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Lillia vs Malzahar

How to Beat Malzahar as Lillia in LoLLillia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malzahar as Lillia

based on 7,150 Lillia vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Malzahar as Lillia resulted from an evaluation of 7150 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Lillia encounters Malzahar in only 3.2% of her games.

Lillia vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Lillia does a good job of countering Malzahar. On average, she wins a whopping 53.8% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Lillia vs Malzahar games, Lillia’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Lillia vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Lillia Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveStormsurgeVoid StaffBanshee's Veil

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lillia's passive ability p
Lillia's q ability q
Lillia's w ability w
Lillia's e ability e
Lillia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Lillia

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.

Lillia vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Lillia Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Malzahar Image
6.7
< Kills >
5
5.4
< Deaths >
5.6
8.4
< Assists >
7.3
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
49
< Minions Killed >
201
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
840
< Physical Damage >
620
16,425
< Magic Damage >
21,825
4,907
< True Damage >
377
22,173
< Damage Dealt >
22,822
41,559
< Damage Taken >
18,874
12,354
< Gold Earned >
12,155
1.4
< Towers >
2.2
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
23,412
< Total Healing >
1,646
14,618
< Experience >
15,364
22
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
10
424
< Time Dealing CC >
418

How to Counter Malzahar with Lillia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several significant Lillia against Malzahar matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Lillia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lillia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Malzahar..

Lillia typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives more damage than Malzahar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lillia and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Lillia
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lillia
Malzahar

Who is Better, Lillia or Malzahar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lillia usually wins when trying to fight Malzahar, with a 53.8% win rate. As a result, Lillia makes a great counter for Malzahar.

While Lillia does have a higher winrate compared to Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Lillia also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Lillia into Malzaharas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Lillia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lillia vs Malzahar matchups, Lillia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Lillia is a great counter for Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lillia against Malzahar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lillia

Lillia Loses Against

FizzFizz49.4% winrateTeemoTeemo50.3% winrateBriarBriar50.6% winrateSennaSenna50.6% winrate

Lillia Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani61% winrateZeriZeri60.7% winrateRammusRammus59.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante59.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lillia Players

How We Calculated Our Lillia vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Lillia, we analyzed 7,150 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 Lillia 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.

Other Useful Resources

Lillia Build Malzahar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lillia in order to counter Malzahar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lillia typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Malzahar. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lillia versus Malzahar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Lillia bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Malzahar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Lillia had an average winrate of 53.8% battling Malzahar with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Malzahar as Lillia, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Lillia vs Malzahar LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.8% winrate overall.

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