Malzahar vs Ryze Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void, meets Ryze, the Rune Mage, in the Mid lane. The sample behind this page is 876 games from patch 16.13.1, and Malzahar wins 55.5% of them. Being 5.5 points clear of the 50% line makes Ryze a favourable draw for Malzahar.
Spell Flux (E) is the ability Malzahar has to respect, just as Ryze plays around Call of the Void. Then it becomes Nether Grasp against Realm Warp, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
With Malzahar and Ryze both dealing magic damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. Malzahar opens on 580 health and 18 armour, Ryze on 620 and 22. By level 18 that becomes 2297 health and 98 armour for Malzahar against 2728 and 93 for Ryze. Ryze covers ground faster from level one (335 against 340).
This is a ranged mirror in terms of reach — 500 versus 550 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
Malzahar players logged 876 of these games to produce the 55.5% figure. Stats for Ryze in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Mid.
FAQ
Yes — Malzahar holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Malzahar wins 55.5% of the recorded games.
55.5% from Malzahar's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
876 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Malzahar build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Malzahar build page.