Champion matchup misconceptions

Do you have any matchup ideas that are perceived as being in favor of one champion when in reality it is not true and you want to discuss that? I have some:

1. versus

Misconception: Malzahar counters Zed

Reality: Zed can potentially outpoke Malzahar, with him having no way to reply Zed's poke because he has to choose between using E on minions to farm, or using E on Zed to poke him. Even if Malzahar decides to farm, outpushing Zed is meaningless because he has a rather easy time farming under the tower. To make the matters worse, Malzahar has no escapes. If the enemy jungler comes, Zed can get an easy kill off Malzahar, and snowball from there. Also, because Zed is an AD champion, he has no issues when building QSS, because is, in fact, a very good item for him, especially after the changes.

However, Malzahar can take advantage of when Zed roams to push the lane hard and take the tower, therefore punishing Zed for roaming. Also, Malzahar outscales Zed during the late game with his superior teamfighting potential and ability to buy Zhonya and Rylai to become unkillable by Zed (though if Zed has a QSS - it is unlikely that he will not have one - then Malzahar can't kill Zed either).

2. versus

Misconception: Vladimir counters Nasus

Reality: Vladimir can outpoke Nasus during the first levels, but once Nasus come back with a he can shrug off Vladimir's poke. Vladimir can't really kill Nasus during the lane phase without help of his jungler, and he can't really prevent Nasus from farming. With enough stacks, Nasus can actually all-in Vladimir, using his W to prevent Vlad from escaping. With his passive lifesteal, Nasus can just sustain himself and he can have kill potential on Vlad, while Vlad can't have kill potential on Nasus.

However, with CDR runes, Vladimir can sustain himself well, therefore preventing Nasus from having kill potential on him. They also potentially allow Vlad to actually kill Nasus during the lane phase even with a Specter's Cowl. While Vladimir cannot punish Nasus, he can outscale Nasus during teamfights, though that part is more team dependent. If Vlad's team has enough CC to keep Nasus off their carries, then Vlad will have an easier time teamfighing due to his damage and sustain being more consistent.

3. versus

Misconception: Wukong counters Vladimir

Reality: Unless Wukong cheeses Vlad at the first levels, he can't really kill him. Vlad will just sustain himself, and because Wukong has no sustain himself, he can be outpoked by Vlad. Also, Vlad can pool to avoid most of Wukong ult's damage. Did you know that Vlad can use his E to detect where Wukong is going if he used the decoy? By starting Cloth + 4 pots and playing safe while using Q to poke, Vlad will never be killed by Wukong.

However, Vladimir does not have the tools to stop Wukong during teamfights, even with Rylai he can't really do much to stop Wukong from just killing his carries. Also, Wukong can still kill Vlad during an all-in early game if he is not careful, so Vlad should respect Wukong's damage potential and should never try to direcly duel him.