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How to Synergize Corki with Malzahar on the Same TeamCorki is in the b tier of champions

Corki with Malzahar

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How to Synergize Corki and Malzahar

based on 238 Corki with Malzahar pairs
Win Rate
43.7 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Corki has fought alongside Malzahar in 238 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the developers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Corki synergize with Malzahar. It is very rare for Corki to play with Malzahar as allies. This has only taken place in approx. 0.6% of games with Corki.

Corki Malzahar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Corki does a terrible job of playing alongside Malzahar. Typically, he wins a poor 43.7% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Corki when fighting on the same team as Malzahar by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Corki vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTear of the Goddess

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMalignanceEclipse

Optional Items

Trinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Corki and Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Corki with Malzahar

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

Advice to Understand How Malzahar Will Play

Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.

Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.

Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.

Corki Malzahar Synergy Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
43.7 %
VS
Win Rate
56.3 %
Malzahar Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6
7.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
168
< Minions Killed >
186
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.44
3,393
< Physical Damage >
3,661
19,753
< Magic Damage >
21,545
755
< True Damage >
927
23,902
< Damage Dealt >
26,134
22,684
< Damage Taken >
21,926
12,251
< Gold Earned >
12,691
1.88
< Towers >
1.99
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,001
< Total Healing >
3,365
13,651
< Experience >
14,616
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
208
< Time Dealing CC >
202

How to Play with Malzahar as Corki in LoL

The Corki Malzahar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malzahar, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Corki sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malzahar. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Malzahar helps Corki perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Corki plays on the same team as Malzahar, he sees a measurable drop in his complete damage dealt. This could indicate that Malzahar does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Corki is played alongside Malzahar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Malzahar.

Moreover, when Corki plays with Malzahar on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Malzahar does a poor job of protecting Corki during teamfights.

Synergies between Corki and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Corki
Malzahar

Is Corki better when played alongside Malzahar?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Corki that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. However, overall, Malzahar is a terrible ally for Corki. By being on the same team as Corki, he drops their win rate by -4.4% to 43.7%. This shows that there is a very bad bond between Corki and Malzahar that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Malzahar has a lower difficulty than Corki. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Malzahar allies to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Corki players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Together, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Corki and Malzahar together, you will not be giving your other teammates a lot of cover. We recommend you include other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Malzahar ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki Malzahar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Corki and Malzahar, we analyzed 238 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Corki with Malzahar comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Corki to synergize with Malzahar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to build first in your Corki and Malzahar synergy build include Muramana, Malignance, and Eclipse. When Corki combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Malzahar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Corki boasted an average win rate of 43.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Malzahar with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Corki players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 43.7% win rate overall.

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