How to win lane as Malzahar against Ekko · 54.4% win rate over 2,634 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Malzahar | At level 1 you outrange Ekko and poke his weak early trades. |
| Level 2 | Malzahar | At level 2 you shove and deny his Q harass, holding priority. |
| Level 3 | Malzahar | Level 3 E waveclear pushes him under tower and starves his farm. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | At levels 4-5 his W stun setup comes online and the lane is even and skill-based. |
| Level 6 | Malzahar | At 6 your point-click R suppresses him through his E dash before he can W-stun you. |
| First item | Ekko | At his first item his Q-E-R burst plus Chronobreak reset kills you and escapes your lockdown. |
| Two+ items | Ekko | With two-plus items his mobility and rewind heal outlast your single-target suppression. |
You win levels 1-3 clearly: you outrange Ekko and poke his weak early trades, then E waveclear pushes him under tower and denies the CS he needs to spike.
The full Malzahar vs Ekko 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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