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

Malzahar vs Fiora

How to Beat Fiora as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Fiora as Malzahar

based on 2,766 Malzahar vs Fiora matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Fiora as Malzahar came out of an analysis of 2766 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Malzahar has to counter Fiora in only 2.3% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Fiora Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a ok job of beating Fiora. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Malzahar against Fiora matches, Malzahar’s side is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Fiora.

Best Malzahar vs Fiora Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalGlowing Mote

Core Malzahar Items

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

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionVoid StaffMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

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 ForceArmor
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
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Fiora as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Fiora

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 Fiora

Be careful when casting immobilizing disables on Fiora. If her Riposte is available, she can turn their power against you.

Duelist's Dance shows you where Fiora will try to attack from, so be ready to punish her when she tries.

Malzahar vs Fiora Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Fiora Image
5
< Kills >
5.8
5.4
< Deaths >
6.2
7.3
< Assists >
4.4
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
201
< Minions Killed >
184
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.62
605
< Physical Damage >
13,310
20,173
< Magic Damage >
1,499
484
< True Damage >
6,065
21,262
< Damage Dealt >
20,876
17,904
< Damage Taken >
32,180
12,078
< Gold Earned >
12,235
2.28
< Towers >
3.03
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,467
< Total Healing >
13,992
15,284
< Experience >
15,349
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
409
< Time Dealing CC >
151

How to Counter Fiora with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Malzahar vs. Fiora counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between these two champs. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Fiora’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Fiora..

Malzahar often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Fiora. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Fiora

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Fiora
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Fiora

Who is Better, Malzahar or Fiora?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when taking on Fiora, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes an ok counter for Fiora.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate than Fiora, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Fiora.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Fiora matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Malzahar is a decent counter for Fiora. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Fiora.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Fiora Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiora as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,766 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 Fiora 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Malzahar to counter Fiora during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Fiora. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Malzahar versus Fiora build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Fiora than with most other common builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Fiora with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Fiora as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Fiora counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.

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