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Middle Patch 16.18.1 op.gg
Malzahar Build
Latest Malzahar build for League of Legends with items, runes, summoner spells, skill order, counters and patch data.
49.67% Win Rate 4.68% Pick Rate 57,262 Games
Malzahar Build Guide
Malzahar holds steady in the mid lane on patch 16.13.1, posting a 50.48% winrate and a 5.52% pickrate in ranked games, and he occasionally shows up in the top lane as well. Deathfire Touch serves as his keystone, layering damage-over-time onto the sustained magic damage he already puts out.
His item path starts with Blackfire Torch to scale his burn, followed by Liandry’s Torment, which pushes the damage-over-time approach even further. Rylai’s Crystal Scepter closes out the build, bringing slows that help him pin down targets. For skills, max E first, then Q, then W, taking Malefic Visions early for its spreading damage. The full build breakdown, runes, and matchup notes follow below.
Malzahar Build
B Current tier: B Mid — view tier list
Imported from op.gg · updated every 48 hours · last update Nov 10, 2026.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Malzahar Runes — Sorcery + Inspiration
Deathfire Touch 
Manaflow Band 
Transcendence 
Scorch 
Magical Footwear 
Cosmic Insight 
Adaptive Force Adaptive Force 
Health Scaling Malzahar Summoner Spells
Flash 
TeleportMalzahar Skill Order
E › Q › W
Ability Order by Level
1E 2W 3Q 4E 5E 6R 7E 8Q 9E 10Q 11R 12Q 13Q 14W 15W
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Malzahar Runes — Sorcery + Inspiration
Deathfire Touch Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Magical Footwear Cosmic Insight Adaptive Force Adaptive Force Health Scaling Malzahar Summoner Spells
Flash TeleportMalzahar Skill Order
E › Q › W
Ability Order by Level
1E 2W 3Q 4E 5E 6R 7E 8Q 9E 10Q 11R 12Q 13Q 14W 15W
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Malzahar Counters
Weak Against
41.5% 340 games 
44.8% 686 games 
44.9% 595 games 
45.1% 153 games 
45.2% 542 games Strong Against
61.4% 114 games 
57.0% 265 games 
56.1% 1,111 games 
54.1% 505 games 
54.1% 679 games Win rates are Malzahar's results against each champion, imported from op.gg.
Malzahar Build FAQ
Based on current ranked data (op.gg, patch 16.18.1), the strongest recorded Malzahar build in Middle goes Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter as core items, with a 49.67% win rate across 57,262 games.
The most played rune page runs Deathfire Touch (Sorcery) with Inspiration as the secondary tree.
Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter.
Based on real matchup data, Malzahar struggles most against Sion, Diana, Kassadin.
Build and counter data is refreshed automatically every 48 hours from ranked game statistics.
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