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Malzahar

Malzahar ARAM

the Prophet of the Void
Champion Win Rate: 52.9%
Pick Rate: 7.1%
Analyzed: 30843 ARAM matches
Players: Platinum+
Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
Mid ARAM

Malzahar ARAM Guide

S Tier

Malzahar in ARAM has a 52.9% win rate (#20 among all champions) and average 7.1% pick rate on patch 15.15 (25.15)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 30843 ARAM games. Most popular build starts with Sorcerer's Shoes, into Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Averages 3.5 KDA (#46 among all champions). Malzahar deals mostly magic damage, ideal for teams lacking AP threats. For ARAM, the optimal ability order is E > Q > W. Best performing runes include Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter, (Domination) and Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence, (Sorcery). Malzahar is strong in ARAM against Qiyana, LeBlanc, Cassiopeia, and weak against Kayle, Ziggs, and Swain.

Malzahar Roles

Malzahar

  • Mid
    (Mid - 91.7%) 34649 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 30843 ARAM games

Malzahar ARAM Stats

52.9%
Win Rate (Role)
0.0010
Penta/Game
8.0
Kills/Game
9.4
Deaths/Game
24.8
Assists/Game
4.46
CS/Min
738
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 2.2%
Magic: 93.1%
True: 4.70%

Overall Champion Matrix

Malzahar ARAM Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Exhaust
Exhaust Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
53.1% Win Rate 50.6% Pick Rate15597 games

Highest Win Rate
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Mark
Mark Throw a snowball in a straight line at your enemies. If it hits an enemy, they become marked, granting True Sight, and your champion can quickly travel to the marked target as a follow up.
86.8% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate19 games

Malzahar ARAM Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
53.1% Win Rate 81.5% Pick Rate25125 games
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
53.0% Win Rate 78.3% Pick Rate24147 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.7% Win Rate 8.1% Pick Rate2498 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.3% Win Rate 1.6% Pick Rate490 games
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch (2800 gold) 80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Baleful Blaze
Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds.
Blackfire
For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter (2600 gold) 65 Ability Power
400 Health
Rimefrost
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
52.6% Win Rate 21.8% Pick Rate6715 games
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
48.8% Win Rate 20.4% Pick Rate6292 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Sapphire Crystal
Sapphire Crystal (300 gold) 300 Mana
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
Fated Ashes
Fated Ashes (900 gold) 30 Ability Power
Inflame
Damaging Abilities deal 15 bonus magic damage over 3 seconds.
Deals an additional 45 magic damage to monsters.
57.8% Win Rate 0.6% Pick Rate173 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
57.1% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate80 games
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
53.0% Win Rate 78.3% Pick Rate24147 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
52.7% Win Rate 0.6% Pick Rate185 games
Core Build
Fated Ashes
Fated Ashes (900 gold) 30 Ability Power
Inflame
Damaging Abilities deal 15 bonus magic damage over 3 seconds.
Deals an additional 45 magic damage to monsters.
->
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch (2800 gold) 80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Baleful Blaze
Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds.
Blackfire
For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
300 Health
Torment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter (2600 gold) 65 Ability Power
400 Health
Rimefrost
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
57.4% Win Rate 1.6% Pick Rate484 games
Final Build
Bloodletter's Curse
Bloodletter's Curse (2900 gold) 60 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Vile Decay
Dealing magic damage with abilities or passives to champions reduces their Magic Resist by 5% for 6 seconds, up to 30%.
52.1% Win Rate 7.7% Pick Rate2387 games
Other Items
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
45.8% Win Rate 16.9% Pick Rate5216 games
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damage Critically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
50.4% Win Rate 12.5% Pick Rate3852 games
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
44.0% Win Rate 11.4% Pick Rate3513 games
Bloodletter's Curse
Bloodletter's Curse (2900 gold) 60 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Vile Decay
Dealing magic damage with abilities or passives to champions reduces their Magic Resist by 5% for 6 seconds, up to 30%.
52.1% Win Rate 7.7% Pick Rate2387 games
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
49.5% Win Rate 4.9% Pick Rate1496 games
Malignance
Malignance (2700 gold) 85 Ability Power
600 Mana
15 Ability Haste
Scorn
Gain 20 Ultimate Ability Haste.
Hatefog
Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3s, dealing magic damage per second and reducing their Magic Resist.
50.6% Win Rate 3.1% Pick Rate965 games
Archangel's Staff
Archangel's Staff (2900 gold) 70 Ability Power
600 Mana
25 Ability Haste
Awe
Gain Ability Power equal to 1% bonus Mana.
Manaflow (8s, max 5 charges)
Landing Abilities grants 5 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
Transforms into Seraph's Embrace at 360 max Mana.
50.9% Win Rate 2.0% Pick Rate611 games

