Malzahar vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Malzahar
based on 1,981 Malzahar vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Fiddlesticks
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.
Malzahar vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Malzahar in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Malzahar versus Fiddlesticks counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Fiddlesticks..
Malzahar typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Fiddlesticks. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malzahar and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Fiddlesticks?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when taking on Fiddlesticks, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes an ok counter for Fiddlesticks.
While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Fiddlesticks, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Fiddlesticks.
Furthermore, Malzahar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Malzahar is a decent counter for Fiddlesticks. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malzahar to counter Fiddlesticks 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar typically accumulates much more CS relative to Fiddlesticks. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Malzahar versus Fiddlesticks build include Seraph's Embrace, 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 Fiddlesticks than with many other typical builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 50.9% battling Fiddlesticks with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Fiddlesticks as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Fiddlesticks matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Malzahar are given for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.