Malzahar Build, Runes & Counters — LoL Champion Guide

Win Rate

51.8%

Mid

Pick Rate

3.5%

9,378 games

Tier

This patch

CS / min

7.9

82 @ 10min

Full Build Guide

Starters, core items, boots & situational for Malzahar

Playing as Malzahar

Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.
Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.
Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.

Playing against Malzahar

When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.

Playmaking

Kill participation

Solo kills / game

1.6

First blood rate

Damage / min

801

Kills / game

4.6

Early KDA (15 min)

2.57

Base stats (level 1)

580

HP regen

6.0

375

MP regen

8.0

Attack dmg

Attack spd

0.625

Armor

Magic resist

Move speed

335

Range

500

Strong vs · Mid

Weak vs · Mid

Abilities

Void Shift

When he hasn't recently taken damage or been crowd controlled, Malzahar gains massive damage reduction and crowd control immunity, lingering for a short period after taking damage.

Call of the Void

Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions.

CD 6sCost 60/65/70/75/80Range 900

Void Swarm

Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.

CD 8sCost 40/45/50/55/60Range 150

Malefic Visions

Malzahar infects his target's mind with cruel visions of their demise, dealing damage over time. Using Malzahar's other spells on the target will refresh the visions.

If the target dies while afflicted by the visions, they pass on to a nearby enemy unit and Malzahar gains Mana. Malzahar's Voidlings are attracted to affected units.

CD 11/10/9/8/7sCost 60/70/80/90/100Range 650

Nether Grasp

Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy.

CD 140/110/80sCost 100Range 700

// lore

A zealous seer dedicated to the unification of all life, Malzahar truly believes the newly emergent Void to be the path to Runeterra's salvation. In the desert wastes of Shurima, he followed the voices that whispered in his mind, all the way to ancient Icathia. Amidst the ruins of that land, he gazed into the dark heart of the Void itself, and was gifted new power and purpose. Malzahar now sees himself as a shepherd, empowered to bring others into the fold… or to release the voidling creatures that dwell beneath.

Skins · 57