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Malzahar Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Malzahar we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Malzahar, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Malzahar this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 12.2. However, if you are a new Malzahar player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Malzahar!

Patch 12.2: 297659 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 2169 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

Third Best

64%

Win Rate 58 Games

Sorcery

Domination

More Malzahar Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 11542 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 1459 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 5445 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 2431 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 23890 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 3511 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

62%

Win Rate 1390 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

61%

Win Rate 782 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.2: 297666 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

57%

Win Rate 65 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 274 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

More Malzahar Runes

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 995 Games

Third Best

61%

Win Rate 93 Games

Second Best

58%

Win Rate 211 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 733 Games

Second Best

54%

Win Rate 1195 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 483 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

61%

Win Rate 384 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

59%

Win Rate 153 Games

Passive Ability

Malzahar Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Malzahar guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Malzahar Mid in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Malzahar. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Malzahar Skins

Find Malzahar's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Malzahar skins and chromas on Malzahar's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Debonair Malzahar

December 9, 2021

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Beezahar

March 4, 2021

+ Wishlist

Worldbreaker Malzahar

April 9, 2020

+ Wishlist

Hextech Malzahar

Hextech Crafting

October 18, 2018

+ Wishlist

Battle Boss Malzahar

August 9, 2017

+ Wishlist

Snow Day Malzahar

Special Events

December 16, 2014

+ Wishlist

975

Overlord Malzahar

September 19, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Djinn Malzahar

February 1, 2011

+ Wishlist

520

Vizier Malzahar

Legacy

June 1, 2010

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520

Shadow Prince Malzahar

June 1, 2010

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520

Classic Malzahar

Original

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Malzahar's Abilities

Void Shift Malzahar's Passive

Self

Malzahar skirts the line between dimensions, activating Void Shift after avoiding direct damage for 30 / 24 / 18 / 12 seconds. During Void Shift, Malzahar takes 90% reduced damage and is immune to crowd control. Malzahar loses Void Shift 0.25 second after taking damage from a non-minion source or blocking a crowd control effect.

Call of the Void Malzahar's Q Ability

900

Malzahar opens two portals to the void. After a 0.25 cast time and a 0.4 second delay, the portals fire projectiles which deal 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+55% of ability power) magic damage and silence champions for 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds.

Void Swarm Malzahar's W Ability

150

40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60

Malzahar gains a stack of Gathering Swarm when he casts other abilities (max 2). On cast, Malzahar summons a Voidling, plus an additional Voidling per stack of Gathering Swarm (max 3 per cast). Voidlings will fight nearby enemies for 8 / 8 / 9 / 9 / 10 seconds.

Voidling attacks deal 5-64.5 (at levels 1-18) (+0.4 per bonus attack damage) plus 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20 (+20% of ability power) (+0.4 per bonus attack damage) magic damage (50% damage against monsters). Voidlings prefer to attack targets afflicted by Malefic Visions or Nether Grasp and deal 300% damage to minions affected by Malefic Visions.

Voidlings have 65-201 health, 16-50 armor and 8-25 magic resist (at levels 1-18). Turret and champion basic attacks kill Voidlings instantly, regardless of health. Voidlings have 400 movement speed and give a bounty of 2 gold when killed.

Malefic Visions Malzahar's E Ability

650

60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100

15 / 13 / 11 / 9 / 7

Malzahar infects his target's mind, dealing 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 / 220 (+80% of ability power) magic damage over 4 seconds. If the target dies during this time, the visions pass to a nearby enemy and Malzahar gains 2% of his maximum Mana.

Damaging a target with Call of the Void or Nether Grasp will refresh the duration of Malefic Visions.

Nether Grasp Malzahar's Ultimate (R) Ability

700

100

140 / 110 / 80 / 80 / 80

Malzahar suppresses a target champion for 2.5 seconds, dealing 125 / 200 / 275 (+80% of ability power) to the target and creating a zone of negative energy around them for 5 seconds, which deals 10 / 15 / 20% (+2.5% per 100 ability power) maximum health as magic damage over the duration to all targets in the Null Zone for the duration.

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