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How to Synergize Malzahar with Ashe on the Same TeamMalzahar is in the a tier of champions

Malzahar with Ashe

How to Win With Malzahar and Ashe Paired TogetherMalzahar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Malzahar and Ashe

based on 8,600 Malzahar with Ashe pairs
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Malzahar has been on the same team as Ashe in 8600 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data directly from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Malzahar play with Ashe. It is common for Malzahar to play with Ashe as teammates. This has happened in approximately 7.0% of matches with Malzahar.

Malzahar Ashe Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Malzahar does a poor job of playing alongside Ashe. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.3% of matches the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Malzahar when fighting on the same team as Ashe by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Malzahar vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

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

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearFuture's Market
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
8
Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Malzahar and Ashe

Tips for Playing as Malzahar with Ashe

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 Understand How Ashe Will Play

Hawkshot reveals units in brush. If a team fight is occuring in the jungle it can give you a significant advantage.

Volley arrows are blocked by the first enemy they hit, so keep your distance to avoid having them all absorbed by enemy frontliners.

Try to fire Enchanted Crystal Arrow in the same direction enemies are moving, so it is more likely to hit.

Malzahar Ashe Synergy Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Ashe Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.1
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
7.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
200
< Minions Killed >
200
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.56
619
< Physical Damage >
609
21,610
< Magic Damage >
21,028
419
< True Damage >
402
22,649
< Damage Dealt >
22,039
18,621
< Damage Taken >
18,526
12,314
< Gold Earned >
12,183
2.3
< Towers >
2.3
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,624
< Total Healing >
1,568
15,441
< Experience >
15,344
19
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
412
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Play with Ashe as Malzahar in LoL

The Malzahar Ashe synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ashe, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Malzahar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ashe. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Ashe helps Malzahar perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Malzahar is an ally to Ashe, he gets a little increase in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Ashe provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Malzahar is played alongside Ashe on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Ashe.

Additionally, when Malzahar plays with Ashe on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Ashe does a poor job of protecting Malzahar during team fights.

Synergies between Malzahar and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Malzahar
Ashe

Is Malzahar better when played alongside Ashe?

There is no one best champion pairing for Malzahar that will no matter what be his top ally. Yet, Ashe is a not very good teammate for Malzahar. By being on the same team as Malzahar, she decreases their win rate by -1.2% to 49.3%. This proves that there is a harmful synergy between Malzahar and Ashe that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Ashe has a lower difficulty than Malzahar. That means Malzahar players don't need to be careful when arranging Ashe allies to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Malzahar and Ashe together, you probably will not be providing your other allies much engage potential. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Ashe ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar Ashe Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Malzahar and Ashe, we analyzed 8,600 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Malzahar with Ashe comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to work well with Ashe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Malzahar and Ashe synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Malzahar combined at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Ashe than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ashe with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Malzahar players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Ashe with Malzahar are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.