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

Malzahar vs Ziggs

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

based on 2,003 Malzahar vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Malzahar faced Ziggs 2003 times. Having so many games with Malzahar versus Ziggs gives us confidence in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a solid build to annihilate Ziggs. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Malzahar is forced to battle against Ziggs in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a good job of beating Ziggs. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.1% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Malzahar versus Ziggs games, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Malzahar vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalGlowing Mote

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffMalignance

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Malzahar vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Ziggs Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.3
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
7.2
< Assists >
8.1
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
204
< Minions Killed >
175
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.57
542
< Physical Damage >
747
20,493
< Magic Damage >
24,389
399
< True Damage >
380
21,435
< Damage Dealt >
25,516
19,475
< Damage Taken >
17,581
12,417
< Gold Earned >
11,875
2.29
< Towers >
2.92
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,913
< Total Healing >
1,743
15,822
< Experience >
14,193
20
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
11
426
< Time Dealing CC >
276

How to Counter Ziggs with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some vital Malzahar versus Ziggs counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Malzahar typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ziggs. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Ziggs

Who is Better, Malzahar or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when facing off against Ziggs, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a great counter to Ziggs.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Malzahar into Ziggs.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Ziggs matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Malzahar is a great counter to Ziggs. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,003 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Malzahar in order to counter Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar most often gets a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Ziggs build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Ziggs than with most other common item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 53.1% when playing against Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Ziggs as Malzahar, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Malzahar vs Ziggs LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.

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