How to play Malzahar?

Searno·6/23/2016, 5:21:26 AM·2 votes·4,956 views

So in season 5 I played quite a bit of Malzahar, and then basically I stopped, I'm rank 5 with him so I figured after his rework I'd maybe pick him up again. Didn't wanna play him cuz he was legitimately permabanned till like last patch. I started playing him again today and I played two games where I won both but I don't feel like I did anything with him? He doesn't feel like he does damage anymore and I was wondering what your builds/skill max and the play style of malz is now?

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Void Nargacuga6/23/2016, 6:25:20 AM2 votes

I would recommend checking out his Champion.gg page for Mid lane as a good start.

Now as a Malz main myself https://i.gyazo.com/64f63a76371f3e87ebed23cebf88fc51.png and still loving him since the rework https://i.gyazo.com/2fefd331fdbd069a754f291ed60d3da0.png .

I will give you some advice that I have learned from my own playing as him and experimenting with him.

First off: Start with Malefic Visions, this will give you a good way to keep your mana up for a LONG time if you are able to control the minion wave and get it to bounce often. Get Void Swarm second because this will help you push that wave under the other laners tower and make CSing almost a living hell for them. This is where his Champion.gg mid lane and I somewhat disagree, but I can see why putting another point in Malefic Visions is good. I like getting Call of the Void 3rd since I can use it to refresh my Malefic Visions if it bounces onto my opponent and make it last as long as it possibly can.

Me personally these are some items I really enjoy on him: item 3116 item 3146 item 3071 item 3165 (Morello's and Rylai's are already really good on him and essentially core on him) I will go into detail if you would like as to why I include Cleaver and Gunblade. I hope this is a helpful good start.

ShinkoMinori6/23/2016, 5:28:53 AM1 votes

I would help but then again he has the highest win rate in the game so fuck you.

INoble KnightI6/23/2016, 6:15:49 AM1 votes

Yeah to me he is just a shadow of his former self. He's literally terrible now...

My eeeeel6/23/2016, 7:11:15 AM1 votes

Just w (e) r anyone in range. then Q. 100-0 even mundo with ult. voidling does 60% of hp.