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

Malzahar vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Malzahar

based on 8,811 Malzahar vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
7.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our dataset, Malzahar engaged Mordekaiser in 8811 rounds. With so many matchups for Malzahar vs Mordekaiser provides us confidence in our capability to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to defeat Mordekaiser. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Malzahar encounters Mordekaiser in only 7.2% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Malzahar does a below average job of beating Mordekaiser. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champs face one another in. In Malzahar versus Mordekaiser rounds, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Mordekaiser.

Best Malzahar vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Banshee's VeilRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZhonya's HourglassMorellonomicon

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
InspirationFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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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 Mordekaiser as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Malzahar vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Mordekaiser Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.9
7.6
< Assists >
4.8
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
200
< Minions Killed >
156
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.46
606
< Physical Damage >
2,687
21,710
< Magic Damage >
20,250
384
< True Damage >
608
22,701
< Damage Dealt >
23,546
18,367
< Damage Taken >
32,896
12,232
< Gold Earned >
12,047
2.23
< Towers >
2.09
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
1,524
< Total Healing >
9,959
15,400
< Experience >
15,470
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
415
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Malzahar in LoL

The stats provided here show some valuable Malzahar vs. Mordekaiser matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Mordekaiser..

Malzahar usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Mordekaiser. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Malzahar or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually loses when playing against Mordekaiser, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes a bad counter to Mordekaiser.

While Malzahar does have a lower win rate compared to Mordekaiser, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Mordekaiser.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter to Mordekaiser. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malzahar against Mordekaiser.

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 Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Malzahar, we analyzed 8,811 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Malzahar to counter Mordekaiser during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar often racks up a similar amount of CS as Mordekaiser. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Malzahar versus Mordekaiser build include Banshee's Veil, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Mordekaiser than with most other common builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 48.4% battling Mordekaiser with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Mordekaiser as Malzahar, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Future's Market, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Mordekaiser LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Mordekaiser as Malzahar are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.