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Senna vs Malzahar

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How to Beat Malzahar as Senna

based on 8,883 Senna vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.86
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Senna faced off against Malzahar 8883 times. Including so many matchups for Senna versus Malzahar gives us faith in our ability to produce useful data and a supported build to smash Malzahar. This pairing is relatively rare. Senna encounters Malzahar in only 3.1% of her rounds.

Senna vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Senna does a decent job of countering Malzahar. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Senna vs Malzahar rounds, Senna’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Senna vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Boots of SwiftnessSerrated Dirk

Core Senna Items

~22 Mins
Rapid FirecannonYoumuu's GhostbladeEdge of Night

Optional Items

StormrazorInfinity EdgeHubrisBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Senna to level upq
>
Second ability for Senna to level upw
>
Last skill for Senna to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCut Down
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Senna's passive ability p
Senna's q ability q
Senna's w ability w
Senna's e ability e
Senna's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Malzahar as Senna

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.

Senna vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Senna Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Malzahar Image
5
< Kills >
5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.5
11.9
< Assists >
7.1
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
65
< Minions Killed >
200
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.55
18,029
< Physical Damage >
591
321
< Magic Damage >
20,567
563
< True Damage >
373
18,913
< Damage Dealt >
21,531
19,081
< Damage Taken >
18,438
10,939
< Gold Earned >
12,081
2.45
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,371
< Total Healing >
1,556
11,989
< Experience >
15,271
49
< Vision Score >
20
20
< Wards Placed >
10
227
< Time Dealing CC >
409

How to Counter Malzahar with Senna in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several influential Senna vs. Malzahar counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Senna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Senna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Malzahar. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Senna normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Malzahar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Senna and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Senna
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Senna
Malzahar

Who is Better, Senna or Malzahar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Senna usually wins when playing against Malzahar, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Senna makes a good counter to Malzahar.

While Senna does have a higher win rate than Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Senna also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Senna into Malzaharas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Senna also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Senna vs Malzahar matchups, Senna is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Senna is a decent counter to Malzahar. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Senna against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Senna Players

How We Calculated Our Senna vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Senna, we analyzed 8,883 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 Senna 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

If you would like to truly master Senna to counter Malzahar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Senna often gets a lot less CS as Malzahar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Senna versus Malzahar build include Rapid Firecannon, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. When Senna used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Malzahar than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Senna had an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Malzahar with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Malzahar as Senna, Senna players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Senna vs Malzahar fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.

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