Malzahar vs Twitch
How to Beat Twitch as Malzahar
based on 4,786 Malzahar vs Twitch matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Twitch Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Twitch Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Twitch
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 Twitch
Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.
If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''
Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.
Malzahar vs Twitch Counter Stats
How to Counter Twitch with Malzahar in LoL
The stats shown here feature several valuable Malzahar against Twitch counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Twitch’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Twitch..
Malzahar normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Twitch. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malzahar and Twitch
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Twitch?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Twitch, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes an ok counter to Twitch.
While Malzahar does have a higher winrate than Twitch, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Twitch.
Moreover, Malzahar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Twitch. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Twitch matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Malzahar is a decent counter for Twitch. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Twitch.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malzahar in order to counter Twitch during both the early game 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 presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Twitch. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Malzahar versus Twitch build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Shadowflame. When Malzahar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Twitch than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Twitch with this build.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Twitch as Malzahar, Malzahar players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Malzahar vs Twitch counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.
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