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Malzahar

TopMage

CC tier top pick54th of 67, down from 39th

Win rate49.0%−1.3 since 26.21

Pick rate0.5%−0.1 since 26.21

Ban rate7.9%of games

Games3,1629% of Malzahar games

Recommended buildMost played core, 2,873 games

53.0%win rate

Runes51.4% win, 17% of games

Deathfire TouchSorcery, then Inspiration

Deathfire Touch66%49.0%

Summon Aery19%45.0%

Arcane Comet12%53.8%

Spells and startFlash on D 53%

Flash, Teleport66%47.3%

Flash, Ignite18%51.0%

Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion82%48.4%

Sorcerer's Shoes65%48.6%

Ionian Boots of Lucidity20%50.6%

Core, then47% of games build it

Fourth

53.7%23%

53.7%15%

58.8%13%

Fifth

64.1%25%

48.8%17%

58.5%16%

Sixth

53.8%28%

50.0%17%

60.0%11%

Other coresShare of games, win rate

Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment9%51.1%

Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame5%55.1%

Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass4%53.5%

Archangel's Staff, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter3%52.7%

Skill orderMax E, then Q, then W

51.2% win, 55% of games

38101213

21415

14579

611

Win rate30 days

49.0%−1.3

Pick rate30 days

0.5%−0.1

Win by length15 to 45 min

54.5%at 40 min

Per game29:26

4.2 / 6.4 / 6.9

7.8 CS/min, 23.1k damage, 26.9 vision

Damage

First blood

4.6%in on it

Wins 53.7% of those games

3,162 games, Emerald+, all regions, patch 26.22, updated 4 min ago

ItemsWhat Malzahar buys and how those games end

Starting items

Doran's Ring2,346 games82%48.4%

Tear of the Goddess297 games10%50.2%

Sapphire Crystal119 games4%46.2%

Doran's Ring23 games1%52.2%

Doran's Ring18 games1%50.0%

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes1,774 games65%48.6%

Ionian Boots of Lucidity549 games20%50.6%

Boots of Swiftness284 games10%53.2%

Plated Steelcaps69 games3%52.2%

Mercury's Treads47 games2%44.7%

Core builds

919 games47%53.0%

180 games9%51.1%

89 games5%55.1%

71 games4%53.5%

55 games3%52.7%

Every item

Finished items, how often they are bought and how those games end

Item

Blackfire Torch74%49.2%2,128

Rylai's Crystal Scepter69%51.8%1,995

Liandry's Torment67%50.7%1,920

Malignance21%47.8%603

Zhonya's Hourglass15%52.4%445

Shadowflame15%50.6%423

Rabadon's Deathcap8%57.7%241

Archangel's Staff6%55.9%177

Morellonomicon6%51.5%167

Bloodletter's Curse6%52.7%167

Void Staff5%47.0%151

2%58.1%43

After the core

Most bought first

Fourth item

Zhonya's Hourglass53.7%23%

Shadowflame53.7%15%

Rabadon's Deathcap58.8%13%

Bloodletter's Curse59.2%9%

Void Staff52.7%8%

Fifth item

Rabadon's Deathcap64.1%25%

Zhonya's Hourglass48.8%17%

Morellonomicon58.5%16%

Shadowflame41.2%13%

Void Staff43.8%6%

Sixth item

Rabadon's Deathcap53.8%28%

Zhonya's Hourglass50.0%17%

Shadowflame60.0%11%

Void Staff80.0%11%

Malignance66.7%7%

Runes5 pages with enough games

Most played page

Deathfire Touch with Inspiration

Sorcery

Inspiration

Win rate51.4%

Played17%

Games492

Every page

Deathfire TouchManaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, Cosmic Insight17%51.4%

Summon AeryManaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, , 9%44.6%

Deathfire TouchManaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, , 7%52.1%

Arcane CometManaflow Band, Transcendence, , Magical Footwear, Cosmic Insight6%54.3%

Summon AeryManaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, Cosmic Insight6%40.0%

Keystones

Deathfire Touch1,892 games66%49.0%

Summon Aery558 games19%45.0%

Arcane Comet357 games12%53.8%

Dark Harvest21 games1%42.9%

Secondary tree

Inspiration848 games65%49.8%

Precision454 games35%47.8%

MatchupsMalzahar's win rate against each top laner

Teemo143−0.848.3%

Malphite131−1.048.1%

Yone110−6.342.7%

Darius105−3.345.7%

Aatrox105+3.352.4%

Jayce83+8.857.8%

Renekton78−6.742.3%

Sett76+2.351.3%

Yasuo72−0.448.6%

Mordekaiser70+15.264.3%

Garen70−6.242.9%

Jax69+7.556.5%

Akali69+4.653.6%

Irelia62−3.945.2%

Ornn58−7.741.4%

StatisticsPatch 26.22

By rank

Tier, win rate and pick rate at each rank

Win rate

30 days49.0%

Oct 11Nov 9

Pick rate

30 days0.5%

Oct 11Nov 9

Ban rate

30 days7.9%

Oct 11Nov 9

Win rate by game length

45%50%55%

15 min2025303540

Early game

Against the other top, from games with a timeline

MinuteCSGoldXPAhead in goldWin when ahead

10:0076.2 +2.53,508 −1444,784 −18043%53.9%

15:00120.4 +4.95,550 −2138,360 −29646%56.2%

Roles

Mid30,893 games87%

Top3,162 games9%

Per game

2,873 games

KDA1.72

Kills4.2

Damage23.1k

CS a minute7.8

Gold12.1k

Game length29:26

First blood

2,649 games

Takes it3.0%

Helps1.7%

Gives it9.8%

Pros on MalzaharTop, ranked solo queue, last 14 days