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

Malzahar vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Malzahar

based on 1,839 Malzahar vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Anivia as Malzahar came out of an evaluation of 1839 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Malzahar has to counter Anivia in only 1.5% of his games.

Malzahar vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Malzahar does a below average job of countering Anivia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Malzahar vs Anivia matches, Malzahar’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Anivia.

Best Malzahar vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionVoid StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malzahar to level upe
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Second ability for Malzahar to level upq
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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
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Anivia

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 Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Malzahar vs Anivia Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Anivia Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.4
5.6
< Deaths >
4.6
7.2
< Assists >
7.9
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
201
< Minions Killed >
165
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.51
632
< Physical Damage >
1,093
21,950
< Magic Damage >
17,443
398
< True Damage >
1,171
22,981
< Damage Dealt >
19,709
18,556
< Damage Taken >
26,721
12,088
< Gold Earned >
11,507
2.2
< Towers >
2.16
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,590
< Total Healing >
4,119
15,274
< Experience >
15,517
20
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
11
425
< Time Dealing CC >
1,062

How to Counter Anivia with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some influential Malzahar against Anivia counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Anivia..

Malzahar often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Anivia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Anivia

Who is Better, Malzahar or Anivia?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually loses when facing off against Anivia, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a bad counter to Anivia.

While Malzahar does have a lower winrate compared to Anivia, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Anivia.

Additionally, Malzahar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter to Anivia. 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 do very well as Malzahar against Anivia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Malzahar

Malzahar Loses Against

NocturneNocturne45.5% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateAurelion SolAurelion Sol46% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.1% winrate

Malzahar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.6% winrateZoeZoe56.5% winrateRyzeRyze56.3% winrateZeriZeri56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 4847 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 6204 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.5% 16998 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 55% 8165 Games

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,839 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 Anivia 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.

Other Useful Resources

Malzahar Build Anivia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Malzahar in order to counter Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Anivia. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Malzahar versus Anivia build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Anivia than with many other common item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 48.6% battling Anivia with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Anivia 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 combinations players used for Malzahar vs Anivia LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

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