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Malzahar

MageAssassin
Malzahar is a mageRolemage
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeMid-Game
Void Shift abilityp
Call of the Void abilityq
Void Swarm abilityw
Malefic Visions abilitye
Nether Grasp abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
middle

Malzahar Build

based on 117,560 matches
Win Rate
51 %
Pick Rate
7.4 %
Ban Rate
11.3 %

How We Come Up with Our Malzahar Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Malzahar build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Malzahar builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Malzahar core items and runes for any situation.

Malzahar Build Summary

Malzahar is a good middle lane champion in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Sorcery Inspiration. Including the specific runes shown below in your Malzahar build will give you the bonus stats to help him play well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. You should focus on building up his e ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Malzahar

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sorcerer's ShoesLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Liandry's AnguishSeraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapSorcerer's Shoes

Optional Items

Archangel's StaffShadowflameDemonic EmbraceRylai's Crystal Scepter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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 BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearFuture's Market
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Malzahar Matchups Overview

Malzahar is Weak Against

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol44.7% winrateFizzFizz47.3% winrateKassadinKassadin47.8% winrateViktorViktor48% winrate

Malzahar is Strong Against

VladimirVladimir59.7% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc56.3% winrateQiyanaQiyana55.6% winrateZoeZoe55.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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More Gameplay Tips for Malzahar Players

Tips and Tricks

Call of the Void can be used to silence multiple enemies if cast in the correct location.

Nether Grasp can be used to hold down enemy carries while your team brings them down during a gank, and it can also be used to keep an enemy carry immobilized during a teamfight.

Additional Malzahar Build Insights

League of Legends Malzahar players could find him to be a challenging champ to build out properly. You will notice that his build is modified when he is playing against either well-rounded or specialized team compositions, showing you should not take the same Malzahar build every single game of League of Legends

The most critical items to include in your champ's build are: Liandry's Anguish, Seraph's Embrace, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Players who added these items in their builds had a much better winrate than those who worked towards other builds for Malzahar. Similarly, if you are battling a varied enemy team arrangement, you should really consider grabbing him the Sorcery, and Inspiration runes. In recent matches, he won the largest number of his matches when equipped with these runes.

We set our Malzahar build suggestions by analyzing 117,560 recently ranked LoL rounds with him in them. We only recommend the best winrate Malzahar builds that have been used by ranked LoL players enough times for us to propose them. With so many games in our data, we are confident in our suggested builds.