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How to Win Malzahar vs Kled Counter MatchupMalzahar is in the a tier of champions

Malzahar vs Kled

How to Beat Kled as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kled as Malzahar

based on 1,427 Malzahar vs Kled matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kled as Malzahar resulted from an evaluation of 1427 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Malzahar encounters Kled in only 1.2% of his matches.

Malzahar vs Kled Matchup Summary

Malzahar does a average job of countering Kled. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Malzahar vs Kled games, Malzahar’s side is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kled.

Best Malzahar vs Kled Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalGlowing Mote

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionVoid StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Malzahar's passive ability p
Malzahar's q ability q
Malzahar's w ability w
Malzahar's e ability e
Malzahar's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kled as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Kled

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.

Advice to Win Against Kled

Watch Kled's courage bar when he's off his mount - when it reaches 100%, he will remount and regain a significant amount of health.

Kled is much more threatening when he has Violent Tendencies ready.

Kled generates courage by damaging enemies with his Pocket Pistol and basic attacks, killing minions, and attacking structures or epic monsters.

Malzahar vs Kled Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Kled Image
5
< Kills >
6.8
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
7.8
< Assists >
6.8
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
196
< Minions Killed >
163
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.6
655
< Physical Damage >
21,208
21,548
< Magic Damage >
126
473
< True Damage >
1,040
22,676
< Damage Dealt >
22,375
18,807
< Damage Taken >
38,334
12,013
< Gold Earned >
12,340
2.2
< Towers >
2.98
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,561
< Total Healing >
6,681
15,115
< Experience >
14,856
19
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
404
< Time Dealing CC >
110

How to Counter Kled with Malzahar in LoL

The stats shown here show several critical Malzahar against Kled matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kled’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kled..

Malzahar typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Kled. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Kled

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Kled
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Kled

Who is Better, Malzahar or Kled?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kled, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Malzahar makes an ok counter for Kled.

While Malzahar does have a lower winrate compared to Kled, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Kled.

Furthermore, Malzahar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kled. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Kled matchups, Kled is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter to Kled. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malzahar against Kled.

Other Champion Matchups Against Malzahar

Malzahar Loses Against

NocturneNocturne45.5% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateAurelion SolAurelion Sol46% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.1% winrate

Malzahar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.6% winrateZoeZoe56.5% winrateRyzeRyze56.3% winrateZeriZeri56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 4847 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 6204 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.5% 16998 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 55% 8165 Games

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Kled Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kled as Malzahar, we analyzed 1,427 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kled as Malzahar comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Malzahar Build Kled Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Kled during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Kled. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Kled build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Kled than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Malzahar boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Kled with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Kled as Malzahar, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Kled clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.

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