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

Malzahar vs Vex

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

based on 2,222 Malzahar vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our data, Malzahar battled Vex 2222 times. Having so many matchups for Malzahar vs Vex provides us confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a supported build to suppress your rival. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Malzahar encounters Vex in only 1.8% of his games.

Malzahar vs Vex Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a good job of countering Vex. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.5% of the time the champs face each other in. In Malzahar vs Vex matches, Malzahar’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Vex.

Best Malzahar vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapMalignanceZhonya'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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Vex as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Vex Image
5.4
< Kills >
7
5.6
< Deaths >
6
7.6
< Assists >
7.5
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
200
< Minions Killed >
164
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.4
510
< Physical Damage >
1,115
20,666
< Magic Damage >
21,127
397
< True Damage >
815
21,574
< Damage Dealt >
23,058
18,997
< Damage Taken >
19,532
12,352
< Gold Earned >
11,635
2.35
< Towers >
1.71
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,667
< Total Healing >
2,359
15,557
< Experience >
14,594
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
411
< Time Dealing CC >
618

How to Counter Vex with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown here feature several influential Malzahar vs. Vex matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex..

Malzahar typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Vex. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Vex

Who is Better, Malzahar or Vex?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Vex, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes a good counter to Vex.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Malzahar into Vex.

Furthermore, Malzahar has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Vex matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Malzahar is an above average counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing 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 Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,222 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Vex build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Malzahar included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Vex than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 52.5% battling Vex with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Vex as Malzahar, Malzahar players should take 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 players used for Malzahar vs Vex matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vex as Malzahar are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.