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Lulu vs Malzahar

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How to Beat Malzahar as Lulu

based on 1,813 Lulu vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Malzahar as Lulu came out of an analysis of 1813 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Lulu has to counter Malzahar in only 3.1% of her matches.

Lulu vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu does a poor job of beating Malzahar. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Lulu vs Malzahar matches, Lulu’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Lulu vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Malzahar as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Malzahar

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Malzahar Image
1.5
< Kills >
4.8
4.8
< Deaths >
5.4
14.3
< Assists >
7.1
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
29
< Minions Killed >
200
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,018
< Physical Damage >
606
5,505
< Magic Damage >
20,155
563
< True Damage >
352
7,087
< Damage Dealt >
21,114
16,234
< Damage Taken >
17,934
8,410
< Gold Earned >
12,016
2.18
< Towers >
2.42
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,358
< Total Healing >
1,519
10,920
< Experience >
15,100
58
< Vision Score >
20
25
< Wards Placed >
10
263
< Time Dealing CC >
411

How to Counter Malzahar with Lulu in LoL

The stats provided here feature some vital Lulu against Malzahar matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Malzahar. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Lulu often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Malzahar. This commonly reflects 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 Lulu and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Malzahar

Who is Better, Lulu or Malzahar?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lulu usually loses when playing against Malzahar, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Lulu makes a poor counter for Malzahar.

While Lulu does have a lower win rate than Malzahar, when they face off with one another, Lulu also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Lulu into Malzahar.

Additionally, Lulu has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Lulu is a somewhat poor counter for Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lulu against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Lulu, we analyzed 1,813 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 Lulu 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 Lulu to counter Malzahar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu often picks up a lot less CS as Malzahar. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Lulu versus Malzahar build include Mikael's Blessing, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Lulu bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Malzahar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lulu had an average winrate of 48.1% battling Malzahar with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Malzahar as Lulu, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Lulu vs Malzahar clashes, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.

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