Yasuo vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Yasuo
based on 9,366 Yasuo vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yasuo vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Yasuo vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Yasuo
Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Malzahar
Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.
Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
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.
Yasuo vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Yasuo in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Yasuo versus Malzahar counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Malzahar..
Yasuo often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Malzahar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Yasuo or Malzahar?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually loses when playing against Malzahar, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes a bad counter to Malzahar.
While Yasuo does have a lower win rate compared to Malzahar, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Yasuo into Malzaharas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Yasuo also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Yasuo is a somewhat poor counter to Malzahar. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Yasuo 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yasuo on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malzahar. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Malzahar build include Iceborn Gauntlet, Kraken Slayer, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Malzahar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 48.1% battling Malzahar with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating Malzahar as Yasuo, Yasuo players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Unflinching, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Yasuo vs Malzahar fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% win rate overall.
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