QoL-buffs for Malzahar
I've been playing a lot of 
, less than the mains but more than most I dare say. I feel like he is pretty fine balance-wise atm; playing around his mana issues with the Malefic Visions is generally a pretty fun mechanic, and the 
and 
buffs a few patches back put him in a really good spot. When that is said, I think he has some weaknesses that are just purely outdated:
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His auto-attacks. I understand that this is what separates the good from the great and so on, but Riot stated years ago with the auto-attack buff to
that this shouldn't be an issue with champions. You could argue with champions like 
and 
that auto-attack mechanics is just an added weakness to make up for other strengths, but I feel like so much of Malzahar's kit in the early game is revolved around preserving mana with his E, but between all the minions attacking, including your own that can suddenly get an AS-boost, and the E dealing damage, timing your auto-attack can at times be extremely difficult. -
His E should deal some instant damage. It just feels so clunky and extremely slow when it doesn't. Between his auto-attacks being so slow and E not dealing damage, it's like attending the lottery seeing if you will get a creep or not. Swain, whom I feel is the most similar champion in that he is DoT-based (I realize they are vastly different in their functionality within teams, but their way of dealing damage is very similar), does have an instant last-hit tool in his Q. I do understand this could be a bit over the top alongside auto-attack buffs, but if at least my first suggestion gets through, I would be really happy.
