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

Malzahar vs Yone

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

based on 7,523 Malzahar vs Yone matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Yone as Malzahar came out of an analysis of 7523 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Malzahar is forced to battle against Yone in only 6.1% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Yone Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a decent job of countering Yone. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Malzahar versus Yone matches, Malzahar’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Yone.

Best Malzahar vs Yone Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterRabadon'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 FootwearBiscuit Delivery
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Yone as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Yone

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 Yone Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Yone Image
5.1
< Kills >
6.6
5.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.5
< Assists >
5
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
197
< Minions Killed >
183
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.42
625
< Physical Damage >
14,902
20,178
< Magic Damage >
4,658
442
< True Damage >
2,734
21,246
< Damage Dealt >
22,296
18,330
< Damage Taken >
26,156
12,053
< Gold Earned >
12,450
2.29
< Towers >
2.03
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,573
< Total Healing >
6,129
15,315
< Experience >
15,306
19
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
401
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Counter Yone with Malzahar in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some strategic Malzahar vs. Yone matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champs. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yone’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yone..

Malzahar normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Yone. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Yone

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Yone
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Yone

Who is Better, Malzahar or Yone?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Yone, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a good counter for Yone.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Yone, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Yone.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Yone matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Malzahar is a decent counter to Yone. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Malzahar against Yone.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Yone Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yone as Malzahar, we analyzed 7,523 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 Yone 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar in order to counter Yone 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Yone. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Malzahar versus Yone build consist of Malignance, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Yone than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average win rate of 51.2% battling Yone with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Yone as Malzahar, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Malzahar vs Yone counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.

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