How to beat Malzahar

Common role: Mid

A control mage whose ultimate is a guaranteed single-target lockdown.

What makes Malzahar dangerous

Malzahar spreads a silence (E-like) and voidlings, shields himself with his passive after taking damage, and his ultimate suppresses a target in place — an unstoppable, point-blank lockdown that sets up his team for a free kill. He pushes waves effortlessly and roams.

How to play against Malzahar

• 1Bring QSS or Cleanse: they break his suppression ult and neuter his whole kit.
• 2Pop his passive shield with poke before you all-in — under shield he is untouchable.
• 3Don't stand in his spreading pool/voidlings; they ramp damage the longer you sit.
• 4He is immobile — dive him or send a roaming jungler; he cannot escape a gank.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Completely immobile — no dash or escape.
• ✓When his passive shield is on cooldown he is extremely vulnerable.
• ✓His ult locks only one target; the rest of your team is free.
• ✓Weak to dives, roams and hard engage.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Malzahar's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Hiçlik Geçişi

  Malzahar bir süre hasar almaz veya kitle kontrolü altına girmezse, büyük oranda hasar azaltma kazanır ve kitle kontrolünden etkilenmez. Hasar aldıktan veya bir kitle kontrol etkisini engelledikten sonra, kısa süre daha bu avantajı korur.

  Strong: a shield that makes him immune to CC while it holds. Weak: it only forms after not taking damage — poke him to keep it down, then engage.

• Q
  Hiçlik'in Çağrısı

  Malzahar Hiçlik'e açılan iki geçit oluşturur. Kısa bir aradan sonra geçitler büyü hasarı veren ve rakip şampiyonları susturan atışlar yapar.

  Strong: two portals silence and damage in a wide area. Weak: telegraphed with a delay and a gap between portals — step to the safe zone.

• W
  Hiçlik Sürüsü

  Malzahar, yakındaki rakiplere saldıran Hiçlik Haşereleri çağırır.

  Strong: summons voidlings that add sustained damage and push. Weak: the voidlings are fragile and slow — ignore them and focus him.

• E
  Lanetli Kehanet

  Malzahar hedefinin zihninde, uğrayacağı felaketi gösteren korkunç kehanetler canlandırır ve hedefin zamanla hasar almasını sağlar. Malzahar hedef üzerinde diğer yeteneklerini kullandığında kehanetler yenilenir.Hedef, kehanetlerin etkisi altındayken katledilirse, kehanetler yakındaki bir başka rakip birime geçer ve Malzahar'a mana kazandırır. Malzahar'ın Hiçlik Haşereleri, kehanetlerin etkisi altındaki birimleri kovalar.

  Strong: a DoT that spreads to nearby enemies and refunds mana on kill. Weak: pure damage, no CC — just don't clump so it can't spread.

• R
  Ölümün Pençesi

  Malzahar Hiçlik'in özünü, hasar veren bir negatif enerji alanında yoğunlaştırarak rakip şampiyonu sindirir.

  Strong: an unstoppable point-blank suppression that hands you to his team. Weak: single target and channelled — QSS or Cleanse breaks it, and CC on him cancels it.

Itemization

A QSS/Mercurial line is the single best buy against him. Add magic resist; poke him out of his shield before committing.

This guide covers Malzahar's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.