Malzahar vs Evelynn
How to Beat Evelynn as Malzahar
based on 2,998 Malzahar vs Evelynn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Evelynn Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Evelynn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Evelynn as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Evelynn
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 Evelynn
Purchasing Vision Wards can help you detect Evelynn's location in order to prepare for her ambushes.
A large share of Evelynn's threat is in her charm, 'Allure.' Protect allies marked with 'Allure' or, if you are marked, make sure allies are between you and where Evelynn may attack from.
If you suspect Evelynn is about to ambush one of your teammates, let them know by pinging the minimap and typing in chat.
Malzahar vs Evelynn Counter Stats
How to Counter Evelynn with Malzahar in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several important Malzahar vs. Evelynn matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between these two champions. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Evelynn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Evelynn..
Malzahar normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Evelynn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malzahar and Evelynn
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Evelynn?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Evelynn, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes a great counter for Evelynn.
While Malzahar does have a higher winrate than Evelynn, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malzahar into Evelynn.
Moreover, Malzahar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Evelynn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Evelynn matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Malzahar is a great counter to Evelynn. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malzahar against Evelynn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malzahar to counter Evelynn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar typically accumulates much more CS compared to Evelynn. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Malzahar versus Evelynn build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Evelynn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 53.1% when countering Evelynn with this counter build.
To have the best chance of annihilating Evelynn as Malzahar, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Malzahar vs Evelynn counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.1% winrate overall.
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