Malzahar ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 53.7%
- Pick rate
- 0.3%
- Ban rate
- 10.2%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18
Finish these three
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Sorcery
Precision
Summoner spells
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 53.7% of games as ADC on patch 16.18 (67 games).
- Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment — 71% win rate over 14 games.
- Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 76% of games with a 53% win rate.
- Malzahar is an early-game champion: 63% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 24% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 4% (3) | |
| 60.0% | 15% (10) | |
| 57.4% | 70% (47) | |
| 53.8% | 78% (52) | |
| 53.4% | 87% (58) | |
| 38.5% | 19% (13) | |
| 30.0% | 15% (10) | |
| 28.6% | 42% (28) | |
| 10.0% | 15% (10) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Sorcery
Precision
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
52.9%76% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
35.7%21% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
80.0%7% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
51.9%78% pick
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Flash + Ghost
62.5%12% pick
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Flash + Barrier
60.0%7% pick
Abilities & skill order
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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 VoidMalzahar 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 SwarmMalzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.
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EMalefic VisionsMalzahar 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.