Qiyana vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Qiyana
based on 1,393 Qiyana vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Qiyana vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Qiyana vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Qiyana
Advice to Win Against Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Qiyana vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Qiyana in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some strategic Qiyana versus Malzahar counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Malzahar..
Qiyana usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives more damage than Malzahar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Qiyana and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Qiyana or Malzahar?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when facing off against Malzahar, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Qiyana makes a poor counter to Malzahar.
While Qiyana does have a lower winrate than Malzahar, when facing one another, Qiyana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Qiyana into Malzaharas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Qiyana has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Qiyana is a terribly counter for Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Qiyana against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Qiyana in order to counter Malzahar 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Qiyana typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malzahar. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Qiyana versus Malzahar build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Qiyana used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Malzahar than with most other common builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average win rate of 46.6% when countering Malzahar with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Malzahar as Qiyana, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Qiyana vs Malzahar counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.6% winrate overall.
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