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the Prophet of the Void

Malzahar Mid build & stats

Mage B 261 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.8%
Pick rate
6.2%
Ban rate
12.2%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
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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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
2,800 gold
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
8,400 gold
57.7% WR 52 games

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,100 gold
52.2% 209 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
84.6% WR
13 games · 5% pick
Deathfire Touch
Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
51.9% 27 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 49.8% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (261 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment — 58% win rate over 52 games.
  • Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 66% of games with a 53% win rate.
  • Best matchup: LeBlanc (73% over 11 games). Hardest: Ahri (30% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Malzahar is an early-game champion: 52% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 38% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
57.7% WR
52 games · 20% pick
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
33.3% WR
24 games · 9% pick
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
55.0% WR
20 games · 8% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
52.2% WR
209 games · 80% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
46.9% WR
32 games · 12% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
40.0% WR
5 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Morellonomicon Morellonomicon
 63.6% 4% (11)
Malignance Malignance
 55.8% 20% (52)
Void Staff Void Staff
 55.6% 3% (9)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter
 52.1% 64% (167)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 51.8% 86% (224)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 50.0% 82% (214)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 46.9% 25% (64)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 45.5% 17% (44)
Bloodletter's Curse Bloodletter's Curse
 36.4% 4% (11)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 34.2% 15% (38)
Rod of Ages Rod of Ages
 0.0% 1% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
49.2% WR
59 games · 23% pick
Deathfire Touch
Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
41.2% WR
34 games · 13% pick
Deathfire Touch Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
51.7% WR
29 games · 11% pick
Summon Aery Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

Keystones

  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 52.6%66% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 49.1%20% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 38.7%12% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 51.2%83% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 51.9%10% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 37.5%3% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PVoid Shift

    When 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.

  • 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.

  • WVoid Swarm

    Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.

  • 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...

  • RNether Grasp

    Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy.