MalzaharMid build

38th of 43 Middown 4 places since 26.20

Mid85%Top9%Bot5%
Win
48.4%
▼1.5 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.20
±0.65
Games
6,063
a win +25.5 · a loss −24.1
Pick · Ban
3.2 · 3.5%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Malzahar Mid, patch 26.21: Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 6,063 games).

Build

Most played of 6,063 games

Start

DrHp

87% · 48.0% won

Spells

FlTe

79% · 48.2% won

Skills

starts E W Q

51% · 47.1% won

Items 29.2% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Rylai's Crystal Scepter
  3. Liandry's Torment
4th
  • Zh52.4% won30% pick
  • Sh54.6% won13% pick
  • Rd52.9% won13% pick
5th
  • Mo53.5% won22% pick
  • Rd53.6% won21% pick
  • Zh56.0% won15% pick

51.8% won (48.7–54.9) · 1,000 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes63% · 48.9% won

Skill path 48% of games · 47.9% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ38101213
WW214151718
EE14579
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment1,000 gamesMost played29%51.8%49% to 55%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter972 games28%51.4%48% to 55%
  3. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter166 games4.8%51.8%44% to 59%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame125 games3.6%56.0%47% to 64%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass118 games3.4%58.5%49% to 67%
  6. Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment65 gamesFew games1.9%50.8%39% to 63%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Shadowflame46 gamesFew games1.3%50.0%36% to 64%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass46 gamesFew games1.3%60.9%46% to 74%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E W Q51%47.1%2,671
  2. starts E Q W27%48.0%1,398
  3. starts Q E W6.4%50.9%334
  4. starts E W Q5.4%49.8%281
  5. starts E Q E3.5%53.6%181

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion87% · 48.0% won · 4,571 games
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion 6.6%48.7% won
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 3.3%49.1% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes63% · 48.9% won · 3,833 games
  • Crimson Lucidity 24%48.9% won
  • Swiftmarch 4.7%52.5% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport79% · 48.2% won · 4,804 games
  • Flash + Ignite 9.7%50.3% won
  • Flash + Ghost 7.3%50.8% won
Every option as a table53 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment29%51.8%48.7%–54.9%1,000
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter28%51.4%48.3%–54.6%972
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter4.8%51.8%44.3%–59.3%166
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame3.6%56.0%47.3%–64.4%125
Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass3.4%58.5%49.5%–67.0%118
Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's TormentFew games1.9%50.8%38.9%–62.5%65
Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › ShadowflameFew games1.3%50.0%36.1%–63.9%46
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's HourglassFew games1.3%60.9%46.5%–73.6%46
4th item, of 1,373 games that reached it
Zhonya's Hourglass30%52.4%47.6%–57.2%414
Shadowflame13%54.6%47.4%–61.7%183
Rabadon's Deathcap13%52.9%45.5%–60.2%174
Void Staff10%56.4%48.2%–64.4%140
Morellonomicon7.9%49.1%39.8%–58.4%108
Bloodletter's CurseFew games7.0%47.9%38.2%–57.8%96
5th item, of 326 games that reached it
MorellonomiconFew games22%53.5%42.0%–64.6%71
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games21%53.6%42.0%–64.9%69
Zhonya's HourglassFew games15%56.0%42.3%–68.8%50
Void StaffFew games13%57.1%42.2%–70.9%42
ShadowflameFew games8.3%48.2%30.7%–66.0%27
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes63%48.9%47.3%–50.5%3,833
Crimson Lucidity24%48.9%46.3%–51.4%1,474
Swiftmarch4.7%52.5%46.7%–58.2%284
Chainlaced Crushers3.6%42.3%35.9%–49.0%215
No boots2.8%35.9%29.0%–43.5%167
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion87%48.0%46.6%–49.5%4,571
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion6.6%48.7%43.5%–54.0%347
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess3.3%49.1%41.8%–56.5%173
Doran's Ring + Health PotionFew games0.6%37.9%22.7%–56.0%29
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport79%48.2%46.8%–49.6%4,804
Flash + Ignite9.7%50.3%46.3%–54.4%588
Flash + Ghost7.3%50.8%46.1%–55.4%441
Exhaust + Flash2.8%48.2%40.8%–55.7%170
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E W Q51%47.1%45.2%–49.0%2,671
Max E Q W · starts E Q W27%48.0%45.4%–50.6%1,398
Max E Q W · starts Q E W6.4%50.9%45.6%–56.2%334
Max E W Q · starts E W Q5.4%49.8%44.0%–55.6%281
Max E Q W · starts E Q E3.5%53.6%46.3%–60.7%181
First 11 skill points
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R48%47.9%46.0%–49.9%2,437
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R25%49.5%46.8%–52.3%1,282
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R6.0%52.5%46.9%–58.0%303
E W Q E E R E W E W R3.8%52.1%45.1%–59.0%194
E Q E W E R E Q E Q R2.9%55.4%47.4%–63.2%148
E W E Q E R E Q E Q RFew games1.4%49.3%37.8%–60.8%69
Finished items
Malignance16%48.8%45.7%–52.0%981
Zhonya's Hourglass15%53.5%50.2%–56.8%893
Shadowflame12%52.0%48.4%–55.6%734
Rabadon's Deathcap7.0%52.6%47.8%–57.3%426
Void Staff4.5%54.4%48.5%–60.3%270
Bloodletter's Curse4.2%49.2%43.1%–55.3%254
Morellonomicon4.1%51.4%45.2%–57.6%247
Cryptbloom2.0%52.1%43.2%–60.9%119
Hextech Rocketbelt1.9%60.7%51.5%–69.3%112
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games1.6%85.3%76.8%–91.0%95

Questions

What do Malzahar Mid players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Rylai's Crystal Scepter, then Liandry's Torment: 16% of 6,063 games in Master and above, patch 26.21, 51.8% win rate.

What skill order do Malzahar Mid players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, W, Q: 51% of 5,187 games with a skill order in Master and above, patch 26.21, 47.1% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Malzahar Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 79% of 6,063 games in Master and above, patch 26.21, 48.2% win rate.