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How to Win Malzahar vs Aphelios Counter MatchupMalzahar is in the a tier of champions

Malzahar vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Malzahar

based on 2,771 Malzahar vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Aphelios as Malzahar resulted from an analysis of 2771 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Malzahar encounters Aphelios in only 2.3% of his games.

Malzahar vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a decent job of countering Aphelios. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Malzahar versus Aphelios rounds, Malzahar’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Malzahar vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malzahar to level upe
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Second ability for Malzahar to level upq
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Last skill for Malzahar to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Malzahar's passive ability p
Malzahar's q ability q
Malzahar's w ability w
Malzahar's e ability e
Malzahar's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Aphelios

Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.

Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.

Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Malzahar vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Aphelios Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.9
5.4
< Deaths >
6.2
7.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
200
< Minions Killed >
178
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.5
598
< Physical Damage >
20,747
20,372
< Magic Damage >
1,357
359
< True Damage >
463
21,329
< Damage Dealt >
22,568
18,166
< Damage Taken >
19,084
12,078
< Gold Earned >
12,200
2.39
< Towers >
2.46
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
1,567
< Total Healing >
5,596
15,258
< Experience >
12,917
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
413
< Time Dealing CC >
142

How to Counter Aphelios with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several strategic Malzahar against Aphelios matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences between the two. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aphelios..

Malzahar normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Aphelios

Who is Better, Malzahar or Aphelios?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when taking on Aphelios, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate than Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Aphelios.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Aphelios matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Malzahar is a decent counter for Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Malzahar

Malzahar Loses Against

NocturneNocturne45.5% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateAurelion SolAurelion Sol46% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.1% winrate

Malzahar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.6% winrateZoeZoe56.5% winrateRyzeRyze56.3% winrateZeriZeri56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 4847 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 6204 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.5% 16998 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 55% 8165 Games

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,771 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 Aphelios as Malzahar 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

Malzahar Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Aphelios. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Malzahar versus Aphelios build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Aphelios than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 51.3% battling Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Aphelios as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Aphelios clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

If you need to see Malzahar vs Aphelios tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are computed using all games played with both champions.