Malzahar vs Kindred
How to Beat Kindred as Malzahar
based on 2,410 Malzahar vs Kindred matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Kindred Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Kindred Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Kindred
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 Kindred
When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.
Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.
Malzahar vs Kindred Counter Stats
How to Counter Kindred with Malzahar in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Malzahar against Kindred matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kindred..
Malzahar often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malzahar and Kindred
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Kindred?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when playing against Kindred, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a good counter for Kindred.
While Malzahar does have a higher win rate than Kindred, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Kindred.
Moreover, Malzahar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Kindred matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Malzahar is a decent counter for Kindred. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malzahar against Kindred.
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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 Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar on average picks up much more CS compared to Kindred. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Kindred build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Kindred than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 51.8% battling Kindred with this counter build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Kindred as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Malzahar vs Kindred fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.
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