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

Malzahar vs Ashe

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

based on 8,637 Malzahar vs Ashe matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Malzahar faced off against Ashe in 8637 rounds. With so many games with Malzahar vs Ashe provides us confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a supported build to defeat your opponent. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Malzahar fights Ashe in only 7.0% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Ashe Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a good job of beating Ashe. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of matches the champions face each other in. In Malzahar against Ashe games, Malzahar’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Ashe.

Best Malzahar vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapRylai'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

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearFuture's Market
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Ashe as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Ashe

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 Ashe

Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.

Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

Malzahar vs Ashe Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Ashe Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
7.4
< Assists >
9.3
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
197
< Minions Killed >
144
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.47
605
< Physical Damage >
15,560
20,787
< Magic Damage >
2,756
425
< True Damage >
624
21,819
< Damage Dealt >
18,941
18,762
< Damage Taken >
19,944
12,165
< Gold Earned >
11,414
2.31
< Towers >
2.12
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,570
< Total Healing >
4,161
15,349
< Experience >
12,591
20
< Vision Score >
29
10
< Wards Placed >
12
408
< Time Dealing CC >
632

How to Counter Ashe with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Malzahar against Ashe matchup statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ashe’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ashe..

Malzahar normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ashe. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Ashe

Who is Better, Malzahar or Ashe?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when taking on Ashe, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a good counter to Ashe.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate than Ashe, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Ashe.

Additionally, Malzahar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ashe. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Ashe matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Malzahar is a decent counter to Ashe. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Ashe.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Ashe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ashe as Malzahar, we analyzed 8,637 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 Ashe 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

To truly master Malzahar in order to counter Ashe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ashe. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Malzahar versus Ashe build include Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Malzahar included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Ashe than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 52.0% battling Ashe with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Ashe as Malzahar, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Malzahar vs Ashe clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Malzahar versus Ashe tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all rounds finished with these champs.