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

Malzahar vs Rell

How to Beat Rell as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rell as Malzahar

based on 1,542 Malzahar vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our dataset, Malzahar did battle with Rell in 1542 games. Having so many games with Malzahar versus Rell gives us faith in our capability to provide actionable stats and a solid build to destroy Rell. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Malzahar has to counter Rell in only 1.3% of his games.

Malzahar vs Rell Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a ok job of beating Rell. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Malzahar against Rell rounds, Malzahar’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Rell.

Best Malzahar vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterSeraph's EmbraceVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass

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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Guide to Countering Rell as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Rell

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.

Malzahar vs Rell Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Rell Image
5.4
< Kills >
1.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
8.1
< Assists >
15.9
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
196
< Minions Killed >
29
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.48
627
< Physical Damage >
1,853
21,323
< Magic Damage >
5,104
432
< True Damage >
874
22,383
< Damage Dealt >
7,831
18,382
< Damage Taken >
22,989
12,157
< Gold Earned >
8,793
2.25
< Towers >
1.77
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,424
< Total Healing >
2,962
15,112
< Experience >
11,030
20
< Vision Score >
54
10
< Wards Placed >
23
406
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Rell with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several strategic Malzahar vs. Rell counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rell’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rell. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Malzahar usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Rell. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Rell

Who is Better, Malzahar or Rell?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when playing against Rell, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes an ok counter for Rell.

While Malzahar does have a higher winrate than Rell, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Rell.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Rell matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Malzahar is a decent counter for Rell. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Rell.

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 Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,542 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 Rell 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 Rell Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Malzahar to counter Rell during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar often accumulates much more CS as Rell. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Malzahar versus Rell build include Malignance, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Rell than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against Rell with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Rell 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Malzahar vs Rell battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Malzahar x Rell tips and builds for a a particular division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all rounds run with these champions.