Mage

Malzahar

The Prophet of the Void

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.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Void Shift
Q
Call of the Void
W
Void Swarm
E
Malefic Visions
R
Nether Grasp

Malzahar

Overview

On patch 16.21, Malzahar is rated A tier in the mid lane, winning 51.4% of 7,314 ranked games with a 7.5% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Deathfire Touch with Flash and Teleport and builds Liandry's Torment, Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Spellslinger's Shoes.

Malzahar struggles most against Cassiopeia (33.3%), Swain (37.8%), and Syndra (41.3%) and does best against Heimerdinger (67.9%), Malphite (62.9%), and Zoe (61.8%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 7,314 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

51.4%

Win rate

7.5%

Pick rate

7.3K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Malzahar

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.

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Matchups

All Malzahar matchups

Strong against

Heimerdinger67.9%28
Malphite62.9%35
Zoe61.8%55
Taliyah60.7%28
Talon58.9%56

Weak against

Cassiopeia33.3%33
Swain37.8%37
Syndra41.3%206
Aurelion Sol42.9%56
Akshan43.9%41

Abilities

P
Void Shift
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.
Q
Call of the Void
Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions.
Cooldown: 6Cost: 60/65/70/75/80Range: 900
W
Void Swarm
Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.
Cooldown: 8Cost: 40/45/50/55/60Range: 150
E
Malefic Visions
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.
Cooldown: 11/10/9/8/7Cost: 60/70/80/90/100Range: 650
R
Nether Grasp
Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy.
Cooldown: 140/110/80Cost: 100Range: 700