Aurelion Sol vs Malzahar TOP Matchup Guide

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Aurelion Sol into Malzaharmedium

Overview

Focus on farming safely to reach your late-game power spikes against Malzahar's medium pressure.
Use waveclear to prevent Malzahar from pushing uncontested and denying your farm.
Avoid overextending early to minimize risk from Malzahar's suppression and silence.

Trade by landing followed by to poke and clear waves.
Step forward to punish Malzahar when his passive spell shield is down.
Avoid trading when is available; wait for cooldown before engaging aggressively.

Avoid extended trades around Malzahar's level 6 ultimate window to prevent lethal suppression.
Do not trade before your full kit is available to avoid getting punished by Malzahar's early all-ins.
Track Malzahar's spell shield cooldown to prevent being caught off guard by his defensive passive.

Respect Malzahar's level 6 suppression by playing cautiously and holding defensive tools.
Pressure more confidently after completing to improve trade reliability and wave control.
Play toward 75+ Stardust stacks to upgrade your ultimate for stronger teamfight impact.

Win by safely farming to your major power spikes and using upgraded ultimate to control teamfights.
Deny Malzahar uncontested pushing by using your waveclear and poke to keep lane pressure balanced.
Use your scaling and roaming potential after stable farm and item thresholds to impact other lanes.

Tactical tip

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Updated Jul 4, 2026