- Win
- 51.7%
- ▲1.7 vs Mid
- LP a game
- +2.00
- ±0.04
- Games
- 890.4k
- a win +20.4 · a loss −17.9
- Pick · Ban
- 6.8 · 16.0%
- as Mid · any role
Malzahar Mid, patch 26.21: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 890,437 games).
Build
Start
Hp
×283% · 51.9% won
Spells
Te
79% · 51.7% won
Skills
61% · 52.2% won
Items 43.1% of games with a core
- Blackfire Torch
- Liandry's Torment
- Rylai's Crystal Scepter
- Zh
55.1%won35% · 54kpick, 53,799 games - Sh
55.6%won28% · 43kpick, 42,740 games - Rd
57.1%won17% · 26kpick, 26,119 games
- Rd
52.4%won34% · 18kpick, 17,538 games - Sh
53.2%won18% · 9.1kpick, 9,063 games - Zh
52.3%won16% · 8.1kpick, 8,144 games
55.6% won (55.4–55.7) · 285,606 games
4th: of the 154,305 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 51,438 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.
Skill path 54% of games · 53.0% won
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| WW | 2 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| EE | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| RR | 6 | 11 | 16 |
Core items
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter43%55.6%55% to 56%
- Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter10%54.8%54% to 55%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame9.6%55.5%55% to 56%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass1.7%54.0%53% to 55%
- Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame1.4%54.6%54% to 56%
- Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass1.2%55.3%54% to 56%
- Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Shadowflame1.1%56.9%56% to 58%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's Deathcap1.0%58.7%58% to 60%
Skills
- ››starts E W Q61%52.2%540,858
- ››starts E W Q14%51.9%122,604
- ››starts E Q W14%51.2%119,267
- ››starts Q E W2.0%51.3%17,664
- ››starts E W E2.0%51.5%17,539
Starting items
- 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 10%50.1% won
- Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion 3.8%52.9% won
Boots
- Crimson Lucidity 10%50.8% won
- No boots 4.2%36.7% won
Summoner spells
- Flash + Ignite 15%51.8% won
- Flash + Ghost 1.8%53.5% won
Every option as a table58 options
| Option | Pick | Win | 95% range | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core items | ||||
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 43% | 55.6% | 55.4%–55.7% | 285,606 |
| Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 10% | 54.8% | 54.5%–55.2% | 67,512 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame | 9.6% | 55.5% | 55.1%–55.9% | 63,257 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass | 1.7% | 54.0% | 53.0%–54.9% | 11,153 |
| Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame | 1.4% | 54.6% | 53.6%–55.6% | 9,412 |
| Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass | 1.2% | 55.3% | 54.2%–56.4% | 7,941 |
| Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Shadowflame | 1.1% | 56.9% | 55.7%–58.0% | 7,168 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's Deathcap | 1.0% | 58.7% | 57.5%–59.8% | 6,923 |
| 4th item, of 348,652 games that reached it | ||||
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 26% | 54.7% | 54.4%–55.0% | 90,740 |
| Shadowflame | 23% | 55.2% | 54.8%–55.5% | 79,265 |
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 15% | 56.6% | 56.2%–57.1% | 50,884 |
| Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 8.6% | 54.5% | 53.9%–55.1% | 30,046 |
| Morellonomicon | 6.1% | 51.4% | 50.7%–52.0% | 21,110 |
| Void Staff | 4.9% | 53.1% | 52.4%–53.9% | 17,235 |
| 5th item, of 119,575 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 31% | 52.3% | 51.8%–52.8% | 37,439 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 16% | 51.8% | 51.1%–52.5% | 19,438 |
