How to win lane as Malzahar against Lux · 54.15% win rate over 5,112 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even, both trading ranged autos and dropping Malefic Visions with no kill pressure yet. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even, as neither of you has enough to convert a trade into a kill. |
| Level 3 | Lux | Level 3 favours Lux, whose Q-into-E poke combo out-ranges you and zones you off the wave. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lux | Levels 4-5 favour Lux, whose superior poke and shield let her win every extended trade before your ult. |
| Level 6 | Malzahar | Level 6 favours Malzahar, whose Nether Grasp suppresses an immobile Lux with no way to break the channel. |
| First item | Malzahar | First item favours Malzahar, whose sustained DPS and point-click R outkill her burst while Void Shift blocks her Q engage. |
| Two+ items | Malzahar | With two-plus items Malzahar stays ahead, outscaling and deleting a Lux who only has one Q to peel herself. |
Lane starts even at 1-2 while you both ranged-trade auto for auto and set up your E, Malefic Visions, on the wave; nobody has a kill threat yet.
The full Malzahar vs Lux 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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