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

Malzahar vs Kalista

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

based on 1,012 Malzahar vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
55.1 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our dataset, Malzahar did battle with Kalista 1012 times. Including so many matchups for Malzahar versus Kalista gives us confidence in our ability to provide informative stats and a supported build to crush your opponent. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Malzahar fights Kalista in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a great job of countering Kalista. On average, he wins a terrific 55.1% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Malzahar against Kalista games, Malzahar’s side is 0.3% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Kalista.

Best Malzahar vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionSeraph's EmbraceMalignance

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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Kalista

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 Kalista

Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.

If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.

Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.

Malzahar vs Kalista Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
55.1 %
VS
Win Rate
44.9 %
Kalista Image
5
< Kills >
7.8
5.3
< Deaths >
6.5
7.5
< Assists >
6
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
195
< Minions Killed >
170
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.33
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.43
609
< Physical Damage >
16,532
20,502
< Magic Damage >
2,682
362
< True Damage >
439
21,474
< Damage Dealt >
19,654
17,329
< Damage Taken >
22,613
11,842
< Gold Earned >
12,452
2.32
< Towers >
2.29
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
1,431
< Total Healing >
6,639
14,826
< Experience >
12,348
19
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
8
409
< Time Dealing CC >
163

How to Counter Kalista with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several significant Malzahar vs. Kalista matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kalista..

Malzahar typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Kalista. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Kalista

Who is Better, Malzahar or Kalista?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when taking on Kalista, with a 55.1% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a fantastic counter to Kalista.

While Malzahar does have a much higher win rate compared to Kalista, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malzahar into Kalista.

Moreover, Malzahar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kalista. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Kalista matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Malzahar is a great counter to Kalista. You will do well by focussing your gameplay 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 Kalista.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,012 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 Kalista 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

If you would like to truly master Malzahar to counter Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, 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 compared to Kalista. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Kalista build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Kalista than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 55.1% when countering Kalista with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Kalista as Malzahar, Malzahar players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Kalista battles, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 55.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Malzahar versus Kalista tips and counter stats for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game completed with these champions.