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Kha'Zix with Malzahar

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How to Synergize Kha'Zix and Malzahar

based on 3,500 Kha'Zix with Malzahar pairs
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Kha'Zix has fought alongside Malzahar in 3500 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the makers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Kha'Zix synergize with Malzahar. It is relatively rare for Kha'Zix to play alongside Malzahar on the same side. This has only taken place in approx. 3.2% of matches with Kha'Zix.

Kha'Zix Malzahar Synergy Summary

Kha'Zix has done a ok job of teaming up with Malzahar. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.1% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Kha'Zix when playing with Malzahar by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kha'Zix vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelAxiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Kha'Zix and Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix with Malzahar

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix Malzahar Synergy Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Malzahar Image
8.5
< Kills >
8.3
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
5.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
25
< Minions Killed >
27
1.66
< Dragons Killed >
1.7
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.33
18,369
< Physical Damage >
17,790
1,103
< Magic Damage >
1,085
1,028
< True Damage >
998
20,501
< Damage Dealt >
19,874
34,019
< Damage Taken >
33,569
12,979
< Gold Earned >
12,821
0.99
< Towers >
1.01
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
16,538
< Total Healing >
16,467
14,175
< Experience >
13,997
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
215
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Play with Malzahar as Kha'Zix in LoL

The Kha'Zix 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, Kha'Zix 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 worsening shows that Malzahar helps Kha'Zix perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kha'Zix is paired with Malzahar, he observes a small increase in his complete damage output. This could signal that Malzahar supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kha'Zix is played alongside Malzahar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Malzahar. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Malzahar.

Moreover, when Kha'Zix plays with Malzahar on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Malzahar does a poor job of protecting Kha'Zix during teamfights.

Synergies between Kha'Zix and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kha'Zix
Malzahar

Is Kha'Zix better when played alongside Malzahar?

There is no top champion pairing for Kha'Zix that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Malzahar is a very typical ally for Kha'Zix. By locking into the same team as Kha'Zix, he improves their win rate by 0.9% to 50.1%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Kha'Zix and Malzahar that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Malzahar has a lower difficulty than Kha'Zix. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Malzahar comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by aligning Kha'Zix and Malzahar together, you probably will not be providing your team enough engage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Malzahar ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix Malzahar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kha'Zix and Malzahar, we analyzed 3,500 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 Kha'Zix 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix in order to work well with Malzahar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to use in your Kha'Zix and Malzahar synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Hubris. When Kha'Zix bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Malzahar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average win rate of 50.1% helping carry Malzahar with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

If you want to view Kha'Zix and Malzahar collaboration tips and builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and tips and suggestions shown are calculated using all rounds finished with both champions.