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How to Win Rell vs Malzahar Counter MatchupRell is in the b tier of champions

Rell vs Malzahar

How to Beat Malzahar as Rell in LoLRell is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malzahar as Rell

based on 1,542 Rell vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.77
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Malzahar as Rell resulted from an analysis of 1542 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Rell encounters Malzahar in only 3.1% of her games.

Rell vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Rell has done a ok job of beating Malzahar. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Rell versus Malzahar games, Rell’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Malzahar.

Best Rell vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rell Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceKnight's Vow

Optional Items

Force of NatureThornmailKaenic RookernLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rell to level upw
>
Second ability for Rell to level upe
>
Last skill for Rell to max outq

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Rell's passive ability p
Rell's q ability q
Rell's w ability w
Rell's e ability e
Rell's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Malzahar as Rell

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.

Rell vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Rell Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Malzahar Image
1.8
< Kills >
5.4
6.4
< Deaths >
5.7
15.9
< Assists >
8.1
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
29
< Minions Killed >
196
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,853
< Physical Damage >
627
5,104
< Magic Damage >
21,323
874
< True Damage >
432
7,831
< Damage Dealt >
22,383
22,989
< Damage Taken >
18,382
8,793
< Gold Earned >
12,157
1.77
< Towers >
2.25
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,962
< Total Healing >
1,424
11,030
< Experience >
15,112
54
< Vision Score >
20
23
< Wards Placed >
10
295
< Time Dealing CC >
406

How to Counter Malzahar with Rell in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Rell vs. Malzahar matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Rell’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rell may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Malzahar. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Rell normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives more damage than Malzahar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rell and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Rell
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rell
Malzahar

Who is Better, Rell or Malzahar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rell usually fairs equally well when playing against Malzahar, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Rell makes an ok counter for Malzahar.

While Rell does have a lower win rate than Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Rell also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rell into Malzahar.

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

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

Rell is a somewhat poor counter for Malzahar. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rell against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Rell Players

How We Calculated Our Rell vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Rell, we analyzed 1,542 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 Malzahar as Rell 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 Rell in order to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rell typically gets a lot less CS compared to Malzahar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Rell versus Malzahar build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Rell used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better versus Malzahar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rell had an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Malzahar with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Malzahar as Rell, Rell players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rell vs Malzahar counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

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