Malzahar ARAM Build 26.22

Malzahar Item Build

Because Abyss fights grind on as attrition wars full of healing, Malzahar buys ability power and magic penetration so his damage-over-time burns faster than a grouped team can regenerate it. The penetration matters more here than on the Rift, where he could pick apart one target at a time. Against five stacked bodies soaking constant chip, his per-tick power has to punch through their resist to finish anyone rather than merely annoy them.

Starting items 1350g Refillable Potion×1Lost Chapter×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe Blackfire Torch55.6% WR2,800g @ 5:32›Sorcerer's Shoes50.0% WR1,100g @ 9:11›Liandry's Torment52.2% WR3,000g @ 10:08› Boots Sorcerer's Shoes86% · 50.0%Ionian Boots of Lucidity14% · 46.2%

Blackfire TorchLost Chapter1200g+Fated Ashes900g=700g to combine · 2,800g total

vs AD threatsbuy this gamePhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.ZZhonya's Hourglass1338.5%

vs stacked resistsbuy this gameWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.SShadowflame2770.4%VVoid Staff1258.3%BBloodletter's Curse1546.7%

Best Malzahar Runes

Dark Harvest headlines a Malzahar page tuned for the endless fighting on the Abyss, where his voidlings and spreading Malefic Visions feast on a team that is always grouped up. His kit wants long fights so the damage-over-time can jump from target to target across the clump. Build the rest around mana and durability so he keeps casting through the pile.

The pre-game page Dark Harvest · Domination + Precision · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Domination Primary Dark HarvestDamaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. Cheap Shot40% · 56.8%Grisly Mementos36% · 55.0%Ultimate Hunter43% · 55.3% Keystone plus three minors from Domination, two from Precision, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Precision Secondary Coup de Grace75% · 51.8%Presence of Mind75% · 51.2%

Stat shards OffenseAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceFlexAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceDefenseHealth Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Shards give +18Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)

Malzahar Skill Order

Call of the Void, Void Swarm and the Null Zone all deal 80 percent damage to minions on the Abyss, so the ranks go into Malefic Visions instead, maxed by 9. Call of the Void follows through 13 for the silence, and Void Swarm sits at one rank until 14.

PriorityRR›EE›QQ›WW›Max E first; Q at level 1.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q18101213max 13

W214151718max 18

E34579max 9

R61116max 16

Malzahar ARAM Abilities

Call of the Void does more than chip, its twin portals silence anyone caught, cutting off an escape before the lockdown lands. Void Swarm feeds the same loop, its Voidlings drawn to whoever carries Malefic Visions so the damage over time and the swarm pile onto one target.

Void ShiftPassivePCall of the VoidMax 2ndQVoid SwarmMax lastWMalefic VisionsMax 1stENether GraspUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

Malefic VisionsMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 3rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamagevaries per rank+80% APlv 37280lv 4104115lv 5135150lv 7167185lv 9198220Cost+10 per ranklv 360lv 470lv 580lv 790lv 9100Cooldown-1 per ranklv 311slv 410slv 59slv 78slv 97s

Abyss changeloghow the Abyss re-balances Malzahar: entries touching the selected ability light upDamage dealt−10%champion tuningDamage taken+10%champion tuningCall of the VoidDeals 80% damage to minions (60% total).Void SwarmDeals 80% damage to minions (60% total).Nether GraspNull Zone deals 80% damage to minions (60% total).

Malzahar Base Stats