How to win lane as Malzahar against LeBlanc · 57.28% win rate over 3,628 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | She can Q poke but you shove with Malefic Visions and nothing dies, even. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Her W-Q poke versus your shove stays even before she has her full combo. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Her QWE burst threatens but your Void Shift and Q silence keep it even. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | You shove and she looks to roam with W mobility; neither gets a clean kill, even. |
| Level 6 | Malzahar | Your R suppresses her and cancels her Distortion escape, and your passive eats the combo before she bursts. |
| First item | LeBlanc | Her Ludens/Malignance spike lets her W-in, E-root and burst you before R lands, then W out. |
| Two+ items | Malzahar | With Zhonya's and full DoT your passive and R lock her down; she can't kill through the shield and you delete her. |
The first four levels are even and about discipline. LeBlanc can Q-W poke but every commitment risks her getting Q-silenced and eaten by your voidlings, so make her pay for greedy steps. Shove with Malefic Visions to deny her the tempo she wants for poke-and-reposition, and always sidestep E (Ethereal Chains) because the root is what turns her poke into a kill. Keep Void Shift as your anti-burst insurance and don't fall below the health where her full combo one-shots.
The full Malzahar vs LeBlanc 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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