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

Malzahar vs Gwen

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

based on 2,474 Malzahar vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Gwen as Malzahar resulted from an analysis of 2474 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Malzahar encounters Gwen in only 2.0% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a decent job of countering Gwen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champs face one another in. In Malzahar against Gwen rounds, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Gwen.

Best Malzahar vs Gwen 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

CryptbloomSeraph's EmbraceMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malzahar to level upe
>
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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Malzahar vs Gwen Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Gwen Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.1
5.5
< Deaths >
6.1
7.3
< Assists >
4.8
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
200
< Minions Killed >
160
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.56
598
< Physical Damage >
2,938
20,603
< Magic Damage >
15,212
370
< True Damage >
3,640
21,572
< Damage Dealt >
21,791
18,018
< Damage Taken >
30,753
12,163
< Gold Earned >
12,218
2.32
< Towers >
2.61
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
1,523
< Total Healing >
7,980
15,322
< Experience >
15,220
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
408
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Gwen with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some vital Malzahar vs. Gwen matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..

Malzahar typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Gwen

Who is Better, Malzahar or Gwen?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when facing off against Gwen, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a good counter to Gwen.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Gwen.

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

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

Malzahar is a decent counter for Gwen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malzahar against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,474 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 Gwen 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 Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Malzahar in order to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Gwen build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Malzahar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Gwen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 51.6% battling Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Gwen 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 builds that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Gwen face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.6% win rate overall.

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