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Urgot vs Malzahar

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How to Beat Malzahar as Urgot

based on 2,268 Urgot vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Malzahar as Urgot came out of an examination of 2268 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Urgot is forced to battle against Malzahar in only 3.1% of his games.

Urgot vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Urgot does a dismal job of beating Malzahar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs face each other in. In Urgot vs Malzahar matches, Urgot’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Urgot vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Urgot Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Force of NatureSpear of ShojinThornmailTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Urgot's passive ability p
Urgot's q ability q
Urgot's w ability w
Urgot's e ability e
Urgot's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Malzahar as Urgot

Tips for Playing as Urgot against Malzahar

Save Fear Beyond Death for opponents you know are already too weak to survive. It's especially good for picking off fleeing foes.

Pay attention to your individual leg's cooldowns, as they make for a signficiant portion of your damage

Land Corrosive Charge or Disdain to lock on to target's with Purge - a great way to trigger multiple legs in rapid succession.

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.

Urgot vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Urgot Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Malzahar Image
6.7
< Kills >
5
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
4.9
< Assists >
7.6
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
181
< Minions Killed >
196
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.54
19,002
< Physical Damage >
596
122
< Magic Damage >
20,367
1,678
< True Damage >
395
20,802
< Damage Dealt >
21,359
28,966
< Damage Taken >
18,129
12,459
< Gold Earned >
12,005
2.61
< Towers >
2.27
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,337
< Total Healing >
1,611
15,343
< Experience >
15,139
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
10
250
< Time Dealing CC >
404

How to Counter Malzahar with Urgot in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Urgot versus Malzahar counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Urgot’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Urgot may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malzahar..

Urgot usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Malzahar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Urgot and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Urgot
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Urgot
Malzahar

Who is Better, Urgot or Malzahar?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Urgot usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Malzahar, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Urgot makes an ok counter to Malzahar.

While Urgot does have a lower winrate compared to Malzahar, when facing one another, Urgot also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Urgot into Malzaharas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Urgot also has almost no 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 lot of burst damage.

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

Urgot is a somewhat poor counter for Malzahar. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Urgot against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Urgot Players

How We Calculated Our Urgot vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Urgot, we analyzed 2,268 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 Urgot 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 Urgot in order to counter Malzahar during both the lane 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 listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Urgot usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malzahar. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Urgot versus Malzahar build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Death's Dance. When Urgot included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Malzahar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Urgot had an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Malzahar with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Malzahar as Urgot, Urgot players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Urgot vs Malzahar LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.

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