Background Image
How to Win Malzahar vs Shaco Counter MatchupMalzahar is in the a tier of champions

Malzahar vs Shaco

How to Beat Shaco as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the a tier of champions
MageAssassin
Assassin

How to Beat Shaco as Malzahar

based on 4,333 Malzahar vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our dataset, Malzahar faced Shaco in 4333 matches. Using so many matchups for Malzahar versus Shaco provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful data and a solid build to obliterate your enemy. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Malzahar encounters Shaco in only 3.5% of his games.

Malzahar vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a average job of beating Shaco. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Malzahar versus Shaco matches, Malzahar’s side is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Shaco.

Best Malzahar vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterMalignance

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malzahar to level upe
>
Second ability for Malzahar to level upq
>
Last skill for Malzahar to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Shaco as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Malzahar vs Shaco Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Shaco Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.2
6
< Deaths >
6
7.1
< Assists >
8.4
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
206
< Minions Killed >
38
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.07
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.39
602
< Physical Damage >
7,592
21,668
< Magic Damage >
9,931
392
< True Damage >
1,652
22,662
< Damage Dealt >
19,176
19,873
< Damage Taken >
26,431
12,627
< Gold Earned >
11,614
2.26
< Towers >
1.16
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
1,701
< Total Healing >
9,242
15,839
< Experience >
13,477
21
< Vision Score >
32
10
< Wards Placed >
10
437
< Time Dealing CC >
611

How to Counter Shaco with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some significant Malzahar versus Shaco matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shaco..

Malzahar usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Shaco. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Shaco

Who is Better, Malzahar or Shaco?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Shaco, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes an ok counter to Shaco.

While Malzahar does have a lower winrate compared to Shaco, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Shaco.

Additionally, Malzahar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Shaco matchups, Shaco is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter for Shaco. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Shaco.

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 Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Malzahar, we analyzed 4,333 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 Shaco 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 Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Malzahar in order to counter Shaco during both the early game 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 suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar usually accumulates much more CS relative to Shaco. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Malzahar versus Shaco build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Malignance. When Malzahar included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Shaco than with many other common builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Shaco with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Shaco as Malzahar, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Shaco matchups, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.

If you want to view Malzahar vs Shaco tips and counter builds for a a particular division, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all games completed with both champs.