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

Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol

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

based on 2,762 Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Malzahar engaged Aurelion Sol 2762 times. With so many matchups for Malzahar versus Aurelion Sol provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to counter your enemy. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Malzahar fights Aurelion Sol in only 2.3% of his games.

Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Malzahar has done a awful job of countering Aurelion Sol. On average, he wins a lowly 46.0% of games the champs face one another in. In Malzahar versus Aurelion Sol games, Malzahar’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Aurelion Sol.

Best Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffMalignance

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
>
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Aurelion Sol

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 Aurelion Sol

He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.

Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.

His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.

His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!

Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Aurelion Sol Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5.1
7
< Assists >
8
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
203
< Minions Killed >
192
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.43
527
< Physical Damage >
265
21,044
< Magic Damage >
23,148
401
< True Damage >
785
21,973
< Damage Dealt >
24,199
19,195
< Damage Taken >
20,518
12,285
< Gold Earned >
12,769
2.2
< Towers >
1.69
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,728
< Total Healing >
2,705
15,373
< Experience >
15,558
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
407
< Time Dealing CC >
368

How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Malzahar in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some valuable Malzahar vs. Aurelion Sol counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aurelion Sol’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aurelion Sol..

Malzahar typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Aurelion Sol. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Aurelion Sol

Who is Better, Malzahar or Aurelion Sol?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually loses when taking on Aurelion Sol, with a 46.0% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a bad counter for Aurelion Sol.

While Malzahar does have a lower win rate than Aurelion Sol, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Malzahar into Aurelion Sol.

Additionally, Malzahar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Malzahar is a trash counter for Aurelion Sol. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Aurelion Sol.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aurelion Sol as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,762 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 Aurelion Sol 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Aurelion Sol. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Malzahar versus Aurelion Sol build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Malzahar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Aurelion Sol than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 46.0% when playing against Aurelion Sol with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Aurelion Sol as Malzahar, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.0% winrate overall.

If you need to see Malzahar vs Aurelion Sol tips and counter builds for a a distinct skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every round run with both champs.