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Malzahar with Vladimir

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How to Synergize Malzahar and Vladimir

based on 615 Malzahar with Vladimir pairs
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Malzahar has been on the same team as Vladimir in 615 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Malzahar synergize with Vladimir. It is very rare for Malzahar to play alongside Vladimir on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 0.5% of matches with Malzahar.

Malzahar Vladimir Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Malzahar has done a below average job of synergizing with Vladimir. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.6% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Malzahar when playing alongside Vladimir by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Malzahar vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionSeraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

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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Guide to Synergizing Malzahar and Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Malzahar with Vladimir

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 Vladimir Will Play

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

Malzahar Vladimir Synergy Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Vladimir Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
7.1
< Assists >
7.4
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
193
< Minions Killed >
200
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.56
576
< Physical Damage >
609
19,765
< Magic Damage >
21,028
378
< True Damage >
402
20,719
< Damage Dealt >
22,039
18,555
< Damage Taken >
18,526
11,863
< Gold Earned >
12,183
2.35
< Towers >
2.3
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,591
< Total Healing >
1,568
14,924
< Experience >
15,344
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
414
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Play with Vladimir as Malzahar in LoL

The Malzahar Vladimir synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vladimir, 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 Vladimir. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Vladimir helps Malzahar perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Malzahar is an ally to Vladimir, he gets a little drop in his full damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Vladimir does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Malzahar is played alongside Vladimir on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Vladimir. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Vladimir.

Moreover, when Malzahar plays with Vladimir on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Vladimir does a poor job of covering Malzahar in team fights.

Synergies between Malzahar and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Malzahar
Vladimir

Is Malzahar better when played alongside Vladimir?

There is no top synergy for Malzahar that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, Vladimir is a below average ally for Malzahar. By being on the same side as Malzahar, he decreases their win rate by -1.9% to 48.6%. This signals that there is a harmful bond between Malzahar and Vladimir that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Vladimir has a greater difficulty than Malzahar. That means you should be cautious when arranging Vladimir comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by grouping Malzahar and Vladimir together, you will not be providing your side very much sustained damage output. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that offsets this hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Vladimir ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar Vladimir Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Malzahar and Vladimir, we analyzed 615 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 Vladimir 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 pair well with Vladimir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to have in your Malzahar and Vladimir synergy build include Malignance, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Vladimir than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 48.6% when playing alongside Vladimir with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

If you want to view Malzahar and Vladimir synergy tips and stats for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are calculated using all matches run with these champions.