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

Malzahar vs Talon

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

based on 2,381 Malzahar vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Malzahar resulted from an evaluation of 2381 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Malzahar is forced to battle against Talon in only 1.9% of his games.

Malzahar vs Talon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Malzahar has done a dismal job of countering Talon. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Malzahar versus Talon games, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Talon.

Best Malzahar vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

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 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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Talon as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Talon

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 Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Malzahar vs Talon Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Talon Image
5.1
< Kills >
9.2
6
< Deaths >
6.6
7.5
< Assists >
6.2
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
201
< Minions Killed >
143
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.4
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.33
607
< Physical Damage >
21,955
20,795
< Magic Damage >
80
392
< True Damage >
1,196
21,795
< Damage Dealt >
23,232
19,070
< Damage Taken >
27,799
12,257
< Gold Earned >
12,994
2.19
< Towers >
1.4
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
1,527
< Total Healing >
6,159
15,401
< Experience >
15,060
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
7
411
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Talon with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown here feature several vital Malzahar against Talon matchup stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Talon..

Malzahar often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Talon. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Talon

Who is Better, Malzahar or Talon?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when taking on Talon, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes an ok counter to Talon.

While Malzahar does have a lower winrate than Talon, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Talon.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Talon matchups, Talon is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter to Talon. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Talon.

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 Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,381 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 Talon 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 Talon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Malzahar in order to counter Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Talon. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Malzahar versus Talon build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Talon than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 49.1% battling Talon with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Talon as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Malzahar vs Talon clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.

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