Plot twist: Malz mid is played in LCK and has generally a higher win rate than sup malz

KONO RUBICK DA·Apr 19, 2017·4 votes·381 views

http://www.leagueofgraphs.com/champions/stats/malzahar/platinum

51.5% win rate Go on, and tell me how gutted he was

12 Comments

Alex h8721Apr 19, 20172 votes

You also have to factor in that it was played against a ryze mid, who has been pretty gutted w/ how long his E CD is now (because "too strong in pro play lol") whose basically just picked for the ult/comfort pick.

I think the malz pick would've had a lot more trouble if it had been played into something like a syndra for example, because ryze is outstandingly weak right now.

KONO RUBICK DAApr 19, 20171 votes

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You also have to factor in that it was played against a ryze mid, who has been pretty gutted w/ how long his E CD is now (because "too strong in pro play lol") whose basically just picked for the ult/comfort pick.

fair enough

Mataka TekApr 19, 20172 votes

Wow. Is this guy really serious. Malzahar is not picked because of 2 reasons:

His Ultimate is negated by QSS.
He is nerfed to the balls.

Of course his pick rate is 2%. Honestly its amazing he is even picked at all.

HyperiönApr 19, 20171 votes

And then you look at popularity rate of 1.7%.

Lul.

KONO RUBICK DAApr 19, 20173 votes

hm so? if he has 51.5% win rate, and is played mid in competition i can't see anything but a viable pick

and yet board goes on about how malz mid is no longer playable what a joke

D3m37r1Apr 19, 20172 votes

Low popularity means played only by mains which means inflated winrate.

HyperiönApr 19, 20172 votes

Malz isn't played mid. If he was it was probably for 1 game.

Even looking in the LCS, he has a 2% pickrate mid and a 50% win rate.

Do you even play Malz? Because if you did, you would realize he is very underpar in the Mid lane.

KONO RUBICK DAApr 19, 20171 votes

look at LCK and then come back

Beacon AcademyApr 19, 20171 votes

Is a champion bad because they aren't picked in the pro scene?

I fail to see the logic.

lightdragoon88Apr 19, 20171 votes

Ok let look at some of these victories.

Fed Draven

Split push 10/0 Tryndamere

Oh...an AFK on enemy team

Mmmm...wonder if any of these games were won because of Malzahar and not his team?

Beacon AcademyApr 19, 20171 votes

Compared to the 53-55% winrate and 4-5% playrate for pre-rework Malzahar?

Mataka TekApr 20, 20171 votes

If he is not picked in the pro scene it is common sense that he is not strong enough to win.
The simple fact is, that Malz was not being picked PRIOR to the Nerf,and now the chances of him getting picked are even lower.

But its not just the pro scene. Diamond and Plat players who used to main Malz no longer see him as viable.