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Malzahar with Cassiopeia

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How to Synergize Malzahar and Cassiopeia

based on 283 Malzahar with Cassiopeia pairs
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
0.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Malzahar has been on the same team as Cassiopeia in 283 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much relevant data from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Malzahar synergize with Cassiopeia. It is very rare for Malzahar to play alongside Cassiopeia as allies. This pairing has only occurred in about 0.2% of rounds with Malzahar.

Malzahar Cassiopeia Synergy Summary

Malzahar has done a good job of fighting on the same side as Cassiopeia. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.4% of the time the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Malzahar when fighting on the same team as Cassiopeia by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Malzahar vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

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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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 Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Malzahar with Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia Will Play

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

Malzahar Cassiopeia Synergy Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Cassiopeia Image
5
< Kills >
5.1
5.8
< Deaths >
5.6
7.9
< Assists >
7.4
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
204
< Minions Killed >
200
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.56
601
< Physical Damage >
609
20,609
< Magic Damage >
21,028
465
< True Damage >
402
21,675
< Damage Dealt >
22,039
19,466
< Damage Taken >
18,526
12,522
< Gold Earned >
12,183
2.34
< Towers >
2.3
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,886
< Total Healing >
1,568
15,751
< Experience >
15,344
22
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
10
423
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Play with Cassiopeia as Malzahar in LoL

The Malzahar Cassiopeia synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Cassiopeia, 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 Cassiopeia. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Cassiopeia helps Malzahar perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Malzahar is paired with Cassiopeia, he sees a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Cassiopeia does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Malzahar is played together with Cassiopeia on the same team, 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 Cassiopeia.

Moreover, when Malzahar plays with Cassiopeia on the same side, he on average receives more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Cassiopeia does a poor job of covering Malzahar in teamfights.

Synergies between Malzahar and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Malzahar
Cassiopeia

Is Malzahar better when played alongside Cassiopeia?

There is no ideal synergy for Malzahar that will always be his top ally. Yet, overall, Cassiopeia is a decent teammate for Malzahar. By being on the same side as Malzahar, she increases their win rate by 2.9% to 53.4%. This proves that there is pretty good bond between Malzahar and Cassiopeia that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Cassiopeia has a much greater difficulty compared to Malzahar. That means Malzahar players need to be cautious when finding Cassiopeia comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much greater level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting alongside, Malzahar players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Malzahar and Cassiopeia together, you may not be giving your side enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Cassiopeia ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar Cassiopeia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Malzahar and Cassiopeia, we analyzed 283 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 Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to have in your Malzahar and Cassiopeia synergy build include Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Cassiopeia than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 53.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, Malzahar players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.4% win rate overall.

If you want to get Malzahar and Cassiopeia cooperations tips and stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds completed with these champs.