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Vladimir vs Malzahar

How to Beat Malzahar as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malzahar as Vladimir

based on 3,806 Vladimir vs Malzahar matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our data, Vladimir did battle with Malzahar 3806 times. Having so many matchups for Vladimir versus Malzahar provides us faith in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to counter your rival. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Vladimir has to counter Malzahar in only 3.4% of his games.

Vladimir vs Malzahar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir does a awful job of countering Malzahar. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.6% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Vladimir against Malzahar rounds, Vladimir’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Malzahar.

Best Vladimir vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vladimir to level upq
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Second ability for Vladimir to level upe
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Last skill for Vladimir to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Malzahar

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Malzahar Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Malzahar Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.2
5.3
< Deaths >
5.2
5.9
< Assists >
7.4
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
186
< Minions Killed >
204
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.59
864
< Physical Damage >
720
20,368
< Magic Damage >
24,416
344
< True Damage >
385
21,577
< Damage Dealt >
25,522
33,839
< Damage Taken >
17,975
11,662
< Gold Earned >
12,208
1.77
< Towers >
2.41
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
27,728
< Total Healing >
1,555
14,964
< Experience >
15,420
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
10
119
< Time Dealing CC >
408

How to Counter Malzahar with Vladimir in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some critical Vladimir vs. Malzahar matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malzahar..

Vladimir typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Malzahar

Who is Better, Vladimir or Malzahar?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when taking on Malzahar, with a 45.6% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a poor counter for Malzahar.

While Vladimir does have a much lower win rate compared to Malzahar, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Vladimir into Malzaharas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vladimir also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vladimir is a bad counter for Malzahar. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Malzahar.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Malzahar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malzahar as Vladimir, we analyzed 3,806 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 Vladimir 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 truly master Vladimir 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 suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Malzahar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Malzahar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Stormsurge. When Vladimir included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Malzahar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 45.6% battling Malzahar with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Malzahar as Vladimir, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Vladimir vs Malzahar matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.6% win rate overall.

If you need to get Vladimir x Malzahar tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every round completed with both champs.