- Win
- 49.6%
- ▼0.4 vs Mid
- LP a game
- +0.90
- ±0.24
- Games
- 31.6k
- a win +21.6 · a loss −19.9
- Pick · Ban
- 4.1 · 6.4%
- 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 31,576 games).
Build
Start
Hp
×289% · 49.9% won
Spells
Te
81% · 49.3% won
Skills
57% · 49.6% won
Items 31.1% of games with a core
- Blackfire Torch
- Liandry's Torment
- Rylai's Crystal Scepter
- Zh
56.2% won29% pick - Sh
54.3% won17% pick - Rd
56.6% won14% pick
- Rd
52.0% won26% pick - Zh
51.1% won18% pick - Mo
51.0% won15% pick
53.7% won (52.4–54.9) · 5,685 games
Skill path 52% of games · 50.5% 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 Scepter31%53.7%52% to 55%
- Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment25%54.4%53% to 56%
- Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter5.8%54.7%52% to 58%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame5.6%53.5%50% to 57%
- Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass2.4%57.5%53% to 62%
- Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment1.9%57.2%52% to 62%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass1.9%59.3%54% to 64%
- Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Shadowflame1.3%48.5%42% to 55%
Skills
- ››starts E W Q57%49.6%14,739
- ››starts E Q W23%49.7%5,879
- ››starts E W Q7.4%49.2%1,919
- ››starts Q E W4.7%50.8%1,212
- ››starts E Q E2.5%53.6%655
Starting items
- Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion 5.3%48.9% won
- 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 3.8%47.0% won
Boots
- Crimson Lucidity 18%48.3% won
- Swiftmarch 4.4%53.3% won
Summoner spells
- Flash + Ignite Highest win11%51.2% won
- Flash + Ghost 4.6%51.0% won
Every option as a table53 options
| Option | Pick | Win | 95% range | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core items | ||||
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 31% | 53.7% | 52.4%–54.9% | 5,685 |
| Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment | 25% | 54.4% | 53.0%–55.9% | 4,509 |
| Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 5.8% | 54.7% | 51.7%–57.7% | 1,060 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame | 5.6% | 53.5% | 50.4%–56.5% | 1,023 |
| Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass | 2.4% | 57.5% | 52.8%–62.0% | 435 |
| Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment | 1.9% | 57.2% | 51.9%–62.3% | 348 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass | 1.9% | 59.3% | 54.0%–64.4% | 344 |
| Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Shadowflame | 1.3% | 48.5% | 42.2%–54.9% | 235 |
| 4th item, of 7,845 games that reached it | ||||
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 29% | 56.2% | 54.2%–58.3% | 2,254 |
| Shadowflame | 17% | 54.3% | 51.6%–57.0% | 1,301 |
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 14% | 56.6% | 53.7%–59.5% | 1,134 |
| Void Staff | 7.6% | 53.5% | 49.5%–57.5% | 596 |
| Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 7.1% | 52.4% | 48.3%–56.5% | 559 |
| Bloodletter's Curse | 6.8% | 52.7% | 48.5%–56.9% | 535 |
| 5th item, of 2,035 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 26% | 52.0% | 47.7%–56.2% | 529 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 18% | 51.1% | 46.0%–56.1% | 372 |
| Morellonomicon | 15% | 51.0% | 45.4%–56.5% | 310 |
| Shadowflame | 11% | 60.4% | 53.8%–66.6% | 222 |
| Void Staff | 11% | 49.6% | 43.0%–56.1% | 220 |
| Bloodletter's CurseFew games | 4.6% | 58.1% | 47.9%–67.6% | 93 |
| Boots | ||||
| Spellslinger's Shoes | 70% | 50.6% | 50.0%–51.3% | 21,996 |
| Crimson Lucidity | 18% | 48.3% | 47.0%–49.7% | 5,583 |
| Swiftmarch | 4.4% | 53.3% | 50.7%–55.9% | 1,396 |
| Chainlaced Crushers | 3.3% | 45.1% | 42.1%–48.1% | 1,051 |
| No boots | 3.2% | 32.6% | 29.8%–35.6% | 1,008 |
| Starting items | ||||
| Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion | 89% | 49.9% | 49.3%–50.5% | 23,227 |
| Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion | 5.3% | 48.9% | 46.3%–51.6% | 1,376 |
| 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess | 3.8% | 47.0% | 43.9%–50.1% | 998 |
| Doran's Ring + Health Potion | 0.4% | 48.7% | 39.8%–57.7% | 115 |
| Summoner spells | ||||
| Flash + Teleport | 81% | 49.3% | 48.7%–49.9% | 25,671 |
| Flash + Ignite | 11% | 51.2% | 49.6%–52.9% | 3,333 |
| Flash + Ghost | 4.6% | 51.0% | 48.4%–53.6% | 1,441 |
| Exhaust + Flash | 2.3% | 48.6% | 45.0%–52.3% | 718 |
| Skill order | ||||
| Max E Q W · starts E W Q | 57% | 49.6% | 48.8%–50.4% | 14,739 |
| Max E Q W · starts E Q W | 23% | 49.7% | 48.4%–51.0% | 5,879 |
| Max E W Q · starts E W Q | 7.4% | 49.2% | 47.0%–51.5% | 1,919 |
| Max E Q W · starts Q E W | 4.7% | 50.8% | 48.0%–53.6% | 1,212 |
| Max E Q W · starts E Q E | 2.5% | 53.6% | 49.8%–57.4% | 655 |
| First 11 skill points | ||||
| E W Q E E R E Q E Q R | 52% | 50.5% | 49.6%–51.3% | 13,340 |
| E Q W E E R E Q E Q R | 21% | 50.8% | 49.4%–52.1% | 5,391 |
| E W Q E E R E W E W R | 5.4% | 48.4% | 45.7%–51.0% | 1,369 |
| Q E W E E R E Q E Q R | 4.3% | 51.6% | 48.7%–54.6% | 1,108 |
| E Q E W E R E Q E Q R | 1.9% | 55.0% | 50.6%–59.4% | 489 |
| E W Q E E R E W E Q R | 1.9% | 46.7% | 42.3%–51.1% | 482 |
| Finished items | ||||
| Malignance | 18% | 49.8% | 48.5%–51.1% | 5,792 |
| Shadowflame | 16% | 53.5% | 52.1%–54.9% | 4,987 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 15% | 55.2% | 53.8%–56.6% | 4,879 |
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 9.7% | 54.4% | 52.6%–56.2% | 3,048 |
| Void Staff | 4.0% | 51.1% | 48.3%–53.8% | 1,275 |
| Morellonomicon | 4.0% | 50.7% | 47.9%–53.5% | 1,256 |
| Bloodletter's Curse | 4.0% | 53.3% | 50.5%–56.0% | 1,256 |
| Cryptbloom | 1.4% | 54.2% | 49.4%–58.8% | 434 |
| Mejai's Soulstealer | 1.3% | 82.5% | 78.5%–85.9% | 411 |
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: 18% of 31,576 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 53.7% win rate.
What skill order do Malzahar Mid players use?
Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, W, Q: 57% of 25,992 games with a skill order in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 49.6% win rate.
Which summoner spells do Malzahar Mid players take?
Flash and Teleport, in 81% of 31,576 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 49.3% win rate.















































