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26.22 (latest)Emerald+ Mage · #39/66

The core Malzahar build is Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Zhonya's Hourglass is the most common fourth item.

Win Rate−0.1 pts vs average (50.3 %)
50.2 %
Pick Rate
0.5 %
Ban Rate
10.9 %
Games
9K
KDA
1.70

Win Rate: −0.1 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Core build

Item 1 Blackfire Torch 50.6 % WR 6,669 games
Item 2 Liandry's Torment 52.0 % WR (+1.8) 6,193 games
Item 3 Rylai's Crystal Scepter 52.7 % WR (+2.5) 6,094 games
4th item
Zhonya's Hourglass 56.9 % (+6.7) 623 games
Rabadon's Deathcap 53.5 % 363 games
Morellonomicon 57.3 % 208 games
5th item
Rabadon's Deathcap 57.5 % 107 games
Morellonomicon 49.2 % 101 games
Zhonya's Hourglass too few games 86 games

Win rate per item counts every game it was bought in. Items bought late (4th to 6th) read higher partly because players who got that far were often ahead already, not only because of the item.

Item combinations by build stage

Share of games that built exactly these items first, win rate from 100 games.

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Blackfire Torch + Rylai's Crystal Scepter35.0 %52.6 % (+2.4)2,826
Blackfire Torch + Liandry's Torment34.2 %50.3 %2,763
Malignance + Liandry's Torment7.9 %52.2 % (+2.0)639
Rylai's Crystal Scepter + Malignance6.5 %53.6 % (+3.4)526
Rylai's Crystal Scepter + Liandry's Torment5.0 %46.7 %406
Blackfire Torch + Malignance2.6 %47.8 %210
Archangel's Staff + Liandry's Torment0.9 %too few games76
Blackfire Torch + Zhonya's Hourglass0.9 %too few games76

Starting item & boots

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's RingStart86.0 %50.1 %7,607
Tear of the GoddessStart9.7 %50.4 %861
Sapphire CrystalStart3.8 %55.0 %338
Sorcerer's ShoesBoots69.7 %51.2 % (+1.0)6,165
Ionian Boots of LucidityBoots13.8 %50.1 %1,220
Boots of SwiftnessBoots7.7 %50.9 %677
Plated SteelcapsBoots2.4 %56.8 %210

Starting items and boots: shares of the 8,849 newest games with an item timeline.

Early order

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Sapphire Crystal › Lost Chapter11.3 %52.4 % (+2.2)1,003
Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Sapphire Crystal › Glowing Mote8.4 %48.2 % (−2.0)741
Doran's Ring › Sapphire Crystal › Amplifying Tome › Lost Chapter5.4 %51.7 %482
from the 8,849 latest games with an item timeline

Summoner spells

Summoner spellsPick RateWin RateGames
Flash + Teleport70.1 %49.7 %6,126
Flash + Ignite21.2 %50.5 %1,852
Flash + Ghost4.9 %54.8 %425
Flash + Exhaust3.8 %51.3 %333

Skill order

Skill orderPick RateWin RateGames
E › Q › W80.8 %50.6 %7,607
E › W › Q18.4 %49.4 %1,737
Q › E › W0.4 %52.4 %41

Build variants

BuildPick RateWin RateGames
Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter31.9 %52.6 % (+2.4)2,826
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment31.2 %50.3 %2,763
Malignance › Liandry's Torment7.2 %52.2 % (+2.0)639

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Malzahar's average (50.2 %) and based on 500 or more games.

From ranked games ggez.gg collected through the Riot API.