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Malzahar vs Qiyana

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

based on 1,393 Malzahar vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Qiyana as Malzahar resulted from an examination of 1393 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Malzahar has to counter Qiyana in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a good job of beating Qiyana. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.4% of the time the champions face one another in. In Malzahar vs Qiyana matches, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Malzahar vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionMalignanceSeraph's EmbraceVoid Staff

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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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 Qiyana as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Qiyana

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 Qiyana Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Qiyana Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.9
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
7.5
< Assists >
6
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
200
< Minions Killed >
152
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.34
642
< Physical Damage >
18,602
21,364
< Magic Damage >
1,726
356
< True Damage >
896
22,363
< Damage Dealt >
21,224
18,533
< Damage Taken >
24,304
12,453
< Gold Earned >
12,236
2.42
< Towers >
1.43
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,501
< Total Healing >
3,506
15,338
< Experience >
14,272
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
7
407
< Time Dealing CC >
110

How to Counter Qiyana with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Malzahar versus Qiyana matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Qiyana..

Malzahar often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Qiyana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Qiyana

Who is Better, Malzahar or Qiyana?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when facing off against Qiyana, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a great counter for Qiyana.

While Malzahar does have a higher winrate than Qiyana, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Malzahar into Qiyana.

Additionally, Malzahar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Qiyana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Qiyana matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Malzahar is a great counter for Qiyana. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Qiyana.

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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,393 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar in order to counter Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Qiyana. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Malzahar versus Qiyana build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Qiyana than with many other common builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 53.4% when playing against Qiyana with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Qiyana as Malzahar, Malzahar players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Malzahar vs Qiyana counters, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Qiyana as Malzahar are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.