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Malzahar vs Ahri

You playMalzahar

Tier 350% win#23 mid

Malzahar full build

Ahri favoured

47.0%

2,678 games across 3 sites, up to 3.3 points apart

AgainstAhri

51% win#2 midTier 1

Ahri full build
47.0%53.0%

How to play it

Ahri’s (E) does not pose much of a threat as it is absorbed with [P]. Keep your distance to avoid [P] from breaking with her (Q). Malzahar can also use [W] to block her (E).

Lane tip from this patch's games, play defensive

Against your usual Malzahar

Same as usual: keystone, spells, start, boots, core, max order

Full build into Ahri

Mid lane, this patch's games

Start

Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion

47.0% win90% pick

Spells

FlashTeleport

47.9% win83% pick

Runes

Deathfire TouchManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchMagical FootwearCosmic InsightAdaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

51.5% win26% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

44.7% win75% pick

Core

Blackfire TorchLiandry's TormentRylai's Crystal Scepter

47.6% win31% pick

Skills

FirstEWQ

MaxEQW

Sample A47.2%705 games
Sample B49.3%1,100 games
Sample C45.9%873 games−239 gold at 15
See this lane as Ahri

Malzahar's easiest lanes

Malzahar's win rate. Rare opponents rank lower.

  1. Zoe791 games57.2%
  2. Yasuo2,242 games55.4%
  3. LeBlanc1,864 games54.0%
  4. Qiyana524 games55.2%
  5. Vex536 games55.1%

Malzahar's hardest lanes

Malzahar's win rate. Rare opponents rank lower.

  1. Diana781 games42.7%
  2. Hwei948 games43.2%
  3. Ekko1,176 games45.1%
  4. Ahri2,678 games47.0%
  5. Syndra2,003 games46.7%

Who beats Ahri

Their win rate into Ahri. Rare opponents rank lower.

  1. Zed5,161 games53.0%
  2. Aurora1,960 games52.5%
  3. Vel'Koz836 games53.7%
  4. Vex1,620 games52.4%
  5. Taliyah1,661 games52.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.