Xin Zhao vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Xin Zhao
based on 3,858 Xin Zhao vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xin Zhao vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Xin Zhao vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Malzahar
Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
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.
Xin Zhao vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Xin Zhao in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several important Xin Zhao against Malzahar counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malzahar..
Xin Zhao usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xin Zhao and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Malzahar?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xin Zhao usually wins when trying to fight Malzahar, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes a good counter to Malzahar.
While Xin Zhao does have a higher win rate than Malzahar, when they face off with one another, Xin Zhao also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Xin Zhao into Malzahar.
Furthermore, Xin Zhao also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Malzahar matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Xin Zhao is a good counter to Malzahar. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xin Zhao against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xin Zhao to counter Malzahar during both the lane 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 listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xin Zhao typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Malzahar. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Xin Zhao versus Malzahar build include Experimental Hexplate, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Malzahar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Xin Zhao had an average win rate of 52.6% when countering Malzahar with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Malzahar as Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Xin Zhao vs Malzahar fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.6% win rate overall.
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