Malzahar vs Urgot TOP Matchup Guide

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Malzahar into Urgotmedium

Overview

Keep the wave pushed to deny Urgot safe scaling and limit his ranged poke effectiveness.
This lane is a control duel where you leverage suppression picks to force Urgot defensive.
Your goal is to maintain lane pressure and punish Urgot's cooldowns before his execute threat spikes.

Push with and Voidlings, then threaten silence or ultimate when Urgot steps forward.
Punish Urgot after he uses to engage, as he becomes easier to kite.
Vary your push and trade timing to reduce Urgot's ability to interrupt your ultimate channel.

Beware when Urgot's flip and shield are available to punish your engage attempts.
Avoid overcommitting when Urgot's passive legs are active, increasing his damage output.
Your ultimate channel is vulnerable to interruption if Urgot or allies have crowd control ready.

Use and Voidlings to push early waves and force Urgot under tower.
Avoid extended trades before level 6 to prevent Urgot punishing you when Voidlings are killed.
Track cooldown to avoid being flipped and punished in early trades.

At level 6, use suppression window for all-ins or picks while respecting Urgot's execute.
After your first mana/AP item, increase wave pressure and trade confidence to force Urgot back.
Respect Urgot's level 6 execute window by dodging the projectile and avoiding low health.

Keep the wave pushed permanently to deny Urgot free farm and create map presence opportunities.
Use suppression to secure picks and force Urgot into defensive play.
Exploit windows after Urgot's and cooldowns to trade aggressively and dominate lane.

Tactical tip

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