Olaf Top
HardWin Rate42.3%
Games104
Champion Counters
Malzahar Counters
Find Malzahar counters, difficult matchups and champions Malzahar performs well against.
Mid Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterOlaf (42.3%)
Best MatchupShen (59.5%)
B Current tier: B Mid — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Malzahar
Win rate shown from Malzahar's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Garen Mid
HardWin Rate42.3%
Games163
Yone Top
HardWin Rate42.8%
Games271
Yorick Top
HardWin Rate43.9%
Games114
Sion Mid
HardWin Rate44.0%
Games495
Swain Mid
HardWin Rate44.5%
Games301
Gangplank Top
HardWin Rate45.1%
Games162
Nasus Top
HardWin Rate45.2%
Games290
Strong Against — Champions Malzahar Counters
Shen Top
EasyWin Rate59.5%
Games116
Malphite Mid
EasyWin Rate58.1%
Games172
Vladimir Top
EasyWin Rate58.0%
Games100
Heimerdinger Top
EasyWin Rate58.0%
Games150
Jax Top
EasyWin Rate57.5%
Games167
Ryze Mid
EasyWin Rate57.5%
Games1,124
Jayce Mid
EasyWin Rate57.1%
Games226
Ambessa Top
EasyWin Rate57.0%
Games114
All Malzahar Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olaf | Top | Counter | 42.3% | 104 | — |
| Garen | Mid | Counter | 42.3% | 163 | — |
| Yone | Top | Counter | 42.8% | 271 | — |
| Yorick | Top | Counter | 43.9% | 114 | — |
| Sion | Mid | Counter | 44.0% | 495 | Matchup |
| Swain | Mid | Counter | 44.5% | 301 | — |
| Gangplank | Top | Counter | 45.1% | 162 | Matchup |
| Nasus | Top | Counter | 45.2% | 290 | Matchup |
| Fizz | Mid | Counter | 45.6% | 2,096 | — |
| Hwei | Mid | Counter | 45.7% | 1,723 | — |
| Shen | Top | Favorable | 59.5% | 116 | — |
| Malphite | Mid | Favorable | 58.1% | 172 | — |
| Vladimir | Top | Favorable | 58.0% | 100 | — |
| Heimerdinger | Top | Favorable | 58.0% | 150 | — |
| Jax | Top | Favorable | 57.5% | 167 | — |
| Ryze | Mid | Favorable | 57.5% | 1,124 | Matchup |
| Jayce | Mid | Favorable | 57.1% | 226 | — |
| Ambessa | Top | Favorable | 57.0% | 114 | — |
| Mel | Mid | Favorable | 57.0% | 807 | — |
| Brand | Mid | Favorable | 56.9% | 339 | — |
How to Use Malzahar Counter Data
Everything on this page — who beats Malzahar and who Malzahar beats — is computed from live ranked matchup data for Mid. Right now the hardest opponents for Malzahar are Dr. Mundo, Irelia, Nasus — in these matchups Malzahar’s win rate drops the furthest below its average. The single strongest counter is Dr. Mundo, where Malzahar wins just 38.2% of 110 recorded games. Malzahar itself counters Aatrox, Pantheon, LeBlanc — favorable matchups worth exploiting in champion select.
Each card shows the win rate from Malzahar’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Malzahar build for the strongest items and runes, or the Malzahar champion page for abilities and full details.
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Malzahar Counters — FAQ
Olaf is currently the strongest counter to Malzahar — Malzahar wins only 42.3% of 104 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Malzahar performs best against Shen, winning 59.5% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.