Why Malzahar is considered broken? I can't understand why since he is permabanned

YumaS2Astral·May 6, 2016·3 votes·1,017 views

I would really like to know why. However, people ban him so much that I have no idea of what actually makes him OP. If only people didn't banned recently released/reworked champions...

On ranked this is valid, since there is the risk of someone who do not know how to play that certain champion, play it regardless, and ruin the game due to this. However, on normal game, there is simply no excuse to ban a recently released/reworked champion. If you are afraid of that champion being strong, this is actually a reason to leave it unbanned, since if you play against it, you can learn how to play against it.

15 Comments

GaleWinUnleashedMay 6, 20163 votes

Malzahar is banned a lot right now because he's badly overtuned in the jungle. If you don't ban him one or both teams are going to pick him.

ParoeMay 6, 20163 votes

The reason people are shitting themselves over malzahar is because his voidlings give him VERY safe jungle clears.

In the rework malzahar lost over 50% of his damage. In the rework malzahars voidlings lost over 50% of their damage.

Malzahar cannot mid lane. He does not have the damage required. Malzahar cannot gank. He does not have the damage OR CC required. (His ganks are known as "Enabling ganks" because his kit enables the laner to unload their combo).

What malzahar CAN do is focus on jungle objectives and prime target lockdown during team fights. Due to the lack of damage and how his voidlings work, you will only have 4 voidlings in lane. You will only do 600~800 damage at level 18. with a full rotation, as full AP.

Its flat not worth it play malzahar anymore. if theyre nerfing him for god knows what reason, theyre dumpstering him even more than he is now. VERY few malzahar players, and even high ELO players, think that malzahars rework was a net posotive. It ONLY gave him a new niche as an objective controlling mage jungler.

Considering how much he lost, hes lucky to have any viability at all. they shouldnt nerf him. He needs a new rework already; that much is extremely clear.

GooginatorsMay 6, 20163 votes

I got ulted by one earlier today who only had 3-4 items done and took 700 dmg JUST from the ult... not even lvl 18

ParoeMay 6, 20162 votes

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I got ulted by one earlier today who only had 3-4 items done and took 700 dmg JUST from the ult... not even lvl 18

Link to the match please. Because i highly doubt he actually did that much unless you were an HP tank and he got off his QE.

GooginatorsMay 6, 20163 votes

He takes like NO damage from the jungle.
He will 1 shot you in his combo... More likely than not your team is too retarded to CC him during this, or your team comp is just all carries so you will die.
People can't play around his immunity passive and throw games

At higher ELO he shouldn't be "broken" but for the big majority of players he's broken just because lack of planning/preparing to fight him

ParoeMay 6, 20162 votes

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He takes like NO damage from the jungle.

He will 1 shot you in his combo... More likely than not your team is too retarded to CC him during this, or your team comp is just all carries so you will die.

People can't play around his immunity passive and throw games

At higher ELO he shouldn't be "broken" but for the big majority of players he's broken just because lack of planning/preparing to fight him

Its the only thing going for him. He litterally doesnt bring ANYTHING else to the table except safe, fast clears. and even then thats ONLY if he builds some AD.
Thats bold faced lie.
Thats a low ELO thing that happens with ALL new champions.
In higher ELOs malzahar is not banned, nor is he played; he has 0 gank potential unless his laners can burst down during those 2.5 seconds. most cannot during the laning phase.

MrLlamaWaffleMay 6, 20162 votes

Jungling is too good.

Passive is too good

Overall damage is too high

YumaS2AstralMay 6, 20162 votes

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Jungling is too good.

Passive is too good

Overall damage is too high

His overall damage output is actually lower than before. It is just that passive and his jungle clear which are problematic.

MrLlamaWaffleMay 6, 20162 votes

well Riot is nerfing his damage in the hotfix so..

brisker6May 6, 20161 votes

The reason people are considering him op is his jungle clear and how ridiculously easy it is to take dragon/rift herald/baron. That's why their hotfixing him.

XilixerMay 6, 20163 votes

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The reason people are considering him op is his jungle clear and how ridiculously easy it is to take dragon/rift herald/baron. That's why their hotfixing him.

only problem is their "hotfixing" also hits his laning as well. which is already bad enough as it is.

EcchiOtakuTMMay 6, 20162 votes

Shame they didn't just remove winions gained from jungle or make his W scaling per level like cassi's E

brisker6May 6, 20162 votes

Yeah, personally the only part of their hotfix i thought was necessary was the reduction in voidling damage to neutral monsters. That part made sense to me.