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

Malzahar vs Garen

How to Beat Garen as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Garen as Malzahar

based on 4,550 Malzahar vs Garen matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Malzahar did battle with Garen in 4550 matches. With so many matchups for Malzahar versus Garen gives us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a recommended build to obliterate Garen. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Malzahar has to counter Garen in only 3.7% of his games.

Malzahar vs Garen Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a good job of countering Garen. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.0% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Malzahar versus Garen matches, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Garen.

Best Malzahar vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal ScepterMalignance

Optional Items

CryptbloomLuden's CompanionLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Garen as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Garen

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 Garen

Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.

Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.

Malzahar vs Garen Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Garen Image
5
< Kills >
6.2
5.4
< Deaths >
5.1
7.5
< Assists >
4
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
202
< Minions Killed >
180
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.62
648
< Physical Damage >
14,055
21,140
< Magic Damage >
219
404
< True Damage >
4,816
22,192
< Damage Dealt >
19,090
18,343
< Damage Taken >
32,841
12,252
< Gold Earned >
12,391
2.34
< Towers >
2.75
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,561
< Total Healing >
3,462
15,493
< Experience >
15,688
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
422
< Time Dealing CC >
143

How to Counter Garen with Malzahar in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Malzahar versus Garen matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Garen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Garen..

Malzahar usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Garen. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Garen

Who is Better, Malzahar or Garen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Garen, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a good counter to Garen.

While Malzahar does have a higher winrate compared to Garen, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Garen.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Garen matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Malzahar is a decent counter for Garen. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Garen.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Garen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Garen as Malzahar, we analyzed 4,550 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 Garen 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

If you would like to truly master Malzahar in order to counter Garen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Garen. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Garen build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Malignance. When Malzahar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Garen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 52.0% when playing against Garen with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Garen as Malzahar, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Malzahar vs Garen counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.

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