How to win lane as LeBlanc against Malzahar · 46.65% win rate over 3,460 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | LeBlanc | No engage or escape for Malzahar at level 1 lets your trades and clone-bait win the lane |
| Level 2 | LeBlanc | His passive DOT poke can't outpace your burst once you commit a real trade |
| Level 3 | LeBlanc | Landing Call of the Void into his ult is a genuine death sentence, so this phase favors him if he lands it |
| Levels 4-5 | LeBlanc | Shadowflame/Sigil item spike lets you out-trade his DOT cleanly when Void is down |
| Level 6 | LeBlanc | Your full combo still kills him faster than his ramping Visions damage in most engages |
| First item | LeBlanc | Item timing widens your damage and roam advantage since he has no mobility to contest side lanes |
| Two+ items | LeBlanc | Suppress ult remains dangerous in teamfights but your snowball and pick potential outweighs it 1v1 |
Malzahar's Void Swarm minions and Malefic Visions dots make early trading annoying since he can poke you passively while farming, and Call of the Void is a straight skillshot that punishes predictable dashes. Still, he has zero mobility and no way to escape once you're in Sigil range, so patient play — waiting out his poke, then engaging when Void is down — wins trades comfortably. Your clone lets you bait the root safely, and once it whiffs he's defenseless until it's back up nearly ten seconds later.
The full LeBlanc vs Malzahar report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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