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

Malzahar vs Jax

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

based on 8,254 Malzahar vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our data, Malzahar fought Jax 8254 times. Including so many matchups for Malzahar vs Jax gives us faith in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to annihilate your enemy. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Malzahar encounters Jax in only 6.7% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Jax Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a ok job of beating Jax. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champs face each other in. In Malzahar versus Jax games, Malzahar’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Jax.

Best Malzahar vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterVoid Staff

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's Torment

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
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Last skill for Malzahar to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearFuture's Market
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
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Jax as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Malzahar vs Jax Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Jax Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.7
5.6
< Deaths >
6.4
7.5
< Assists >
5.3
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
199
< Minions Killed >
118
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.7
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.48
589
< Physical Damage >
11,829
20,699
< Magic Damage >
7,867
420
< True Damage >
661
21,709
< Damage Dealt >
20,358
18,274
< Damage Taken >
30,774
12,189
< Gold Earned >
12,150
2.31
< Towers >
2.05
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
1,479
< Total Healing >
9,234
15,333
< Experience >
14,727
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
409
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Jax with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some valuable Malzahar vs. Jax counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champs. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jax’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jax..

Malzahar typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Jax. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Jax

Who is Better, Malzahar or Jax?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when taking on Jax, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes an ok counter to Jax.

While Malzahar does have a lower win rate compared to Jax, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Jax.

Furthermore, Malzahar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jax. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Jax matchups, Jax is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter to Jax. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Jax.

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 Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Malzahar, we analyzed 8,254 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 Jax 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 Jax Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Jax during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar most often picks up more CS relative to Jax. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Malzahar versus Jax build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Void Staff. When Malzahar bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Jax than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Jax with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Jax as Malzahar, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Malzahar vs Jax battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.

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