| Shadowflame | 14% | 52.8% | 52.1%–53.6% | 17,037 |
| Morellonomicon | 11% | 51.0% | 50.1%–51.8% | 13,168 |
| Void Staff | 8.2% | 52.3% | 51.3%–53.3% | 9,750 |
| Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 4.2% | 52.5% | 51.1%–53.9% | 4,957 |
| 6th item, of 4,926 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 22% | 45.0% | 42.1%–48.0% | 1,086 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 14% | 43.6% | 40.0%–47.3% | 699 |
| Void Staff | 14% | 47.5% | 43.7%–51.2% | 670 |
| Shadowflame | 11% | 43.2% | 39.1%–47.5% | 525 |
| Morellonomicon | 8.3% | 39.8% | 35.2%–44.6% | 407 |
| Malignance | 6.5% | 44.3% | 39.0%–49.8% | 318 |
| Boots | ||||
| Spellslinger's Shoes | 80% | 52.8% | 52.6%–52.9% | 708,251 |
| Crimson Lucidity | 10% | 50.8% | 50.5%–51.1% | 91,325 |
| No boots | 4.2% | 36.7% | 36.2%–37.2% | 37,632 |
| Swiftmarch | 2.5% | 52.4% | 51.8%–53.1% | 22,232 |
| Chainlaced Crushers | 2.3% | 47.9% | 47.2%–48.6% | 20,585 |
| Starting items | ||||
| Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion | 83% | 51.9% | 51.8%–52.0% | 736,142 |
| 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess | 10% | 50.1% | 49.8%–50.5% | 91,948 |
| Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion | 3.8% | 52.9% | 52.4%–53.4% | 34,219 |
| Doran's Ring + Health Potion | 0.6% | 50.5% | 49.1%–51.9% | 4,973 |
| Summoner spells | ||||
| Flash + Teleport | 79% | 51.7% | 51.6%–51.8% | 707,059 |
| Flash + Ignite | 15% | 51.8% | 51.6%–52.1% | 133,878 |
| Flash + Ghost | 1.8% | 53.5% | 52.8%–54.3% | 16,381 |
| Flash + Barrier | 1.8% | 51.5% | 50.8%–52.3% | 16,178 |
| Skill order | ||||
| Max E Q W · starts E W Q | 61% | 52.2% | 52.0%–52.3% | 540,858 |
| Max E W Q · starts E W Q | 14% | 51.9% | 51.6%–52.2% | 122,604 |
| Max E Q W · starts E Q W | 14% | 51.2% | 50.9%–51.5% | 119,267 |
| Max E Q W · starts Q E W | 2.0% | 51.3% | 50.6%–52.1% | 17,664 |
| Max E Q W · starts E W E | 2.0% | 51.5% | 50.7%–52.2% | 17,539 |
| First 11 skill points | ||||
| E W Q E E R E Q E Q R | 54% | 53.0% | 52.8%–53.1% | 467,221 |
| E Q W E E R E Q E Q R | 12% | 52.2% | 51.9%–52.5% | 100,679 |
| E W Q E E R E W E W R | 10% | 52.0% | 51.7%–52.3% | 90,477 |
| E W Q E E R E W E Q R | 2.7% | 51.7% | 51.1%–52.4% | 23,693 |
| E W Q E E R E Q E W R | 2.6% | 51.4% | 50.7%–52.1% | 22,380 |
| E W E Q E R E Q E Q R | 1.7% | 52.6% | 51.8%–53.4% | 14,745 |
| Finished items | ||||
| Malignance | 26% | 51.9% | 51.7%–52.1% | 235,726 |
| Shadowflame | 25% | 55.0% | 54.8%–55.2% | 219,156 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 18% | 53.9% | 53.7%–54.2% | 156,657 |
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 13% | 54.8% | 54.5%–55.1% | 119,574 |
| Morellonomicon | 6.3% | 50.3% | 49.9%–50.7% | 56,143 |
| Void Staff | 4.5% | 52.5% | 52.0%–53.0% | 39,984 |
| Bloodletter's Curse | 2.8% | 54.8% | 54.2%–55.5% | 24,546 |
| Stormsurge | 1.0% | 56.7% | 55.7%–57.8% | 8,614 |
Questions
What do Malzahar Mid players build first on all servers?
The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Liandry's Torment, then Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 32% of 890,437 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 55.6% win rate.
What skill order do Malzahar Mid players use?
Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, W, Q: 61% of 881,519 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 52.2% win rate.
Which summoner spells do Malzahar Mid players take?
Flash and Teleport, in 79% of 890,437 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.7% win rate.













































