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Malzahar vs Katarina

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

based on 4,352 Malzahar vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Malzahar did battle with Katarina 4352 times. Having so many matchups for Malzahar vs Katarina provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to suppress your foe. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Malzahar fights Katarina in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a good job of beating Katarina. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.1% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Malzahar against Katarina matches, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Malzahar vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

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
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Malzahar vs Katarina Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Katarina Image
5.3
< Kills >
9.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
7.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
198
< Minions Killed >
160
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.34
745
< Physical Damage >
2,082
20,821
< Magic Damage >
20,030
393
< True Damage >
950
21,960
< Damage Dealt >
23,062
18,245
< Damage Taken >
25,201
12,212
< Gold Earned >
12,353
2.37
< Towers >
1.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,406
< Total Healing >
3,519
15,204
< Experience >
14,415
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
387
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Malzahar versus Katarina matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Malzahar often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Katarina. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Katarina

Who is Better, Malzahar or Katarina?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when playing against Katarina, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Katarina, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Malzahar into Katarina.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Katarina 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 late stage team fights.

Malzahar is an above average counter for Katarina. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Malzahar

Malzahar Loses Against

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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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Malzahar, we analyzed 4,352 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Malzahar to counter Katarina during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Katarina build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Katarina than with most other common builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Katarina with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Katarina as Malzahar, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Malzahar vs Katarina clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.1% win rate overall.

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