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

Malzahar vs Sett

How to Beat Sett as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sett as Malzahar

based on 3,582 Malzahar vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Sett as Malzahar resulted from an analysis of 3582 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Malzahar has to counter Sett in only 2.9% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Sett Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a decent job of countering Sett. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Malzahar against Sett rounds, 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 Sett.

Best Malzahar vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterMalignance

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malzahar to level upe
>
Second ability for Malzahar to level upq
>
Last skill for Malzahar to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sett as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Sett

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 Sett Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Sett Image
5.3
< Kills >
6
5.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.7
< Assists >
5.2
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
196
< Minions Killed >
153
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.53
629
< Physical Damage >
16,879
22,211
< Magic Damage >
270
410
< True Damage >
5,146
23,251
< Damage Dealt >
22,295
18,414
< Damage Taken >
36,371
12,196
< Gold Earned >
11,681
2.35
< Towers >
2.57
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,586
< Total Healing >
6,253
15,289
< Experience >
14,520
20
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
409
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Sett with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some critical Malzahar vs. Sett counter stats that may help us figure out the differences between the two. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sett’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sett..

Malzahar usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Sett. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Sett

Who is Better, Malzahar or Sett?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Sett, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes a good counter to Sett.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate than Sett, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Sett.

Additionally, Malzahar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sett. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Sett matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Malzahar is a decent counter for Sett. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Sett.

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 Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Malzahar, we analyzed 3,582 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 Sett 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 Sett Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Sett during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Sett. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Sett build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Malignance. When Malzahar used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Sett than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Sett with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Sett as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Malzahar vs Sett counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

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