Malzahar vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Malzahar
based on 7,443 Malzahar vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Akali
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 Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Malzahar vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Malzahar in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some strategic Malzahar versus Akali matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Akali..
Malzahar often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Akali. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malzahar and Akali
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Akali?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Akali, with a 53.7% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes a great counter to Akali.
While Malzahar does have a higher winrate than Akali, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malzahar into Akali.
Moreover, Malzahar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Akali matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Malzahar is a great counter to Akali. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malzahar against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Akali. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Akali build consist of Banshee's Veil, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Akali than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 53.7% when playing against Akali with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Akali as Malzahar, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Akali counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.7% win rate overall.
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