Need more AP Item variety and Most AP Items and Masteries don't synergize with Malzhar's Kit.
Malzahar has 4 spells: Q: Call of the Void (Basically a time delayed AOE Wall OF SILENCE that must be placed in advance) W: Void Swarm (The voidlings -- does not do spell dmg) E: Malefic Visions (Basically, AOE purple fire magic that spreads to the nearest minion or champ if the one carrying it dies while its in effect) and R Ult: Nether Grasp (Channeled, Single target, + AOE Pool)
The problem is that nearly every Mastery or magical item that offers any kind of buff to an AP Caster will not work or gets nerfed with Malzahar's QWE or R because they are all DOT spells or AOE or both.
Examples: DeathFire's Touch: totally nerfed for Malzahar, since every spell he has is AOE and/or DOT.
Guinsoo Rage Blade: useless on Malz, his entire kit revolves around Spell casts, and his Attack range is limited (It was nerfed). HexTech GunBlade: Its supposed to Heal for 15% but that is cut down to 5% (1/3) for AOE. Lichbane: nice bonus for BASIC attacks, but again, not so great with Malzahar, since his range Auto range is crap.
Muramana: "Unique – Shock: Unit-targeted abilities and basic attacks on champions (on-hit) consume 3% current mana to deal 6% current mana bonus physical damage. "... totally useless on Malz since his QWE don't actually PROC this at all!
Nashor's Tooth: Sounds great, But Malzahar can't USE IT in the kit efffectively because Malzahar's Auto range is nerfed and he needs Penetration or Greviious Wounds more than Auto Attack speed boosts. He has to sacrifice something so this gets left out. If this item also had Grevious Wounds and/orextended his range then it would be worhty of a purchase for select situations.
Morellonomicron: I really want to buy this.. I do. But Malzahar is very Mana hungry... please change it so that it build from TEAR instead of Lost Chapter.
Lost Chapter: WTH, we don't need this. Bring back the old Catalyst... and get rid of this.
Catalyst: (The old one helped, the new version is crap, forcing me to pick either tear or Lost Chapter, which is expensive.)
Rylai: now only has 20% slow and 75 AP... why???
Why is there such a limited set of usable AP ITEMS??? please fix the masteries and items so they work better with AOE and DOT spells.