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Malzahar·Top Build

Void ShiftP
Call of the VoidQ
Void SwarmW
Malefic VisionsE
Nether GraspR
Win rate48.0%
Pick rate0.2%
Ban rate2.7%
Matches2 688-
Malzahar Top has a 48.0% win rate with 0.2% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 2 688 matches in patch 14.6 the best build for Malzahar is Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Morellonomicon. Most picked runes for Malzahar Top are Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch for primary tree, as well as Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight for secondary tree.
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Malzahar Build

Top Top  Patch 14.6

Most Popular

Win Rate 46.9% based on 640 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Summon AeryInspiration
Malignance

Most Popular

46.9%
Arcane CometInspiration
Malignance

Highest WR

59.3%
Summon AeryPrecision
Liandry's Torment

Alternative

52.8%
Summon AeryInspiration
Archangel's Staff

Off-Meta

42.0%

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потратил13900 СЭ OTP

25.0%

runes

Sorcery
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometPhase Rush
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Inspiration
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Triple Tonic
Future's Market
Minion Dematerializer
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Time Warp Tonic
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

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SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 14 sec

Early Items

Lost Chapter

@ 6 min

Core Items

Malignance
Sorcerer's Shoes
Liandry's Torment

@ 20 min

Full Build

Malignance
Sorcerer's Shoes
Liandry's Torment
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Morellonomicon
Rabadon's Deathcap

ability order

Max:

E

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Q

right arrow

W

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Skills

Void Shift
Call of the Void
Void Swarm
Malefic Visions
Nether Grasp
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Void Staff
Archangel's Staff
Cryptbloom
Riftmaker

Malzahar Matchups Overview

Malzahar General information

Malzahar tips and tricks

During the later stages of the game, you will need to stick with your team at all costs. Malz is very immobile and vulnerable- so you cannot split push or stay in a side lane alone.

When sieging objectives like Baron, a tower or the Dragon. Stand towards the front of your team and threaten an engage with your Nether GraspR. Ulting a key target will allow your team to quickly pick someone off or take the objective for free.

Avoid team fighting unless your Nether GraspR is up. Malzahar is a weak team fighter without his Nether GraspR, so do not fight without it!

Malzahar combos

Every combo you need to master the champion!

The Best Malzahar Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Malzahar Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Summon Aery as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Malignance as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Liandry's Torment. For your last 3 items, you should build Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Morellonomicon and finish with Rabadon's Deathcap. For the skill order, you want to stick with E - Q - W. Right now, this build has 46.9% winrate over 640 matches played.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Summon Aery as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Coup de Grace with Presence of Mind in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Liandry's Torment as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Rylai's Crystal Scepter as a third item. You want to finish the build with Archangel's Staff, Morellonomicon and Void Staff. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it E - Q - W. This build is currently sitting at a 52.8% win rate across 159 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Malzahar Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Archangel's Staff as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Liandry's Torment as third item. The last 3 options are Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Morellonomicon and Malignance. The ability order for this build is E - Q - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 42.0% win rate over 81 matches played.

Situational Malzahar Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Malzahar build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Malzahar runes page.

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Malzahar Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.6 the best possible matchups for Malzahar Top are:

Consider picking Malzahar into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Malzahar.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Malzahar in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Malzahar counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Malzahar counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.