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

Malzahar vs Irelia

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

based on 3,226 Malzahar vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Irelia as Malzahar resulted from an evaluation of 3226 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Malzahar is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.6% of his games.

Malzahar vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a average job of beating Irelia. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champs face one another in. In Malzahar vs Irelia games, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Irelia.

Best Malzahar vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceVoid Staff

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

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
>
Last skill for Malzahar to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Malzahar vs Irelia Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Irelia Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.4
5.8
< Deaths >
6.9
7.8
< Assists >
5
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
197
< Minions Killed >
209
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.45
669
< Physical Damage >
15,397
20,748
< Magic Damage >
6,053
537
< True Damage >
728
21,955
< Damage Dealt >
22,179
18,336
< Damage Taken >
32,054
12,105
< Gold Earned >
13,052
2.25
< Towers >
2.23
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,493
< Total Healing >
11,096
15,281
< Experience >
15,357
19
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
391
< Time Dealing CC >
108

How to Counter Irelia with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Malzahar against Irelia matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Irelia..

Malzahar typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Irelia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Irelia

Who is Better, Malzahar or Irelia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Irelia, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes an ok counter for Irelia.

While Malzahar does have a higher winrate than Irelia, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Irelia.

Moreover, Malzahar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Irelia matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Malzahar is a decent counter to Irelia. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Malzahar, we analyzed 3,226 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar in order to counter Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Irelia. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Malzahar versus Irelia build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Void Staff. When Malzahar included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Irelia than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 50.5% battling Irelia with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Irelia as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use 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 rune sets we have analyed for Malzahar vs Irelia face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

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