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

Malzahar vs Fizz

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

based on 6,537 Malzahar vs Fizz matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Fizz as Malzahar resulted from an evaluation of 6537 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Malzahar is forced to battle against Fizz in only 5.3% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Fizz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Malzahar has done a dismal job of beating Fizz. On average, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champions fight each other in. In Malzahar versus Fizz games, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Fizz.

Best Malzahar vs Fizz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomRylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflameRabadon's Deathcap

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

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
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
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Fizz as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Fizz

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 Fizz

Fizz's attacks becomes more deadly for a few seconds after he uses his empowered attack - keep him away while his trident is glowing!

Fizz is a slippery target when his abilities are not on cooldown - bait him into using them early and follow up with crowd control or hard-hitting attacks!

Malzahar vs Fizz Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Fizz Image
4.9
< Kills >
9.8
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
7.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
2.2
198
< Minions Killed >
164
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.44
740
< Physical Damage >
2,638
19,953
< Magic Damage >
19,038
415
< True Damage >
1,102
21,109
< Damage Dealt >
22,778
18,485
< Damage Taken >
22,090
12,136
< Gold Earned >
12,921
2.27
< Towers >
1.74
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,351
< Total Healing >
3,017
15,128
< Experience >
14,691
20
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
392
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Fizz with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some significant Malzahar against Fizz counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fizz’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Fizz..

Malzahar normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Fizz. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Fizz

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Fizz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Fizz

Who is Better, Malzahar or Fizz?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually loses when facing off against Fizz, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a poor counter for Fizz.

While Malzahar does have a lower win rate than Fizz, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Malzahar into Fizz.

Additionally, Malzahar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fizz. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Malzahar is a bad counter to Fizz. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Fizz.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Fizz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fizz as Malzahar, we analyzed 6,537 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 Fizz 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 learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Fizz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Fizz. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Fizz build include Malignance, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Malzahar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Fizz than with many other common builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 47.7% battling Fizz with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Fizz as Malzahar, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Fizz LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.

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