Malzahar vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Malzahar
based on 4,825 Malzahar vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Malzahar vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Malzahar in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Malzahar vs. Malphite counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malphite..
Malzahar normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Malphite. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malzahar and Malphite
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Malphite?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when taking on Malphite, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes an ok counter for Malphite.
While Malzahar does have a higher winrate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Malphite.
Furthermore, Malzahar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Malphite matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Malzahar is a decent counter for Malphite. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malzahar in order to counter Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Malphite. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Malzahar versus Malphite build include Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Malphite than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Malphite with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Malphite as Malzahar, Malzahar players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Malzahar vs Malphite battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.
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