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Malzahar vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Malzahar

based on 1,687 Malzahar vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our database, Malzahar fought Naafiri in 1687 matches. With so many games with Malzahar versus Naafiri provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to destroy Naafiri. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Malzahar encounters Naafiri in only 1.4% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a average job of beating Naafiri. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs face each other in. In Malzahar against Naafiri games, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Malzahar vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterSeraph's EmbraceVoid StaffLuden'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
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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
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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 Naafiri as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Naafiri

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 Naafiri Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Naafiri Image
5
< Kills >
8.6
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
7.3
< Assists >
5.9
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
194
< Minions Killed >
151
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.36
547
< Physical Damage >
22,263
20,299
< Magic Damage >
95
351
< True Damage >
1,248
21,198
< Damage Dealt >
23,607
18,987
< Damage Taken >
26,027
11,990
< Gold Earned >
12,752
2.27
< Towers >
1.52
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,519
< Total Healing >
6,429
14,966
< Experience >
14,314
19
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
454
< Time Dealing CC >
60

How to Counter Naafiri with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Malzahar vs. Naafiri counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Naafiri..

Malzahar usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Naafiri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Naafiri

Who is Better, Malzahar or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when playing against Naafiri, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes an ok counter for Naafiri.

While Malzahar does have a lower win rate compared to Naafiri, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Naafiri.

Furthermore, Malzahar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter to Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Malzahar

Malzahar Loses Against

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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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,687 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Malzahar to counter Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Malzahar versus Naafiri build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Naafiri than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 49.6% battling Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Naafiri as Malzahar, you should equip 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 players used for Malzahar vs Naafiri clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.

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