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How to Win Malzahar vs Ahri Counter MatchupMalzahar is in the a tier of champions

Malzahar vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Malzahar

based on 3,773 Malzahar vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Ahri as Malzahar came out of an analysis of 3773 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Malzahar has to counter Ahri in only 3.1% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a good job of beating Ahri. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.3% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Malzahar versus Ahri rounds, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Malzahar vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
7
E
8
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ahri as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Ahri

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 Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Malzahar vs Ahri Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Ahri Image
5.1
< Kills >
6
5.4
< Deaths >
5.2
7.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
201
< Minions Killed >
172
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.44
491
< Physical Damage >
1,283
20,890
< Magic Damage >
13,964
427
< True Damage >
5,251
21,808
< Damage Dealt >
20,499
18,334
< Damage Taken >
20,636
12,212
< Gold Earned >
11,416
2.34
< Towers >
1.89
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,614
< Total Healing >
5,355
15,467
< Experience >
14,655
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
416
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Counter Ahri with Malzahar in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some significant Malzahar versus Ahri matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ahri..

Malzahar often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Ahri

Who is Better, Malzahar or Ahri?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when facing off against Ahri, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes a good counter for Ahri.

While Malzahar does have a higher winrate than Ahri, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malzahar into Ahri.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Ahri matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Malzahar is a good counter for Ahri. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Ahri.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Malzahar, we analyzed 3,773 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 Ahri as Malzahar 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

If you would like to truly master Malzahar to counter Ahri during both the laning 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 suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Ahri. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Malzahar versus Ahri build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Shadowflame. When Malzahar bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Ahri than with most other typical builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when playing against Ahri with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Ahri as Malzahar, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Ahri matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Malzahar are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.