Evelynn vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Evelynn
based on 2,998 Evelynn vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Evelynn vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Evelynn
Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Malzahar
If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.
While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.
Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.
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.
Evelynn vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Evelynn in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize several influential Evelynn against Malzahar matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Malzahar. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Evelynn usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives more damage than Malzahar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Evelynn and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Evelynn or Malzahar?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Evelynn usually loses when facing off against Malzahar, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Evelynn makes a poor counter to Malzahar.
While Evelynn does have a lower win rate than Malzahar, when they face off with one another, Evelynn also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Evelynn into Malzaharas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Evelynn also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Evelynn vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Evelynn is a garbage counter for Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Evelynn against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Evelynn to counter Malzahar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Evelynn typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Malzahar. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Evelynn versus Malzahar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Banshee's Veil. When Evelynn incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Malzahar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Evelynn boasted an average win rate of 46.9% when playing against Malzahar with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Malzahar as Evelynn, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Evelynn vs Malzahar counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.9% win rate overall.
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