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[8.18.2]Double Tear Malzahar the Late Game Monster

by Rhinoface

(Last updated on September 20, 2018)

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Builds

Summoner Spells

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  • Flash
  • Ignite

Runes

  • sorcery
    SORCERY
  • Summon Aery
  • Manaflow Band
  • Transcendence
  • Gathering Storm
  • inspiration
    INSPIRATION
  • Biscuit Delivery
  • Cosmic Insight
Bonus :

+12 Attack damage or +20 ability power, adaptive

Aery gives much more reliable poke in lane than comet, and can also proc twice during Malzahar's E/ult duration

Items

Basic

  • Sapphire Crystal
  • Faerie Charm

Start this to rush your tear as early as possible; even in a hard matchup. Just farm and tp back if you need to

Core

  • Archangel's Staff
  • Hextech Gunblade
  • Manamune

Always in this order. Full Archangels, into however much of gunblade you can complete before your Archangels is stacked, get the second tear whenever it is for maximum efficiency.

End Game

  • Seraph's Embrace
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Hextech Gunblade
  • Muramana
  • Rabadon's Deathcap
  • Void Staff

After Rabadons, you can solo baron with some time. Void staff can be swapped out for Liandry's/Rylais if the enemy lacks MR

Ability Sequence

  • Void Shift

    Void Shift(Passive)

  • Call of the Void
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
  • Void Swarm
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
  • Malefic Visions
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
  • Nether Grasp
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
  • Malefic Visions
    Void Swarm
    Call of the Void
    Malefic Visions
    Malefic Visions
    Nether Grasp
    Malefic Visions
    Void Swarm
    Malefic Visions
    Void Swarm
    Nether Grasp
    Void Swarm
    Call of the Void
    Void Swarm
    Call of the Void
    Nether Grasp
    Call of the Void
    Call of the Void

Max W second. The extra/damage duration is necessary due to the concept of double tear Malzahar.

Vs. Champions

  • Ahri
  • Katarina
  • Zoe
  • Yasuo
  • Diana
  • Ekko
  • Orianna
  • Azir
  • Zed
  • Ryze
  • Difficulty
  • Champion
  • Notes
Easy
AhriAhri

Can safely E + W the wave every time she uses Q. Your passive keeps you safe from charm; play safe when it's down

Easy
KatarinaKatarina

If she ults you, Q her or Ult her. Permashove her into tower so she can't make your bot laners lives miserable

Easy
ZoeZoe

You're always safe to E + W the wave. Your passive keeps you safe from her bubble should you get hit by it; play safe when it's down. Perma shove her in to prevent roaming.

Easy
YasuoYasuo

E + W the wave always. Can't really permashove him, but he'll often take damage from your E and or W. Stay away from him to keep your shield up for his knockup

Easy
DianaDiana

E + W the wave always to permashove her in. She'll almost always take damage from your E as well.

Normal
AzirAzir

He can kill your voidlings quite easily if he is aware of them. He lacks mana sustain though, and will run out significantly quicker than you. Attempt to permashove, as he struggles farming under tower.

Normal
ZedZed

His Q will eventually one shot your voidlings which becomes very annoying. If he ults you, (Probably will be under tower). Ult him, and he'll take two tower shots and either die or have to back. Annoying, but not impossible. Permashove if possible to prevent roaming

Normal
RyzeRyze

Can one shot voidlings with E + Q, annoying but significant mana costs keep him from doing it constantly in the early

Hard
EkkoEkko

Extremely annoying. His Q will oneshot your voidlings even early. Save E + W for after he uses Q. You can't effectively prevent his roaming due to this.

Hard
OriannaOrianna

Extremely annoying. Her Q + W will always oneshot voidlings, making it hard to push her in if she knows what she's doing. They have much shorter cooldowns than you as well. Save E + W until after she uses her spells.

Why Double Tear Malzahar?

Malzahar is a strange champion. He's somewhat a mixture between a control mage and an assassin. He lacks the burst of a true assassin, but also lacks some of the qualities of a true control mage. This build seeks to give him the power of both truly combined.


Malzahar's W, his voidlings, have far more AD scaling than AP. They tear through towers and Malzahar's ult targets, as well as minion waves!

The AD from Manamune/Muramana and Gunblade make his little voidlings hit like a truck. They also apply the single target healing from Gunblade, giving this build very good sustain, in both health and mana.


Malzahar's main damage and mana sustain comes from his E. Every minion killed while affected by his E restores a % of his maximum mana. Late game, you will only need to kill ~2-3 minions to make up the mana lost from your E + W. ( For reference, your E + W should reliable AT LEAST one whole wave).


Muramana's passive doesn't proc on Malzahar's W or his E despite being single target. However, it does apply to Gunblade's active and Malzahar's ult, giving him a respectable amount of burst compared to normal Malzahar.

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