Malzahar vs Ivern
How to Beat Ivern as Malzahar
based on 1,261 Malzahar vs Ivern matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Ivern Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Ivern Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ivern as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Ivern
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 Ivern
Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!
Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!
Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.
Malzahar vs Ivern Counter Stats
How to Counter Ivern with Malzahar in LoL
The stats shown here feature several influential Malzahar against Ivern counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ivern’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ivern..
Malzahar often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ivern. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malzahar and Ivern
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Ivern?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when playing against Ivern, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes an ok counter to Ivern.
While Malzahar does have a higher win rate than Ivern, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Ivern.
Moreover, Malzahar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ivern. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Ivern matchups, Malzahar is the better champion 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 to Ivern. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Ivern.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malzahar to counter Ivern during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar often accumulates much more CS compared to Ivern. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Ivern build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Ivern than with many other common item sets. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Ivern with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Ivern as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Malzahar vs Ivern counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.
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