MalzaharMatchups
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| Matchup | Threat | Games | WR | Gold @ 15 | Gold Diff | Tips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ahri | Even | 1,170 | 48% | -266 | -398 | Ahri is really tough early. Avoid trading unless it's completely free and focus on staying healthy. She can match your push very well. You scale well against her, as you can lock her down with your ultimate, negating her mobility. | |
Skill Priority E Malefic Visions Malzahar infects his target's mind with cruel visions of their demise, dealing damage over time. Using Malzahar's other spells on the target will refresh the visions. If the target dies while afflicted by the visions, they pass on to a nearby enemy unit and Malzahar gains Mana. Malzahar's Voidlings are attracted to affected units.  Q Call of the Void Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions.  W Void Swarm Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies. 47.8% WR 1,086 Matches Summoner Spells  46.8% WR 502 Matches Skill OrderCall of the Void Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions. 2 8 10 12 13 Void Swarm Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies. 3 14 15 17 18 Malefic Visions Malzahar infects his target's mind with cruel visions of their demise, dealing damage over time. Using Malzahar's other spells on the target will refresh the visions. If the target dies while afflicted by the visions, they pass on to a nearby enemy unit and Malzahar gains Mana. Malzahar's Voidlings are attracted to affected units. 1 4 5 7 9  Nether Grasp Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy. 6 11 16 Malzahar vs Ahri Runes                     48.4% WR912 Matches       Starting Items   48.9% WR 409 Matches Core Items   48.6% WR 74 Matches 4th Item Options54.9% WR213 Matches  51.8% WR195 Matches 55.4% WR166 Matches 5th Item Options55.4% WR83 Matches 53.4% WR73 Matches 62.5% WR48 Matches 6th Item Options35.7% WR14 Matches  64.3% WR14 Matches  50.0% WR10 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min)Gold Diff-266 CS Diff+4 XP Diff-151 Ally Ganks1.11 Enemy Ganks1.36 End of GameTotal Gold Diff-398 Total CS Diff+14 Split Push | |||||||
 Yasuo | Even | 846 | 53% | -189 | -213 | Avoid pushing into him in the early levels and try to keep the wave on your side. The matchup gets easier after Lost Chapter. If he doesn't build QSS, he is very easy to gank and shut down. Be careful, as his tornado can buffer through your ultimate. | |
 Viktor | Very Hard | 701 | 46% | -227 | -678 | Try to avoid taking too much damage early, as he is very strong. Match his push as well as you can. Position your voidlings so he has to choose between clearing them or poking you. If he wastes his E, you have a window to push. Be careful of his ultimate, as it cancels yours. | |
 TwistedFate | Favored | 639 | 48% | -823 | -1,319 | He doesn't have a strong laning phase. He can set up ganks with his Gold Card, so be mindful of that. The main problem is that he has two AOE spells, which makes it hard for you to match his push. Trading with him is important to discourage his roams. | |
 Zed | Hard | 571 | 48% | -612 | -1,432 | Malzahar is a traditional counter to Zed because you can lock him down and kill him. However, with modern itemization, he can be a major threat. | |
 Smolder | Very Hard | 540 | 48% | -236 | -1,372 | ||
 Akali | Easy | 474 | 55% | -247 | -271 | Space carefully against her Qs and let her push while you poke with E. After Lost Chapter, the matchup favors you, as you can always get push priority and you counter her mobility in fights. Never underestimate her all-in potential. | |
 Katarina | Easy | 452 | 48% | -353 | -963 | Do not hit the wave early; instead, use your E on her when she goes for last hits. If she pushes, trim the wave to set up a freeze. You can punish her roams very easily because of your waveclear. After level 6, if you haven't fallen behind, the lane should be over for her. | |