Malzahar ARAM Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, perma…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.6% Win Rate 50.3% Pick Rate15523 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, perma…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Transcendence
Transcendence

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

53.7% Win Rate 6.1% Pick Rate1878 games

Malzahar best with

Maokai Synergy Champion
+7.7%
Maokai
Maokai
Sona Synergy Champion
+5.2%
Sona
Sona

Malzahar ARAM Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
52.4% Win Rate 49.3% Pick Rate15199 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
55.3% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate345 games

Countered by Malzahar

Qiyana - countered by Malzahar
+7.9%
Qiyana
Qiyana
LeBlanc - countered by Malzahar
+7.7%
LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Cassiopeia - countered by Malzahar
+7.7%
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia
Vladimir - countered by Malzahar
+7.2%
Vladimir
Vladimir
Zoe - countered by Malzahar
+5.6%
Zoe
Zoe
Azir - countered by Malzahar
+5.3%
Azir
Azir
Akali - countered by Malzahar
+5.3%
Akali
Akali
Yone - countered by Malzahar
+3.8%
Yone
Yone
Yasuo - countered by Malzahar
+3.0%
Yasuo
Yasuo
Irelia - countered by Malzahar
+3.9%
Irelia
Irelia
Sylas - countered by Malzahar
+2.2%
Sylas
Sylas
Ryze - countered by Malzahar
+2.8%
Ryze
Ryze

Malzahar Counterpicks

Kayle - effective counter againstMalzahar
-3.0%
Kayle
Kayle
Ziggs - effective counter againstMalzahar
-6.0%
Ziggs
Ziggs
Swain - effective counter againstMalzahar
-5.0%
Swain
Swain
Lissandra - effective counter againstMalzahar
-4.5%
Lissandra
Lissandra
Ekko - effective counter againstMalzahar
-4.4%
Ekko
Ekko
Talon - effective counter againstMalzahar
-4.1%
Talon
Talon
Galio - effective counter againstMalzahar
-1.4%
Galio
Galio
Hwei - effective counter againstMalzahar
-3.8%
Hwei
Hwei
Anivia - effective counter againstMalzahar
-1.4%
Anivia
Anivia
Fizz - effective counter againstMalzahar
-3.0%
Fizz
Fizz
Annie - effective counter againstMalzahar
-3.0%
Annie
Annie
Xerath - effective counter againstMalzahar
-2.8%
Xerath
Xerath

Malzahar lore:

A zealous seer dedicated to the unification of all life, Malzahar truly believes the newly emergent Void to be the path to Runeterra's salvation. In the desert wastes of Shurima, he followed the voices that whispered in his mind, all the way to ancient Icathia. Amidst the ruins of that land, he gazed into the dark heart of the Void itself, and was gifted new power and purpose. Malzahar now sees himself as a shepherd, empowered to bring others into the fold… or to release the voidling creatures that dwell beneath.

Malzahar tips:

  • Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.
  • Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.
  • Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.

Playing Against Malzahar

  • When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
  • Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
  • Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.

Malzahar abilities description:

Void Shift
P
Void Shift (passive)
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.
Call of the Void
Q
Call of the Void (Q)
Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions.
Void Swarm
W
Void Swarm (W)
Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.
Malefic Visions
E
Malefic Visions (E)
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, they pass on to a nearby enemy unit and Malzahar gains Mana. Malzahar's Voidlings are attracted to affected units.
Nether Grasp
R
Nether Grasp (R)
Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy.

Malzahar Skins and Splash Arts

Default Malzahar Default Malzahar
Vizier Malzahar Vizier Malzahar
Shadow Prince Malzahar Shadow Prince Malzahar
Djinn Malzahar Djinn Malzahar
Overlord Malzahar Overlord Malzahar
Snow Day Malzahar Snow Day Malzahar
Battle Boss Malzahar Battle Boss Malzahar
Hextech Malzahar Hextech Malzahar
Worldbreaker Malzahar Worldbreaker Malzahar
Beezahar Beezahar
Debonair Malzahar Debonair Malzahar
Three Honors Malzahar Three Honors Malzahar
Empyrean Malzahar Empyrean Malzahar
Fatebreaker Malzahar Fatebreaker Malzahar