Malzahar Top, patch 16.11. Below you'll find Malzahar's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Malzahar is an AP mage in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 50.9% win rate, 0.6% pick rate, 6,654 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Malzahar holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How Malzahar wins: winning the wave and turning push priority into map control, and grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Malzahar tips the fight. The kit grades 9/10 waveclear, 7/10 teamfighting. Play around where Malzahar is thin, disengage and mobility (3/10, 1/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, which holds a 52.1% win rate across 637 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
The matchup to respect is Milio, where Malzahar sits at just 41.1%, the lane swings the other way into Yasuo (56.1%), and on the team side, Malzahar gains the most from a Twitch (+10.1% pair win rate).
The build Malzahar Top players run most on patch 16.11, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
Champions that beat Malzahar Top the most this patch, anywhere on the enemy team. Top ban targets.
The teammates that make Malzahar Top stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Malzahar going solo.
Malzahar is also played in these other roles this patch.
Drafting a whole team? The Team Builder coaches all 10 picks at once. Want Malzahar's current standing? Open the Tier List.