Kayn vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Kayn
based on 5,717 Kayn vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Malzahar
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
Advice to Win Against Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Kayn vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Kayn in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several significant Kayn vs. Malzahar counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malzahar..
Kayn usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Malzahar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Kayn or Malzahar?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually loses when facing off against Malzahar, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a poor counter for Malzahar.
While Kayn does have a lower winrate than Malzahar, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kayn into Malzaharas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kayn is a bad counter to Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kayn to counter Malzahar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Malzahar. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Malzahar build include Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Kayn included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Malzahar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when playing against Malzahar with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Malzahar as Kayn, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Kayn vs Malzahar clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Malzahar as Kayn are presented for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.