Olaf vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Olaf
based on 1,265 Olaf vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Olaf vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Olaf vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Olaf
Tips for Playing as Olaf against Malzahar
Olaf can combine Berserker Rage, Vicious Strikes, and Ragnarok at low life to become deceptively strong.
The bonus healing granted by Vicious Strikes amplifies your Life Steal from all sources as well as heals from allies.
Advice to Win Against Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Olaf vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Olaf in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some influential Olaf against Malzahar matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malzahar..
Olaf often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Malzahar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Olaf and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Olaf or Malzahar?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when playing against Malzahar, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes an ok counter to Malzahar.
While Olaf does have a lower winrate compared to Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Malzahar.
Furthermore, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Malzahar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Olaf in order to counter Malzahar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Olaf most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Malzahar. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Olaf versus Malzahar build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Malzahar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Malzahar with this build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Malzahar as Olaf, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Olaf vs Malzahar matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
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