Malzahar vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Malzahar
based on 1,817 Malzahar vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Jarvan IV
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 Jarvan IV
Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.
Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.
Malzahar vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Malzahar in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some strategic Malzahar against Jarvan IV counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jarvan IV’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jarvan IV..
Malzahar normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Jarvan IV. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malzahar and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Jarvan IV?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jarvan IV, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes an ok counter to Jarvan IV.
While Malzahar does have a lower winrate compared to Jarvan IV, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Jarvan IV.
Furthermore, Malzahar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Jarvan IV matchups, Jarvan IV is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter to Jarvan IV. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar often gets much more CS as Jarvan IV. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to use in your Malzahar versus Jarvan IV build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Jarvan IV than with many other common builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 49.3% battling Jarvan IV with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Jarvan IV as Malzahar, Malzahar players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Malzahar vs Jarvan IV clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.
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