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

Malzahar vs Xayah

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

based on 1,867 Malzahar vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Xayah as Malzahar came out of an examination of 1867 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Malzahar has to counter Xayah in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a good job of countering Xayah. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Malzahar versus Xayah rounds, Malzahar’s team is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Xayah.

Best Malzahar vs Xayah 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 EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionZhonya's HourglassMalignanceVoid Staff

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 Xayah as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Malzahar vs Xayah Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Xayah Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.7
5.3
< Deaths >
5.9
7.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
199
< Minions Killed >
183
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.3
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.51
621
< Physical Damage >
19,545
21,302
< Magic Damage >
385
398
< True Damage >
375
22,322
< Damage Dealt >
20,306
17,888
< Damage Taken >
20,664
12,244
< Gold Earned >
12,207
2.42
< Towers >
2.41
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
1,584
< Total Healing >
5,012
15,404
< Experience >
12,957
20
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
413
< Time Dealing CC >
56

How to Counter Xayah with Malzahar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several important Malzahar vs. Xayah matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah..

Malzahar usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malzahar and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Xayah

Who is Better, Malzahar or Xayah?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Xayah, with a 53.8% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a great counter to Xayah.

While Malzahar does have a higher winrate compared to Xayah, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malzahar into Xayah.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Xayah 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Malzahar is a great counter for Xayah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,867 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Malzahar usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Xayah. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Malzahar versus Xayah build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Xayah than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 53.8% when countering Xayah with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Xayah as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use 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 combinations players used for Malzahar vs Xayah LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.8% winrate overall.

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