Malzahar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.9%
Pick Rate
4.7%

MalzaharBuild

AMage
Patch26.5
Matches469,660
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 15, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.5 Malzahar build uses Slightly Magical Footwear, Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, Oracle Lens. This Malzahar build has a 4.35% pick rate and a 57.7% win rate in LoL patch 26.5. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Malzahar build choices below.

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Select a Malzahar Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Liandry's Torment - Malzahar Highest Win Rate Build core itemLiandry's Torment
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Malzahar Highest Win Rate Build core itemRylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Malzahar Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
57.7%Win Rate
+6.8%WR Diff
4.3%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Liandry's Torment - Malzahar Most Popular Build core itemLiandry's Torment
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Malzahar Most Popular Build core itemRylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Blackfire Torch - Malzahar Most Popular Build core itemBlackfire Torch
55.8%Win Rate
+4.9%WR Diff
12.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Liandry's Torment - Malzahar Alternative Build 1 core itemLiandry's Torment
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Malzahar Alternative Build 1 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
  • Blackfire Torch - Malzahar Alternative Build 1 core itemBlackfire Torch
57.7%Win Rate
+6.8%WR Diff
4.7%Pick Rate

Best Malzahar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Malzahar build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
57.70%Win Rate
+6.78%WR Diff
4.35%Pick Rate
967Build Matches
These are Malzahar's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Liandry's Torment (53.1% WR, +2.1% WR diff, 76.5% pick rate) provides 300 Health, 60 AP. Rylai's Crystal Scepter (54.2% WR, +3.3% WR diff, 61.1% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 65 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (56.5% WR, +5.6% WR diff, 17.8% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Malzahar build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

Top situational items for Malzahar include Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Malzahar are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Malzahar is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Malzahar build.

  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:25
  • Total health Health:700
  • Total ability power Ability Power:450
  • Total mana Mana:600
  • Total armor Armor:50
When facing Malzahar's top counters like Smolder, Sion, Zed, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Malignance or Zhonya's Hourglass based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Malzahar performance.

This Malzahar burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 57.7% win rate across 967 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 450 total AP, substantial health pool for survivability. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Malzahar with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Malzahar's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 15,350, this Malzahar build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Malzahar build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Champions that use similar core items to Malzahar. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current malzahar build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Cassiopeia champion
Cassiopeia
Core Items
  • Liandry's Torment - Cassiopeia core item
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Cassiopeia core item
  • Seraph's Embrace - Cassiopeia core item
58.2%Win Rate
8.3%Pick Rate
Hwei champion
Hwei
Core Items
  • Liandry's Torment - Hwei core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Hwei core item
  • Blackfire Torch - Hwei core item
56.7%Win Rate
6.5%Pick Rate

See Also

Malzahar OverviewMalzahar RunesMalzahar CountersAll Items