How to win lane as Malzahar against Akali · 55.78% win rate over 3,657 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Malzahar | Level 1 favors Malzahar as your ranged E-W poke beats her melee last-hitting. |
| Level 2 | Malzahar | Level 2 favors Malzahar because your push and DoT keep her from safely trading. |
| Level 3 | Malzahar | Level 3 favors Malzahar since you out-shove her clear and lock her under tower. |
| Levels 4-5 | Malzahar | Levels 4-5 favor Malzahar with your wave control denying her roam tempo. |
| Level 6 | Malzahar | Level 6 favors Malzahar because Nether Grasp point-blank counters her Shroud engage. |
| First item | Akali | First item favors Akali as her R dashes and burst let her wait out and punish your ult. |
| Two+ items | Akali | 2+ items favor Akali since resets and double R let her strike when your suppress is down. |
Levels 1-2 are yours: your E-W push out-paces her weak early clear and chunks her if she tries to melee last-hit into your minions.
The full Malzahar vs Akali 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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