MalzaharMid build

1st of 40 Mid

Mid88%Top6%
Win
53.5%
▲3.5 vs Mid
LP a game
+2.50
±0.47
Games
6,809
a win +20.1 · a loss −18.2
Pick · Ban
7.1 · 16.0%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Malzahar Mid on SG, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order E > Q > W (each the most played of 6,809 games).

Build

Most played of 6,809 games

Start

DrHp

78% · 53.8% won

Spells

FlTe

77% · 53.4% won

Skills

starts E W Q

56% · 53.9% won

Items 20.1% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Liandry's Torment
  3. Rylai's Crystal Scepter
4th
  • Zh57.9% won24% pick
  • Sh56.6% won22% pick
  • Rd60.4% won12% pick
5th
  • Rd58.6% won30% pick
  • Zh58.1% won16% pick
  • Mo55.7% won12% pick

55.3% won (52.3–58.3) · 1,051 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes77% · 54.0% won

Skill path 49% of games · 55.0% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter1,051 gamesMost played20%55.3%52% to 58%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment721 games14%60.9%57% to 64%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame547 games10%56.5%52% to 61%
  4. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter482 games9.2%56.0%52% to 60%
  5. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame124 games2.4%49.2%41% to 58%
  6. Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment97 gamesFew games1.9%66.0%56% to 75%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Liandry's Torment91 gamesFew games1.7%46.2%36% to 56%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Malignance91 gamesFew games1.7%53.9%44% to 64%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E W Q56%53.9%3,802
  2. starts E W Q14%54.0%975
  3. starts E Q W13%51.6%896
  4. starts Q E W3.0%60.5%205
  5. starts E W E2.6%51.7%172

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion78% · 53.8% won · 5,277 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 15%50.6% won
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion 3.8%57.9% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes77% · 54.0% won · 5,270 games
  • Crimson Lucidity 12%54.0% won
  • No boots 4.0%43.3% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport77% · 53.4% won · 5,273 games
  • Flash + Ignite 15%52.2% won
  • Flash + Ghost 3.4%59.2% won
Every option as a table51 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter20%55.3%52.3%–58.3%1,051
Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment14%60.9%57.3%–64.4%721
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame10%56.5%52.3%–60.6%547
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter9.2%56.0%51.6%–60.4%482
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame2.4%49.2%40.6%–57.9%124
Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's TormentFew games1.9%66.0%56.1%–74.6%97
Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Liandry's TormentFew games1.7%46.2%36.3%–56.3%91
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › MalignanceFew games1.7%53.9%43.7%–63.7%91
4th item, of 2,842 games that reached it
Zhonya's Hourglass24%57.9%54.2%–61.5%691
Shadowflame22%56.6%52.7%–60.4%631
Rabadon's Deathcap12%60.4%55.1%–65.5%336
Rylai's Crystal Scepter10.0%56.0%50.2%–61.6%284
Morellonomicon5.8%54.3%46.6%–61.7%164
Malignance5.5%49.4%41.6%–57.1%156
5th item, of 998 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap30%58.6%53.0%–64.0%302
Zhonya's Hourglass16%58.1%50.4%–65.5%160
Morellonomicon12%55.7%46.5%–64.4%115
Shadowflame12%57.4%48.3%–66.1%115
Void StaffFew games7.8%48.7%38.0%–59.6%78
MalignanceFew games4.7%51.1%37.2%–64.7%47
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes77%54.0%52.7%–55.4%5,270
Crimson Lucidity12%54.0%50.6%–57.4%829
No boots4.0%43.3%37.6%–49.3%270
Swiftmarch2.9%54.5%47.6%–61.3%200
Chainlaced Crushers1.9%49.6%41.1%–58.1%129
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion78%53.8%52.5%–55.2%5,277
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess15%50.6%47.5%–53.7%994
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion3.8%57.9%51.8%–63.8%259
Doran's Ring + Health PotionFew games0.9%46.6%34.3%–59.2%58
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport77%53.4%52.0%–54.7%5,273
Flash + Ignite15%52.2%49.1%–55.2%1,035
Flash + Ghost3.4%59.2%52.7%–65.4%228
Flash + Barrier1.9%56.4%47.6%–64.7%126
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E W Q56%53.9%52.3%–55.5%3,802
Max E W Q · starts E W Q14%54.0%50.8%–57.1%975
Max E Q W · starts E Q W13%51.6%48.3%–54.8%896
Max E Q W · starts Q E W3.0%60.5%53.7%–66.9%205
Max E Q W · starts E W E2.6%51.7%44.3%–59.1%172
First 11 skill points
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R49%55.0%53.3%–56.7%3,240
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R11%53.9%50.3%–57.5%751
E W Q E E R E W E W R11%53.9%50.3%–57.4%737
E W Q E E R E Q E W R2.9%48.7%41.8%–55.7%195
E W Q E E R E W E Q R2.9%50.0%43.0%–57.0%192
Q E W E E R E Q E Q R2.5%60.6%53.0%–67.7%165
Finished items
Malignance34%52.6%50.6%–54.7%2,311
Shadowflame28%56.7%54.5%–58.9%1,911
Zhonya's Hourglass17%56.2%53.4%–59.0%1,185
Rabadon's Deathcap13%60.0%56.7%–63.2%867
Morellonomicon6.5%50.6%45.9%–55.2%439
Void Staff4.6%54.9%49.4%–60.3%315
Bloodletter's Curse3.9%54.5%48.5%–60.3%268

Questions

What do Malzahar Mid players build first on SG?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Liandry's Torment, then Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 15% of 6,809 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 55.3% win rate.

What skill order do Malzahar Mid players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, W, Q: 56% of 6,732 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 53.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Malzahar Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 77% of 6,809 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 53.4% win rate.