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Anivia with Malzahar

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How to Synergize Anivia and Malzahar

based on 394 Anivia with Malzahar pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Anivia has fought alongside Malzahar in 394 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the publishers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Anivia play with Malzahar. It is very rare for Anivia to play with Malzahar on the same side. This has only taken place in approx. 0.7% of rounds with Anivia.

Anivia Malzahar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Anivia has done a poor job of playing alongside Malzahar. Usually, she wins an acceptable 48.5% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Anivia when playing alongside Malzahar by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Anivia vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire Crystal

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Anivia's passive ability p
Anivia's q ability q
Anivia's w ability w
Anivia's e ability e
Anivia's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
E
4
W
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
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Q
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Q
14
W
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W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Anivia and Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Anivia with Malzahar

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.

It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.

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.

Anivia Malzahar Synergy Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Malzahar Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5
8.9
< Assists >
7.8
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
102
< Minions Killed >
160
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,220
< Physical Damage >
1,250
16,633
< Magic Damage >
17,783
1,193
< True Damage >
1,190
19,048
< Damage Dealt >
20,223
27,581
< Damage Taken >
26,907
10,538
< Gold Earned >
11,287
1.91
< Towers >
2.1
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,382
< Total Healing >
3,931
13,358
< Experience >
15,073
38
< Vision Score >
23
17
< Wards Placed >
11
816
< Time Dealing CC >
1,000

How to Play with Malzahar as Anivia in LoL

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

Overall, Anivia sees a large worsening in her 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 Anivia perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Anivia plays on the same team as Malzahar, she observes a small decrease in her total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Malzahar does not help protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Anivia is played together with Malzahar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Malzahar.

Moreover, when Anivia plays with Malzahar on the same team, she often takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Malzahar does a poor job of covering Anivia during teamfights.

Synergies between Anivia and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Anivia
Malzahar

Is Anivia better when played alongside Malzahar?

There is no top companion for Anivia that will always be her ideal teammate. However, Malzahar is a relatively poor ally for Anivia. By being on the same team as Anivia, he lowers their win rate by -2.4% to 48.5%. This proves that there is a bad strategic relationship between Anivia and Malzahar that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Malzahar has a much lower diffuclty than Anivia. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Malzahar comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing on the same side, Anivia players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. When paired, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by grouping Anivia and Malzahar together, you probably will not be providing your team much sustained damage output. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Malzahar ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia Malzahar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Anivia and Malzahar, we analyzed 394 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 Anivia 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 Anivia in order to work well with Malzahar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Anivia and Malzahar synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia used at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Malzahar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Anivia boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when playing alongside Malzahar with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

If you need to view Anivia and Malzahar synergy tips and stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every match completed with these champs.