@Statikk @ChampUp @MalzaPlayers Waiting for a Malzahar megathread, let's share some ideas!
Hello everyone! I'm Mephistophilis and I play LoL since Season 1 (5 years!). Malzahar has always been my favorite champion, my main, and also the champion I'm better with: I'm really attached to him. Overall I think that even if he's in a good state and very fun to play, Riot is right when they say he can be improved. So here I will try to synthetize what are the most important things for me about our beloved Void Prophet and hopefully contribute at finding the better direction for him. Also sorry If I did some mistakes in writing this post, English is not my first language.
What aspect is most core or sacred to their identity?- Identity: A shadowy prophet who unleashes unfathomable/terryfing energies and creatures to destroy/convert everything in his path. Core gameplay: Mid-range Aoe team melter, who doesn't care if the enemies are tanky or not. He deals high dmg but he is immoble and vulnerable.
What issue bothers you the most when playing them?
- Ultimate and its interaction with QSS: You have it -> I can't R you, you don't have it -> I can R you. This binary lack of gameplay nullifies my ultimate and make me feel an useless prophet. So change the ultimate (yes I'm saying that) or change the interaction with Qss.
- His Voidlings could be more significant. Maybe we need more of them, or more types of them (risking similarities with Yorick), or just some ways to play with and around them, for example I't be cool if they would attack anyone that is threathening you, like some loving children.
I won't spend a word for E, because as every Malza player would say, voidlings and space aids are a must, without them, he would not be Malza anymore. I also feel that Q is very important, it's one of the most satisfying spell to hit in game. I think that changing Q completely would hurt many Malza players. As for the ultimate.... It's an iconic ability, strong but risky, that makes Malzahar an awesome duelist and a threath for everyone, but I feel that outside teamfights can be frustrating to play against. Even if I love this ability, I think that R can be changed, and the same I think about W, as long as you have a good direction for that. Maybe the R can be a bigger Q portal that deals high damage and summon Chtulu or something, just a random idea.
2 final things I hope in general:
- He won't become a champion too complex, with micromanagement or 6 passives. Simpleness is often good.
- He would receive a Visual Update with the rework, as he's very ugly compared to what he could be.
Thank you for reading this! I hope to have conveyed what I need is important for him and that I could start some form of discussion.
- Bow to the void! Or be consumed by it!