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How to Win Kled vs Malzahar Counter MatchupKled is in the s tier of champions

Kled vs Malzahar

How to Beat Malzahar as Kled in LoLKled is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malzahar as Kled

based on 1,427 Kled vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Malzahar as Kled resulted from an analysis of 1427 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Kled encounters Malzahar in only 3.1% of his rounds.

Kled vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Kled does a ok job of countering Malzahar. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions face one another in. In Kled vs Malzahar rounds, Kled’s team is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Malzahar.

Best Kled vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Kled Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseRavenous HydraProfane HydraSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kled to level upq
>
Second ability for Kled to level upw
>
Last skill for Kled to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kled's passive ability p
Kled's q ability q
Kled's w ability w
Kled's e ability e
Kled's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Malzahar as Kled

Tips for Playing as Kled against Malzahar

Chaaaaaaaarge!!! can be cast at a great range. Try and predict where the enemy team will be by the time you reach them.

The last hit of Violent Tendencies deals more damage than the first three - make sure you hit it!

Kled generates some courage by killing minions, but gets much more from fighting Champions.

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.

Kled vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Kled Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Malzahar Image
6.8
< Kills >
5
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
6.8
< Assists >
7.8
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
163
< Minions Killed >
196
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.52
21,208
< Physical Damage >
655
126
< Magic Damage >
21,548
1,040
< True Damage >
473
22,375
< Damage Dealt >
22,676
38,334
< Damage Taken >
18,807
12,340
< Gold Earned >
12,013
2.98
< Towers >
2.2
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,681
< Total Healing >
1,561
14,856
< Experience >
15,115
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
10
110
< Time Dealing CC >
404

How to Counter Malzahar with Kled in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important Kled versus Malzahar matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the two. Kled’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kled may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Malzahar..

Kled often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Malzahar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kled and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Kled
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kled
Malzahar

Who is Better, Kled or Malzahar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kled usually fairs equally well when facing off against Malzahar, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Kled makes an ok counter for Malzahar.

While Kled does have a higher winrate than Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Kled also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kled into Malzaharas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kled has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kled vs Malzahar matchups, Kled is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kled is a decent counter to Malzahar. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kled against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Kled Players

How We Calculated Our Kled vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Kled, we analyzed 1,427 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Malzahar as Kled comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kled to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to 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.

Kled often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malzahar. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kled versus Malzahar build consist of Black Cleaver, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Kled incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Malzahar than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kled had an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Malzahar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Malzahar as Kled, Kled players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Kled vs Malzahar counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Malzahar as Kled are given for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.