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Classic loadouts
Builds for Malzahar
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Abilities
P
Summon Voidling
After casting 4 spells, Malzahar summons an uncontrollable Voidling to engage enemy units for 21 seconds. Voidlings have 250 Health and deal 25 physical damage. Voidlings grow after 7 seconds, gaining 50% Damage/Armor, and again after 14 seconds, gaining 100% Attack Speed.
25 physical damage250 Health+100% bonus
Q
Call of the Void
Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal 80 / 135 / 190 / 245 / 300 magic damage and silence enemies for 1.4 / 1.8 / 2.2 / 2.6 / 3 seconds. (+80% AP)
80 / 135 / 190 / 245 / 300+80% AP
W
Null Zone
Malzahar creates a zone of negative energy for 5 seconds, which damages nearby enemies for 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8% max Health magic damage each second. (+1% AP)
4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8% max Health120 (capped against monsters)+1% AP
E
Malefic Visions
Malzahar infects his target's mind, dealing 80 / 140 / 200 / 260 / 320 magic damage over 4 seconds. If the target dies during this time, the visions pass to a nearby enemy and Malzahar gains 10 / 14 / 18 / 22 / 26 Mana. Malzahar's Voidlings are attracted to affected units. (+80% AP)
80 / 140 / 200 / 260 / 320+80% AP
R
Nether Grasp
Ultimate
Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress target champion, dealing 250 / 400 / 550 magic damage over 2.5 seconds. (+130% AP)
250 / 400 / 550+130% AP
How Malzahar plays
Editorial Reading of the kit above, not a sourced claim - the numbers inside it were checked against the client before publishing.
Malzahar plays a patient, oppressive lane and then shuts down a single target completely in a fight. Call of the Void fires from two portals with a short delay, silencing anyone it hits, which makes it deceptively hard to dodge once you're used to the timing. Malefic Visions ticks away at a target over time and, if it kills them, jumps to a nearby enemy while refunding him mana, letting one cast snowball through several targets in a messy fight. Null Zone punishes anyone standing still in a zone with percent health damage, which discourages just tanking his poke. Summon Voidling passively spawns an uncontrollable minion after every fourth spell cast, adding extra pressure to a lane or a skirmish without any additional input from him. Nether Grasp is the reason he's picked specifically into hard-to-kill targets, a channel that fully suppresses one enemy while dealing heavy damage, and there's very little most champions can do about it once it starts.
Counters & matchups
Strong against · in lane
Strong against · across the map
Weak against · in lane
Weak against · across the map
Plays well with
Nether Grasp suppression removes a champion from the fight entirely; mobile assassins reach him before he can channel it.
"In lane" means both champions are played in the same role in Classic; "across the map" represents cross-lane dynamics (e.g. jungler ganks, roaming supports). All matchups evaluated strictly within the 63 Classic launch champions.
What Malzahar's kit scales with
Read from Malzahar's ability text.
Resource
ManaMana and mana regen apply
Range
Ranged550 units
Ability ratios
Q
Call of the Void
W
Null Zone
E
Malefic Visions
R
Nether Grasp
Skins · 6
Catalog and art read directly from the client files (build 18848366a9cb) - exactly the skins the client lists for Malzahar, including the Classic throwback skins with their era models. © Riot Games.
Modern vs Classic · 11 tracked changes
Malzahar
Base Health
580
460
Health per level
101
80
Base Mana
375
295
Base Attack Damage
55
54.66
Base Armor
18
19.5
Armor per level
4.7
3.5
Move Speed
335
340
Attack Range
500
550
Attack Speed per level
1.5%
1.36%
Passive name
Void Shift
Summon Voidling
W name
Void Swarm
Null Zone
Classic: the Classic client's files · Today: patch 16.14.1.