zed's results against Malphite in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Zed vs Malphite 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)EvenZed gold at 15: −194
- First itemEvenZed: 11.1 min · Malphite: 11.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesMalphiteZed wins 36.2% of 69 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenZed wins 47.8% of 67 games
What Zed Changes Against Malphite
Choices Zed players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Axiom ArcItemUsually37.6%vs Malphite22.6%−15.0 pts57.6% WR here
Usually29.1%vs Malphite39.0%+10.0 pts42.1% WR here
ElectrocuteKeystoneUsually43.2%vs Malphite34.2%−9.0 pts38.0% WR here
Grisly MementosRuneUsually42.3%vs Malphite33.6%−8.7 pts36.7% WR here
HubrisItemUsually20.9%vs Malphite12.3%−8.6 pts
Usually85.9%vs Malphite77.4%−8.5 pts42.5% WR here
Long Sword + Health Potion + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually17.2%vs Malphite10.3%−6.9 pts
ConquerorKeystoneUsually4.2%vs Malphite10.3%+6.1 pts
Best Zed Build vs Malphite
Usual Zed build (Mid)
73.5% win rate · 34 games
Against Malphite
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 91 Zed games against Malphite carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Zed's standard build instead.
- Zed usually completes Voltaic Cyclosword first, at 11.1 min (median of 78 games).
- Malphite usually completes Malignance first, at 11.4 min (median of 61 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 Zed Runes vs Malphite
Usual Zed runes (Mid)
Electrocute
64.7% win rate · 51 games
Against Malphite
First Strike
42.9% win rate · 35 games
Plan your Zed 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.
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Zed matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Zed'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 Zed build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Zed Matchups
Hardest for Zed
Easiest for Zed
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.
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Zed vs Malphite FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Zed vs Malphite?
Malphite is favored in this matchup: Zed wins 41.1% of 146 games, and the whole 95% range (33.4–49.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Zed's win rate against Malphite?
Zed wins 41.1% of 146 Mid games against Malphite on patch 26.20 (95% range 33.4–49.2%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 49.6% would be expected.
Does Zed counter Malphite?
No — it is the other way around: Zed wins only 41.1% of 146 games against Malphite, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Zed or Malphite?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 194, within the margin of error (145 games).
Does Zed outscale Malphite?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malphite strongest against Zed?
Malphite is measurably ahead in: 20–30 min games.
What should Zed build against Malphite?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Zed's usual Mid core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Maw of Malmortius. The biggest change against Malphite: Axiom Arc (37.6% usually, 22.6% here).
What runes should Zed use against Malphite?
First Strike with Inspiration and Precision — 42.9% over 35 games against Malphite. The biggest change against Malphite: Jack Of All Trades (29.1% usually, 39.0% here).