Mage
Malzahar
the Prophet of the Void
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
51.1% wr in Mid
Build path
- Boots any step
Sorcerer's Shoes1100 gold12 Magic Penetration45 Move SpeedSorcerer's Shoes58% pick · 46.2% wr - Item 1
Doran's Ring400 gold18 Ability Power90 HealthDrain
Restore1 Mana every second, increased to2 Mana per second for 5 seconds after dealing damage to an enemy champion. If you can't gain Mana,heal for 45% of this value instead.Helping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.Doran's Ring97% pick · 50.6% wr
- Item 2 2 options
Blackfire Torch2800 gold80 Ability Power600 Mana20 Ability HasteBaleful Blaze
Damaging Abilities dealsbonus magic damage for 3 seconds.Blackfire
For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by yourBaleful Blaze , gain4% Ability Power .Blackfire Torch84% pick · 52.0% wr
Malignance2700 gold90 Ability Power600 Mana15 Ability HasteScorn
Gain 20 Ultimate Ability Haste.Hatefog
Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3s, dealingmagic damage per second and reducing theirMagic Resist .or Malignance11% pick · 40.0% wr
- Item 3 2 options
Liandry's Torment3000 gold60 Ability Power300 HealthTorment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.Liandry's Torment50% pick · 53.6% wr
Rylai's Crystal Scepter2600 gold65 Ability Power400 HealthRimefrost
Damaging AbilitiesSlow enemies by 30% for 1 second.or Rylai's Crystal Scepter42% pick · 51.4% wr
- Item 4 3 options
- Rylai's Crystal Scepter2600 gold
65 Ability Power400 HealthRimefrost
Damaging AbilitiesSlow enemies by 30% for 1 second.Rylai's Crystal Scepter39% pick · 56.3% wr - Liandry's Torment3000 gold
60 Ability Power300 HealthTorment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.or Liandry's Torment30% pick · 54.1% wr 
Shadowflame3200 gold110 Ability Power15 Magic PenetrationCinderbloom Magic andtrue damage Critically Strike enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.or Shadowflame11% pick · 69.2% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Skill order
— what to level when
Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions.
Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.
Malzahar infects his target's mind with cruel visions of their demise, dealing damage over time. Using Malzahar's other spells on the target will refresh the visions.
If the target dies while afflicted by the visions, they pass on to a nearby enemy unit and Malzahar gains Mana. Malzahar's Voidlings are attracted to affected units.
Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy.
Runes
Sorcery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.
After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5
Level 8: +5
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
All
While above 70% health, gain extra
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Gain
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP,
Inspiration
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.
Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Potions grant some restoration immediately.
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
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Bonus
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you
Gain bonus
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).