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

Malzahar vs Ornn

How to Beat Ornn as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ornn as Malzahar

based on 2,698 Malzahar vs Ornn matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our dataset, Malzahar faced off against Ornn in 2698 matches. Using so many matchups for Malzahar vs Ornn provides us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a supported build to suppress Ornn. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Malzahar encounters Ornn in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Ornn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Malzahar does a below average job of beating Ornn. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Malzahar vs Ornn rounds, Malzahar’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Ornn.

Best Malzahar vs Ornn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomVoid Staff

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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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 Ornn as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Ornn

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 Ornn

Try to stay away from walls. Ornn is much less strong if he cannot stun you.

Attack Ornn to keep him from creating items in lane.

Malzahar vs Ornn Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Ornn Image
5
< Kills >
4.1
5.6
< Deaths >
4.9
7.5
< Assists >
8.7
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
0.92
200
< Minions Killed >
167
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.46
638
< Physical Damage >
6,239
21,770
< Magic Damage >
12,567
406
< True Damage >
381
22,814
< Damage Dealt >
19,187
18,766
< Damage Taken >
34,876
12,185
< Gold Earned >
10,968
2.33
< Towers >
2.24
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,589
< Total Healing >
4,432
15,222
< Experience >
15,090
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
424
< Time Dealing CC >
573

How to Counter Ornn with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several valuable Malzahar versus Ornn counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between this pair of champs. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ornn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ornn..

Malzahar typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Ornn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Ornn

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Ornn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Ornn

Who is Better, Malzahar or Ornn?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually loses when trying to fight Ornn, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a poor counter for Ornn.

While Malzahar does have a lower winrate compared to Ornn, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Ornn.

Moreover, Malzahar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ornn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Ornn matchups, Ornn is the better champ with a lower 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 Ornn. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Ornn.

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 Ornn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ornn as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,698 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 Ornn 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 Ornn Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Ornn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Ornn. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Malzahar versus Ornn build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Ornn than with most other common item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 48.1% when countering Ornn with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Ornn as Malzahar, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Malzahar vs Ornn counters, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ornn as Malzahar are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.