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How to Win Malzahar vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupMalzahar is in the a tier of champions

Malzahar vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Malzahar

based on 572 Malzahar vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our data, Malzahar faced off against Rek'Sai 572 times. Using so many matchups for Malzahar versus Rek'Sai provides us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to suppress Rek'Sai. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Malzahar has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a great job of beating Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a whopping 54.2% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Malzahar versus Rek'Sai matches, Malzahar’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Malzahar vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassMalignanceVoid 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
>
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
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Malzahar vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Rek'Sai Image
5.1
< Kills >
7
5.7
< Deaths >
6.5
7.5
< Assists >
7.6
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
201
< Minions Killed >
35
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.36
605
< Physical Damage >
13,606
21,423
< Magic Damage >
83
419
< True Damage >
3,489
22,448
< Damage Dealt >
17,179
18,499
< Damage Taken >
37,298
12,226
< Gold Earned >
11,865
2.31
< Towers >
1.26
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
1,579
< Total Healing >
17,728
15,388
< Experience >
13,663
20
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
6
409
< Time Dealing CC >
289

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some influential Malzahar against Rek'Sai counter statistics that can help us realize the differences between the two. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Malzahar typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Malzahar or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a great counter for Rek'Sai.

While Malzahar does have a much higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Malzahar into Rek'Sai.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Rek'Sai matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Malzahar is a great counter to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malzahar against Rek'Sai.

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

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Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Malzahar, we analyzed 572 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Malzahar in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar on average gets much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Rek'Sai build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 54.2% when countering Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Rek'Sai as Malzahar, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Malzahar vs Rek'Sai counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Malzahar are presented for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.