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

Malzahar vs Yasuo

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

based on 9,366 Malzahar vs Yasuo matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
7.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. In our data, Malzahar battled Yasuo in 9366 rounds. Using so many matchups for Malzahar versus Yasuo gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative stats and a pro build to obliterate Yasuo. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Malzahar encounters Yasuo in only 7.6% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a decent job of beating Yasuo. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Malzahar against Yasuo rounds, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Yasuo.

Best Malzahar vs Yasuo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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
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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 Yasuo as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Yasuo

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 Yasuo

Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.

Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.

Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.

When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.

Malzahar vs Yasuo Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Yasuo Image
5.6
< Kills >
6.6
5.4
< Deaths >
7
8
< Assists >
5.3
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
197
< Minions Killed >
187
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.48
623
< Physical Damage >
16,659
21,065
< Magic Damage >
1,768
457
< True Damage >
908
22,146
< Damage Dealt >
19,336
18,086
< Damage Taken >
25,096
12,253
< Gold Earned >
12,537
2.32
< Towers >
2.17
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,517
< Total Healing >
5,667
15,493
< Experience >
14,589
19
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
412
< Time Dealing CC >
205

How to Counter Yasuo with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some vital Malzahar vs. Yasuo matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yasuo..

Malzahar usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Yasuo. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Yasuo

Who is Better, Malzahar or Yasuo?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Yasuo, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes a good counter to Yasuo.

While Malzahar does have a higher winrate than Yasuo, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Yasuo.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Yasuo matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Malzahar is a decent counter to Yasuo. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Yasuo.

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

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 Yasuo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yasuo as Malzahar, we analyzed 9,366 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Malzahar to counter Yasuo during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Malzahar versus Yasuo build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Yasuo than with many other common item sets. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when playing against Yasuo with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Yasuo as Malzahar, Malzahar players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Yasuo battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.9% win rate overall.

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