MalzaharMid build

8th of 46 Mid

Mid82%Top9%Support6%
Win
51.8%
▲1.8 vs Mid
LP a game
+1.30
±0.24
Games
26.2k
a win +19.4 · a loss −18.5
Pick · Ban
5.6 · 10.5%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Malzahar Mid on VN, 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 26,151 games).

Build

Most played of 26,151 games

Start

DrHp

82% · 52.1% won

Spells

FlTe

77% · 51.9% won

Skills

starts E W Q

42% · 52.9% won

Items 17.4% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Liandry's Torment
  3. Rylai's Crystal Scepter
4th
  • Zh56.1% won34% pick
  • Sh55.4% won18% pick
  • Mo50.9% won10% pick
5th
  • Zh54.0% won21% pick
  • Rd53.1% won20% pick
  • Sh56.7% won15% pick

55.8% won (54.1–57.4) · 3,454 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes66% · 53.9% won

Skill path 34% of games · 53.9% 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 Scepter3,454 gamesMost played17%55.8%54% to 57%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment3,401 games17%55.6%54% to 57%
  3. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter2,418 games12%54.9%53% to 57%
  4. Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment876 games4.4%55.1%52% to 58%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame836 games4.2%58.7%55% to 62%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass568 games2.9%55.5%51% to 59%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Shadowflame407 games2.1%56.0%51% to 61%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass329 games1.7%62.9%58% to 68%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E W Q42%52.9%10,857
  2. starts E W Q24%51.5%6,294
  3. starts E Q W14%52.2%3,658
  4. starts E Q W3.4%47.2%890
  5. starts Q E W2.6%51.8%664

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion82% · 52.1% won · 21,425 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 13%50.4% won
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion 2.4%52.0% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes66% · 53.9% won · 17,204 games
  • Crimson Lucidity 18%50.3% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 6.1%48.3% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport77% · 51.9% won · 20,021 games
  • Flash + Ignite 16%52.0% won
  • Flash + Ghost 2.4%52.8% 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 Scepter17%55.8%54.1%–57.4%3,454
Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment17%55.6%53.9%–57.3%3,401
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Rylai's Crystal Scepter12%54.9%52.9%–56.9%2,418
Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment4.4%55.1%51.8%–58.4%876
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame4.2%58.7%55.4%–62.0%836
Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass2.9%55.5%51.4%–59.5%568
Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Shadowflame2.1%56.0%51.2%–60.8%407
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass1.7%62.9%57.6%–68.0%329
4th item, of 10,452 games that reached it
Zhonya's Hourglass34%56.1%54.5%–57.7%3,506
Shadowflame18%55.4%53.1%–57.7%1,843
Morellonomicon10%50.9%47.9%–53.9%1,045
Rylai's Crystal Scepter8.1%56.0%52.6%–59.3%847
Rabadon's Deathcap8.1%60.9%57.6%–64.1%844
Liandry's Torment6.1%57.8%53.9%–61.6%632
5th item, of 3,485 games that reached it
Zhonya's Hourglass21%54.0%50.3%–57.5%732
Rabadon's Deathcap20%53.1%49.4%–56.8%706
Shadowflame15%56.7%52.5%–60.9%534
Morellonomicon14%50.3%45.9%–54.7%489
Void Staff9.2%53.9%48.4%–59.3%321
Rylai's Crystal Scepter3.4%53.9%44.8%–62.6%117
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes66%53.9%53.2%–54.6%17,204
Crimson Lucidity18%50.3%48.9%–51.8%4,822
Chainlaced Crushers6.1%48.3%45.9%–50.8%1,588
No boots4.7%34.9%32.3%–37.7%1,225
Swiftmarch3.1%50.9%47.5%–54.4%801
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion82%52.1%51.5%–52.8%21,425
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess13%50.4%48.7%–52.1%3,308
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion2.4%52.0%48.1%–55.9%623
Doran's Ring + Health Potion0.8%51.5%44.7%–58.2%204
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport77%51.9%51.2%–52.6%20,021
Flash + Ignite16%52.0%50.5%–53.5%4,145
Flash + Ghost2.4%52.8%48.9%–56.6%633
Exhaust + Flash2.2%50.9%46.9%–55.0%581
Skill order
Max E Q W · starts E W Q42%52.9%51.9%–53.8%10,857
Max E W Q · starts E W Q24%51.5%50.2%–52.7%6,294
Max E Q W · starts E Q W14%52.2%50.6%–53.8%3,658
Max E W Q · starts E Q W3.4%47.2%43.9%–50.5%890
Max E Q W · starts Q E W2.6%51.8%48.0%–55.6%664
First 11 skill points
E W Q E E R E Q E Q R34%53.9%52.8%–54.9%8,629
E W Q E E R E W E W R19%52.1%50.7%–53.5%4,856
E Q W E E R E Q E Q R11%53.9%52.1%–55.7%2,894
E W Q E E R E W E Q R3.8%52.9%49.8%–56.1%971
E W Q E E R E Q E W R3.4%53.5%50.1%–56.8%855
E Q W E E R E W E W R2.1%48.4%44.2%–52.6%537
Finished items
Malignance33%51.8%50.8%–52.9%8,571
Zhonya's Hourglass25%55.5%54.3%–56.7%6,486
Shadowflame20%55.7%54.3%–57.0%5,176
Morellonomicon9.6%50.2%48.3%–52.2%2,517
Rabadon's Deathcap8.0%56.8%54.7%–58.9%2,099
Void Staff4.4%51.9%49.0%–54.8%1,143
Bloodletter's Curse2.5%56.1%52.2%–59.8%653

Questions

What do Malzahar Mid players build first on VN?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Liandry's Torment, then Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 13% of 26,151 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 55.8% win rate.

What skill order do Malzahar Mid players use?

Most often they max E, Q, W and start E, W, Q: 42% of 25,871 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 52.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Malzahar Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 77% of 26,151 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.9% win rate.