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

Malzahar vs Renekton

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

based on 1,830 Malzahar vs Renekton matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Renekton as Malzahar resulted from an examination of 1830 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Malzahar fights Renekton in only 1.5% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Renekton Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a good job of beating Renekton. On average, he wins a terrific 53.8% of the time the champs face each other in. In Malzahar vs Renekton matches, Malzahar’s team is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Renekton.

Best Malzahar vs Renekton Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal ScepterSeraph's Embrace

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
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Renekton as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Renekton

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 Renekton

Keeping Renekton from being able to fight and gain Fury by continually harassing him will severely reduce the effectiveness of his abilities.

Pay close attention to Renekton's Fury gauge as that will usually signify when he is about to attack.

Malzahar vs Renekton Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Renekton Image
5
< Kills >
5.9
5.6
< Deaths >
6.1
7.5
< Assists >
5.3
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
198
< Minions Killed >
184
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.44
629
< Physical Damage >
16,439
21,159
< Magic Damage >
3,181
419
< True Damage >
723
22,207
< Damage Dealt >
20,343
18,152
< Damage Taken >
36,957
12,042
< Gold Earned >
12,020
2.33
< Towers >
2.24
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,457
< Total Healing >
10,742
15,165
< Experience >
15,111
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
401
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Renekton with Malzahar in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some significant Malzahar against Renekton matchup statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Renekton’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Renekton..

Malzahar often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Renekton. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Renekton

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Renekton
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Renekton

Who is Better, Malzahar or Renekton?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when facing off against Renekton, with a 53.8% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes a great counter for Renekton.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Renekton, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Malzahar into Renekton.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Renekton matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Malzahar is a great counter to Renekton. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malzahar against Renekton.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Renekton Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Renekton as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,830 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 Renekton 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

To truly master Malzahar to counter Renekton during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Renekton. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Malzahar versus Renekton build include Malignance, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Renekton than with many other typical builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 53.8% battling Renekton with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Renekton 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 we have analyed for Malzahar vs Renekton clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Malzahar versus Renekton tips and counter builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all games played with both champions.