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

Malzahar vs Zeri

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

based on 1,163 Malzahar vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
56.3 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our dataset, Malzahar fought Zeri in 1163 matches. Including so many matchups for Malzahar versus Zeri provides us confidence in our capability to prepare useful stats and a supported build to annihilate your enemy. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Malzahar fights Zeri in only 0.9% of his games.

Malzahar vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a great job of beating Zeri. On average, he wins a whopping 56.3% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Malzahar vs Zeri games, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Malzahar vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionLiandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceVoid 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
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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 Zeri as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
56.3 %
VS
Win Rate
43.7 %
Zeri Image
5.2
< Kills >
7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.8
7.8
< Assists >
6.8
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
200
< Minions Killed >
193
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.45
624
< Physical Damage >
13,607
21,003
< Magic Damage >
6,404
397
< True Damage >
546
22,024
< Damage Dealt >
20,558
18,051
< Damage Taken >
23,244
12,208
< Gold Earned >
12,742
2.39
< Towers >
2.2
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,575
< Total Healing >
4,507
15,357
< Experience >
12,988
20
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
417
< Time Dealing CC >
119

How to Counter Zeri with Malzahar in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some vital Malzahar versus Zeri counter stats that may help you explain the differences between this set of champions. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri..

Malzahar normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Zeri. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Zeri

Who is Better, Malzahar or Zeri?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Zeri, with a 56.3% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a fantastic counter to Zeri.

While Malzahar does have a much higher winrate compared to Zeri, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Malzahar into Zeri.

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

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

Malzahar is a great counter for Zeri. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,163 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 Zeri 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 Zeri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar in order to counter Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar often racks up a similar amount of CS as Zeri. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Malzahar versus Zeri build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Malzahar included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Zeri than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 56.3% battling Zeri with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Zeri as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Malzahar vs Zeri counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 56.3% winrate overall.

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