Malzahar is a ranged mage usually played Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Malzahar in ARAM: Play as a control mage, using your space aids to poke and waveclear, then lock down key targets with your ultimate in teamfights.
Malzahar ARAM Abilities
Malzahar gains damage reduction and CC immunity after avoiding damage, lingering briefly after being hit.
Malzahar opens two Void portals that fire projectiles, dealing damage and silencing enemies hit.
Malzahar summons Voidlings that attack the nearest enemy, prioritizing targets with Malefic Visions.
Infects an enemy with damage over time, refreshing on spell hits; spreads to nearby enemies on death, granting mana and attracting Voidlings.
Malzahar suppresses an enemy champion, dealing damage over time while channeling.
Malzahar ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a control mage, using your space aids to poke and waveclear, then lock down key targets with your ultimate in teamfights. Stay behind your team to avoid getting interrupted while channeling Nether Grasp.
Tips
Use your passive, Void Shift, to avoid poke and engage safely in ARAM's constant teamfights.
Place your Malefic Visions on low-health minions to spread it to enemy champions for easy poke.
Save your Nether Grasp for high-priority targets like carries or divers to lock them down.
Build Liandry's Anguish and Rylai's Crystal Scepter to maximize damage and slow from your space aids.
In ARAM, prioritize ability haste items to spam your spells and control the narrow lane.
Combos
Q (Call of the Void) silence > E (Malefic Visions) > W (Void Swarm) for poke and waveclear.
R (Nether Grasp) > E (Malefic Visions) > W (Void Swarm) to burst a single target while suppressing them.
E (Malefic Visions) on a minion > Q (Call of the Void) to refresh the duration and spread it to enemies.
Malzahar ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Sorcery
Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist
Transcendence
Gathering StormSecondary — Precision
Legend: Haste
Cut DownSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Lost Chapter
Core Items
- 1.
Blackfire Torch - 2.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter - 3.
Liandry's Torment
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has multiple tanks or bruisers
- your team is AP heavy
- you need sustained magic damage over burst
Avoid when:
- enemy team is all squishy
- your champion is burst-oriented
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has shields to burst through
- you need extra burst on squishy targets
- your team lacks magic penetration
Avoid when:
- enemy team is stacking magic resist
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Malzahar ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Malzahar in ARAM?
In ARAM, Malzahar typically builds core items like Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment and Deathfire Touch runes (Sorcery primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Malzahar in ARAM?
Take Deathfire Touch in the Sorcery tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Malzahar in ARAM.
How do you play Malzahar in ARAM?
Play as a control mage, using your space aids to poke and waveclear, then lock down key targets with your ultimate in teamfights. Stay behind your team to avoid getting interrupted while channeling Nether Grasp.
What is Malzahar's best combo in ARAM?
Q (Call of the Void) silence > E (Malefic Visions) > W (Void Swarm) for poke and waveclear.
