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How to Win Corki vs Malzahar Counter MatchupCorki is in the b tier of champions

Corki vs Malzahar

How to Beat Malzahar as Corki in LoLCorki is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malzahar as Corki

based on 1,261 Corki vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Corki fought Malzahar in 1261 rounds. Having so many matchups for Corki vs Malzahar provides us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a pro build to counter Malzahar. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Corki fights Malzahar in only 3.1% of his rounds.

Corki vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Corki has done a decent job of beating Malzahar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Corki versus Malzahar matches, Corki’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Corki vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMalignanceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Void StaffInfinity EdgeRapid FirecannonEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Corki to level upq
>
Second ability for Corki to level upe
>
Last skill for Corki to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Malzahar as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Malzahar

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

Advice to Win Against Malzahar

Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.

When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.

Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.

Corki vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Malzahar Image
7.2
< Kills >
4.9
5.6
< Deaths >
5.5
7.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
191
< Minions Killed >
203
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.52
3,677
< Physical Damage >
558
21,729
< Magic Damage >
20,915
981
< True Damage >
357
26,389
< Damage Dealt >
21,832
22,421
< Damage Taken >
19,554
13,227
< Gold Earned >
12,203
2.12
< Towers >
2.18
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,761
< Total Healing >
1,760
15,255
< Experience >
15,469
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
216
< Time Dealing CC >
428

How to Counter Malzahar with Corki in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some influential Corki vs. Malzahar counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champions. Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malzahar..

Corki typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Malzahar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Corki and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Malzahar

Who is Better, Corki or Malzahar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Corki usually wins when playing against Malzahar, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes a good counter to Malzahar.

While Corki does have a higher win rate compared to Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Corki also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Corki into Malzahar.

Additionally, Corki also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Corki vs Malzahar matchups, Corki is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Corki is a decent counter to Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Corki against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Corki, we analyzed 1,261 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Malzahar as Corki comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Corki in order to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Malzahar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Corki versus Malzahar build consist of Muramana, Malignance, and Spear of Shojin. When Corki combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Malzahar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Corki boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Malzahar with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Malzahar as Corki, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Corki vs Malzahar face-offs, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Malzahar as Corki are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.