Malzahar Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 45.0%
- Pick rate
- 2.0%
- Ban rate
- 1.6%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Magical Footwear
Cosmic Insight
Summoner spells
62.5%
40 games
Max order
E
Q
W
44.6%
74 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Malzahar
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Malzahar wins 45.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (378 games).
- Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Liandry's Torment → Rylai's Crystal Scepter — 35% win rate over 17 games.
- Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 84% of games with a 45% win rate.
- Best matchup: Ekko (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Twisted Fate (8% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 52.4% | 6% (21) | |
| 50.0% | 2% (8) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 49.6% | 62% (234) | |
| 47.1% | 4% (17) | |
| 47.0% | 78% (296) | |
| 46.0% | 63% (239) | |
| 44.7% | 12% (47) | |
| 43.3% | 8% (30) | |
| 40.0% | 1% (5) | |
| 36.7% | 13% (49) | |
| 36.7% | 21% (79) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Cosmic Insight
Magical Footwear
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
45.0%84% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
46.9%8% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
43.5%6% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
42.6%73% pick
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Flash + Ghost
49.0%13% pick
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Flash + Ignite
62.5%11% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
Q
W
44.6%74 games
Most common first three levels: E → W → Q (27%), E → Q → W (48%), Q → E → W (78%).
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PVoid ShiftWhen he hasn't recently taken damage or been crowd controlled, Malzahar gains massive damage reduction and crowd control immunity, lingering for a short period after taking damage.
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QCall of the Void
Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions.
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WVoid Swarm
Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.
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EMalefic Visions
Malzahar infects his target's mind with cruel visions of their demise, dealing damage over time. Using Malzahar's other spells on the target will refresh the visions.If the target dies while afflicted by the visions, the...
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RNether GraspMalzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy.