Who wins Katarina vs Malzahar?
Katarina wins 47.2% of 2,847 NA and EUW ranked games against Malzahar in mid lane, against 49.7% in that role overall. In the 5 high-elo VODs on MID.GG, Katarina won 40%.
Katarina vs Malzahar at a glance
Ranked record Below average
Across 2,847 NA and EUW ranked games in Mid lane, Katarina wins 47.2% against Malzahar, 2.5 points lower than the 49.7% Katarina wins in that role overall.
VOD library Uphill Small sample
In our library of 5 high-elo VODs (latest patch 16.19), Katarina won 40% against Malzahar and averaged 16.0/6.2/6.4. That is a small sample, so treat it as a starting point.
Pro build
The most played Katarina setup into Malzahar takes Electrocute (Domination and Precision) and builds Lich Bane, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. It shows up in 3 of 5 games with a 67% win rate.
Solo kills by level
A solo kill is a kill on the lane opponent with no assist. The bars over each champion above count them by champion level, from 2,847 NA and EUW ranked games in Mid lane; the amber marks are where that champion's kills usually fall.
Katarina's solo kills on Malzahar Earlier
Katarina gets 1.6 solo kills per game against Malzahar, in line with the 1.6 Katarina averages in mid lane, and 25% of them come before level 6, earlier than the usual 23%.
Malzahar's solo kills on Katarina More kills Earlier
Malzahar gets 1.0 solo kills per game against Katarina, more than the 0.9 Malzahar averages in mid lane, and 17% of them come before level 6, earlier than the usual 10%.
How they built Katarina into Malzahar
Taken from the 5 VODs on this page, patch 16.19, 16.18, 16.17.
Most played setup
Runes
Core items
Alternative setup
Runes
Core items
Streamers who play Katarina
Every streamer in the library with ranked Katarina games, most games first. Each links to their VODs on MID.GG.
Faker 
Grandmaster 
Diamondprox_LoL Grandmaster 
drututt 
Master 
Assassadin Master 
loltyler1 Grandmaster 
lol_nemesis Master
Common questions about Katarina vs Malzahar
What should Katarina build against Malzahar?
The most-played setup is the Electrocute rune page, taken in 3 of the 5 high-elo VODs on MID.GG, with Lich Bane, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap as its most common core items.
Which pros and streamers play Katarina?
raikokatarina (339 games), Keksereslol (212) and Nyro (93) have the most Katarina VODs on MID.GG, each with their runes, build and full timeline.
Latest Katarina vs Malzahar games
The most recent games in this matchup, newest first.
- Victory 11/7/6FlashShad0w
Diamond I · Mid Patch 16.19 - Victory 11/0/5FlashShad0w Master · Mid Patch 16.19
- Defeat 9/6/6FlashShad0w Master · Mid Patch 16.18
- Defeat 25/8/7Incursio Master · Mid Patch 16.17
- Defeat 24/10/8Incursio Master · Mid Patch 16.16
