Twitch vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Twitch
based on 4,786 Twitch vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Twitch vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Twitch vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Twitch
Tips for Playing as Twitch against Malzahar
Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.
You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.
Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.
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.
Twitch vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Twitch in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some important Twitch vs. Malzahar matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Malzahar. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Twitch usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Malzahar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Twitch and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Twitch or Malzahar?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Twitch usually fairs equally well when taking on Malzahar, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Twitch makes an ok counter for Malzahar.
While Twitch does have a lower win rate than Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Twitch also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Twitch into Malzahar.
Furthermore, Twitch has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Twitch is a somewhat poor counter to Malzahar. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Twitch against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Twitch in order to counter Malzahar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Twitch often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Malzahar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Twitch versus Malzahar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Banshee's Veil, and Nashor's Tooth. When Twitch combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Malzahar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Twitch had an average win rate of 49.5% battling Malzahar with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Malzahar as Twitch, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Twitch vs Malzahar counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.
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