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Rengar with Malzahar

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How to Synergize Rengar and Malzahar

based on 4,154 Rengar with Malzahar pairs
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Rengar has gone into battle with Malzahar in 4154 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Rengar play with Malzahar. It is relatively rare for Rengar to play with Malzahar as teammates. This has only occurred in about 3.1% of matches with Rengar.

Rengar Malzahar Synergy Summary

Rengar does a ok job of teaming up with Malzahar. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.7% of rounds the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Rengar when playing with Malzahar by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rengar vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightThe CollectorGuardian AngelLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Rengar and Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Rengar with Malzahar

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar Malzahar Synergy Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Malzahar Image
8.6
< Kills >
8.3
7.2
< Deaths >
7
6
< Assists >
6.2
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
41
< Minions Killed >
42
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.37
18,315
< Physical Damage >
17,849
1,344
< Magic Damage >
1,318
1,151
< True Damage >
1,133
20,811
< Damage Dealt >
20,300
34,365
< Damage Taken >
34,034
13,116
< Gold Earned >
12,994
1.28
< Towers >
1.3
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
16,266
< Total Healing >
16,247
14,249
< Experience >
14,116
21
< Vision Score >
21
5
< Wards Placed >
5
234
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Play with Malzahar as Rengar in LoL

The Rengar 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, Rengar sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malzahar. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Malzahar helps Rengar perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Rengar tries to synergize with Malzahar, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Malzahar supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Rengar is played together with Malzahar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Malzahar.

Moreover, when Rengar plays with Malzahar on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Malzahar does a poor job of protecting Rengar in team fights.

Synergies between Rengar and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rengar
Malzahar

Is Rengar better when played alongside Malzahar?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Rengar that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. Yet, Malzahar is a very typical ally for Rengar. By playing on the same side as Rengar, he raises their win rate by 0.7% to 49.7%. This proves that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Rengar and Malzahar that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Malzahar has a lower difficulty than Rengar. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Malzahar allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working alongside, Rengar players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by bringing Rengar and Malzahar together, you probably will not be granting your side very much engage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Malzahar teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar Malzahar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rengar and Malzahar, we analyzed 4,154 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 Rengar 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 Rengar to synergize with Malzahar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to focus on in your Rengar and Malzahar synergy build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar used at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Malzahar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rengar had an average win rate of 49.7% helping carry Malzahar with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, Rengar players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Rengar and Malzahar pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Malzahar with Rengar are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu above.