- Win Rate
- 50.5%
- Pick Rate
- 1.7%
- Ban Rate
- 1.2%
Ziggs vs Malzahar
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 1,507
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 5, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Ziggs vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Ziggs wins with a 57.6% win rate (+15.2%) over Malzahar based on 33 games. Ziggs holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Ziggs build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ziggs vs Malzahar matchup.
Ziggs Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ziggs 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 Ziggs vs Malzahar?
Ziggs wins 44.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.2% and 56.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.5% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 59 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- −6.9 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 (Bot): 8 games, Ziggs won 37.5%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ziggs wins 44.1% of 59 games (95% range 32.2–56.7%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 47.5% for Ziggs; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 224, within the margin of error (58 games).
- Ziggs players pick Spellslinger's Shoes much less often against Malzahar: 88.3% of their other Mid games, 74.6% 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs'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.
Ziggs vs Malzahar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Ziggs vs Malzahar Win Rate by Game Length
Ziggs'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: Ziggs's results against Malzahar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Ziggs 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)EvenZiggs gold at 15: −224
- First itemMalzaharZiggs: 11.7 min · Malzahar: 10.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Ziggs Changes Against Malzahar
Choices Ziggs players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Spellslinger's ShoesBootsUsually88.3%vs Malzahar74.6%−13.7 pts43.2% WR here
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually77.5%vs Malzahar64.4%−13.1 pts44.7% WR here
Crimson LucidityBootsUsually6.1%vs Malzahar16.9%+10.8 pts
Flash + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually10.8%vs Malzahar20.3%+9.6 pts
Best Ziggs Build vs Malzahar
Usual Ziggs build (Mid)
54.1% win rate · 109 games
Against Malzahar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 41 Ziggs games against Malzahar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Ziggs's standard build instead.
- Ziggs usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 11.7 min (median of 40 games).
- Malzahar usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 10.6 min (median of 36 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 Ziggs Runes vs Malzahar
Usual Ziggs runes (Mid)
Arcane Comet
50.9% win rate · 334 games
Against Malzahar
Arcane Comet52.4% win rate · 21 games
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Ziggs matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Ziggs'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 Ziggs build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Ziggs Matchups
Hardest for Ziggs
Easiest for Ziggs
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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Ziggs vs Malzahar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Ziggs vs Malzahar?
Current data slightly favors Malzahar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ziggs wins 44.1% of 59 games (95% range 32.2–56.7%).
What is Ziggs's win rate against Malzahar?
Ziggs wins 44.1% of 59 Mid games against Malzahar on patch 26.19 (95% range 32.2–56.7%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 47.5% would be expected.
Does Ziggs counter Malzahar?
Not clearly. Ziggs wins 44.1% of 59 games against Malzahar, and the 95% range (32.2–56.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Ziggs or Malzahar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 224, within the margin of error (58 games).
Does Ziggs outscale Malzahar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Malzahar strongest against Ziggs?
Malzahar is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Ziggs build against Malzahar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Ziggs's usual Mid core: Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass. The biggest change against Malzahar: Spellslinger's Shoes (88.3% usually, 74.6% here).
What runes should Ziggs use against Malzahar?
Arcane Comet with Sorcery and Precision — 52.4% over 21 games against Malzahar. The biggest change against Malzahar: Flash + Teleport (77.5% usually, 64.4% here).