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Malzahar with Mordekaiser

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How to Synergize Malzahar and Mordekaiser

based on 7,455 Malzahar with Mordekaiser pairs
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Malzahar has fought alongside Mordekaiser in 7455 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much great data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Malzahar synergize with Mordekaiser. It is somewhat uncommon for Malzahar to play alongside Mordekaiser as allies. This has only taken place in approximately 6.1% of matches with Malzahar.

Malzahar Mordekaiser Synergy Summary

Malzahar does a good job of fighting on the same side as Mordekaiser. Usually, he wins a fantastic 53.5% of matches the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Malzahar when playing with Mordekaiser by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Malzahar vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

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

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's Torment

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

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Malzahar and Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Malzahar with Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser Will Play

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

Malzahar Mordekaiser Synergy Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Mordekaiser Image
5
< Kills >
5.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
7.4
< Assists >
7.4
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
198
< Minions Killed >
200
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.56
608
< Physical Damage >
609
20,097
< Magic Damage >
21,028
389
< True Damage >
402
21,095
< Damage Dealt >
22,039
18,298
< Damage Taken >
18,526
12,095
< Gold Earned >
12,183
2.41
< Towers >
2.3
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,597
< Total Healing >
1,568
15,285
< Experience >
15,344
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
398
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Play with Mordekaiser as Malzahar in LoL

The Malzahar Mordekaiser synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Mordekaiser, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Mordekaiser. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Mordekaiser helps Malzahar perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Malzahar plays on the same team as Mordekaiser, he observes a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This change could signal that Mordekaiser does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Malzahar is played alongside Mordekaiser 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 alongside Mordekaiser.

Moreover, when Malzahar plays with Mordekaiser on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Mordekaiser does a decent job of covering Malzahar in teamfights.

Synergies between Malzahar and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Malzahar
Mordekaiser

Is Malzahar better when played alongside Mordekaiser?

There is no ideal synergy for Malzahar that will no matter what be his ideal ally. Yet, Mordekaiser is a fantastic teammate for Malzahar. By locking into the same side as Malzahar, he improves their win rate by 3.0% to 53.5%. This signals that there is a very strong synergy between Malzahar and Mordekaiser that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Mordekaiser has a lower difficulty than Malzahar. That means Malzahar players don't need to be cautious when arranging Mordekaiser allies to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing together, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Malzahar and Mordekaiser together, you probably will not be providing your other allies very much attack damage. We recommend you have other champs on your team that fills this hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Mordekaiser ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar Mordekaiser Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Malzahar and Mordekaiser, we analyzed 7,455 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 Mordekaiser 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar in order to synergize with Mordekaiser during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to include in your Malzahar and Mordekaiser synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Malzahar bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Mordekaiser than with many other common item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 53.5% when playing alongside Mordekaiser with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, Malzahar players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Malzahar and Mordekaiser pairings, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

If you want to see Malzahar with Mordekaiser synergy tips and stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions shown are calculated using all rounds played with both champs.