Darius vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Darius
based on 4,251 Darius vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Malzahar
Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.
Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
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.
Darius vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Darius in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight several important Darius against Malzahar matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malzahar..
Darius usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Darius and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Darius or Malzahar?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when taking on Malzahar, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes an ok counter to Malzahar.
While Darius does have a lower winrate than Malzahar, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Malzahar.
Moreover, Darius also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Darius is a somewhat poor counter to Malzahar. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Darius against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius to counter Malzahar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malzahar. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Darius versus Malzahar build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Force of Nature. When Darius used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Malzahar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Malzahar with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Malzahar as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Darius vs Malzahar counters, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.
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