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

Malzahar vs Gnar

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

based on 1,326 Malzahar vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Gnar as Malzahar came out of an analysis of 1326 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Malzahar fights Gnar in only 1.1% of his games.

Malzahar vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a good job of beating Gnar. On average, he wins a terrific 53.9% of the time the champions face each other in. In Malzahar vs Gnar games, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Gnar.

Best Malzahar vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionSeraph's EmbraceVoid 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 ForceMagic Resist
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
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E
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Malzahar vs Gnar Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Gnar Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.3
5.6
< Deaths >
6
7.5
< Assists >
6.2
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
200
< Minions Killed >
168
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.47
598
< Physical Damage >
18,020
21,446
< Magic Damage >
3,434
399
< True Damage >
463
22,443
< Damage Dealt >
21,919
18,710
< Damage Taken >
30,936
12,233
< Gold Earned >
11,675
2.38
< Towers >
2.31
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,526
< Total Healing >
6,375
15,378
< Experience >
15,253
20
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
410
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Counter Gnar with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Malzahar vs. Gnar counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gnar..

Malzahar normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gnar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Gnar

Who is Better, Malzahar or Gnar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 53.9% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a great counter for Gnar.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Malzahar into Gnar.

Furthermore, Malzahar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Gnar matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Malzahar is a great counter to Gnar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,326 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Malzahar in order to counter Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Gnar. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Gnar build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Gnar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 53.9% battling Gnar with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Gnar 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 sets that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Gnar matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.9% winrate overall.

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