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the Prophet of the Void

Malzahar Mid build & stats

Mage A 102 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
52.0%
Pick rate
7.4%
Ban rate
11.9%
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 16.16

Solid sample

Finish these three

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
2,800 gold
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
8,900 gold
63.2% WR 19 games

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,100 gold
53.4% 88 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
69.2% WR
13 games · 13% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

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

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport
53.4% 88 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 52.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.16 (102 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Rabadon's Deathcap → Rylai's Crystal Scepter — 63% win rate over 19 games.
  • Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 70% of games with a 54% win rate.
  • Malzahar scales: 56% win rate after 35 minutes versus 40% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
63.2% WR
19 games · 19% pick
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
46.2% WR
13 games · 13% pick
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Malignance
Malignance
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
62.5% WR
8 games · 8% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
53.4% WR
88 games · 86% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
50.0% WR
6 games · 6% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
66.7% WR
3 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 68.8% 16% (16)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 61.5% 25% (26)
Malignance Malignance
 56.5% 23% (23)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter
 55.1% 68% (69)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 54.7% 84% (86)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 52.0% 25% (25)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 50.0% 82% (84)
Bloodletter's Curse Bloodletter's Curse
 33.3% 3% (3)
Morellonomicon Morellonomicon
 28.6% 7% (7)
Void Staff Void Staff
 28.6% 7% (7)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
59.3% WR
27 games · 26% 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
69.2% WR
13 games · 13% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Gathering Storm Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
12 games · 12% pick
Deathfire Touch Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear

Keystones

  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 53.5%70% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 31.3%16% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 71.4%14% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 53.4%86% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 40.0%10% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 33.3%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.