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

Malzahar vs Tristana

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

based on 4,424 Malzahar vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Tristana as Malzahar came out of an analysis of 4424 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Malzahar fights Tristana in only 3.6% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a decent job of beating Tristana. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champs face one another in. In Malzahar against Tristana matches, Malzahar’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Malzahar vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterMalignance

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapZhonya'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
>
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
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Malzahar vs Tristana Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Tristana Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.4
5.5
< Deaths >
6.1
7.4
< Assists >
5.6
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
197
< Minions Killed >
170
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.56
608
< Physical Damage >
17,054
20,969
< Magic Damage >
2,250
418
< True Damage >
470
21,995
< Damage Dealt >
19,775
18,199
< Damage Taken >
21,924
12,127
< Gold Earned >
12,682
2.31
< Towers >
2.75
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,556
< Total Healing >
6,265
15,302
< Experience >
13,211
19
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
406
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Tristana with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Malzahar versus Tristana matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tristana..

Malzahar typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Tristana

Who is Better, Malzahar or Tristana?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when taking on Tristana, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a good counter to Tristana.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Tristana.

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

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

Malzahar is a decent counter to Tristana. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Tristana.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Malzahar, we analyzed 4,424 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 Tristana 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar in order to counter Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tristana. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Malzahar versus Tristana build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Malignance. When Malzahar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Tristana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when playing against Tristana with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Tristana 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 rune builds players chose for Malzahar vs Tristana counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Malzahar are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.