Sure wish there was any counter play to malz ult as a mage.

l Mundus l ·Nov 25, 2018·2 votes·883 views

He legit just one shots you level 6 with Ignite as long as he pressed E on you. Sure wish I could Cleanse it, but nah.

What a blast.

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The entire teamNov 25, 20183 votes

Eat some oranges and you'll be k.

ResterNov 25, 20182 votes

You can just buy a QSS regardless. Nothing is stopping you from doing so because it hasnt stopped other players from getting QSS as a mage either.

Is it gonna set you behind? Of course it is. Is it gonna negate him from guaranteed kills solo? Of course it is.

I even get Zhonyas as adc if I notice a zed is focusing me or a Kayn, among other things so at least I have some guaranteed safety. Since I can't trust my team to keep me alive unless it's something like a Tahm Kench eating me to safety.

l Mundus l Nov 25, 20182 votes

Yes, let me first buy a QSS level 6. Let me spend 1300 gold when I need things like item 3285 item 3157 item 3165 item 3020 .

Good idea, how about we just make a QSS option for mages instead of me just having an uncompleted item at full items?

ResterNov 25, 20182 votes

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Yes, let me first buy a QSS level 6. Let me spend 1300 gold when I need things like .

Good idea, how about we just make a QSS option for mages instead of me just having an uncompleted item at full items?

See above edited post. Is it gonna set you behind? Of course it is, but you pick your damn poison.

l Mundus l Nov 25, 20182 votes

Or just give a QSS item for mages, there is literally no excuse on not doing so. ADC's have a 600 gold / Free zhonyas.

wildfox9TNov 25, 20181 votes

then it would make sense removing item 3026 from the game,why AD can't build an AP item for having their stasis?

you give up a slot,1300g which means dealing no damage,having no CDR and mana pool,they don't need to kill you you are already useless,malza will just press R on someone else and still be useful while you can't do anything

you can buy it later in the game but as i said an useless slot especially in lategame will hurt a lot,putting you behind just because AP can't have the same options as AD

edit: if you really build zhonya on an ADC who's not Kaisa i don't expect you to understand the argument

edit 2 : reminder for everyone that there are melee/close range AP champions as well that basically don't exist when he's in game

deadlychuckNov 25, 20181 votes

As a mage, the counter to malzahar is your superior clear speed.

Deny him the gold, to deny him purchasing AP by level 6.

At least that's how it use to be, with the new spell shield and AP scaling voidlings, it might not matter anymore. He use to be an anti-assassin. But they tried to turn him into some kind of "battle mage" like swain or vlad i guess??? How you counter him specifically on mages might not be viable now that his voidlings can be used to clear. I can't be sure since I don't actually level up his voidlings if I play him post rework.

I don't think riot puts much thought in how mages will counter champions that they design anymore.