Zyra vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Zyra
based on 5,235 Zyra vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Malzahar
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
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.
Zyra vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Zyra in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several critical Zyra vs. Malzahar counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Malzahar..
Zyra usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Malzahar. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Zyra or Malzahar?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Malzahar, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a good counter for Malzahar.
While Zyra does have a higher win rate compared to Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Malzaharas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This 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 Zyra vs Malzahar matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Zyra is a good counter for Malzahar. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zyra in order to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra often racks up a lot less CS as Malzahar. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Malzahar build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Malzahar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Malzahar with this build.
To have the best probability of defeating Malzahar as Zyra, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Zyra vs Malzahar LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.
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