Malzahar Runes
Best Malzahar runes for LoL Patch 26.1 - Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree with Precision secondary (76.2% WR, 0.3% pick rate). Malzahar's optimal primary runes are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm. Secondary tree: Presence of Mind, Coup de Grace.
Void Shift
When he hasn't recently taken damage or been crowd controlled, Malzahar gains massive damage reduction and crowd control immunity, lingering for a short period after taking damage.
Call of the Void
Malzahar opens up two portals to the Void. After a short delay, they fire projectiles that deal Magic Damage and silence enemy champions.
Cost:- 60/
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- 80
Cooldown:- 6
Range:- 900
Void Swarm
Malzahar summons Voidlings to attack nearby enemies.
Cost:- 40/
- 45/
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- 55/
- 60
Cooldown:- 8
Range:- 150
Malefic Visions
Malzahar infects his target's mind with cruel visions of their demise, dealing damage over time. Using Malzahar's other spells on the target will refresh the visions.
If the target dies while afflicted by the visions, they pass on to a nearby enemy unit and Malzahar gains Mana. Malzahar's Voidlings are attracted to affected units.Cost:- 60/
- 70/
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- 100
Cooldown:- 11/
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Range:- 650
Nether Grasp
Malzahar channels the essence of the Void to suppress an enemy champion over a zone of damaging negative energy.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 140/
- 110/
- 80
Range:- 700
- Mage
Malzahar performs best with Arcane Comet as the keystone rune from the Sorcery tree. Malzahar's optimal primary runes are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm. Malzahar's secondary rune tree is Precision with Presence of Mind, Coup de Grace. This rune setup achieves a 76.19% win rate (+23.5% win rate difference) with a 0.3% pick rate across 21 Malzahar games.
Primary Tree
Sorcery
Arcane CometDamaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.
Cooldown: 20 - 8s
Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.
Manaflow BandHitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.
After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Cooldown: 15 seconds
TranscendenceGain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5
Level 8: +5
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Gathering StormEvery 10 min gain AP or AD,
10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...
Presence of MindDamaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.
Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.
Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s
Coup de GraceDeal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.
This alternative Malzahar rune build uses Summon Aery as the keystone from the Sorcery tree. The primary runes are Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm. Malzahar's secondary rune tree is Inspiration with Magical Footwear, Cosmic Insight. This setup achieves a 66.67% win rate (+14.0% win rate difference) with a 0.3% pick rate across 21 games.
Primary Tree
Sorcery
Summon AeryDamaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+
Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+
Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.
Manaflow BandHitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.
After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Cooldown: 15 seconds
TranscendenceGain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5
Level 8: +5
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Gathering StormEvery 10 min gain AP or AD,
10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...
Magical FootwearYou get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.
Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional
Cosmic Insight+
+
Malzahar Runes - Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best Malzahar runes in patch 26.1?
The best Malzahar runes in patch 26.1 use the Sorcery tree with Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm, and the Precision tree with Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace. This rune setup achieves a 76.2% win rate with a 0.3% pick rate.
What is the win rate for Malzahar's best rune page?
Malzahar's best rune page has a 76.2% win rate in patch 26.1, which is +23.5% compared to Malzahar's average win rate. This rune setup has a 0.3% pick rate among Malzahar players.
What keystone should I use on Malzahar?
Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree is the best keystone rune for Malzahar in patch 26.1. This keystone synergizes well with Malzahar's kit and provides a 76.2% win rate.
What is Malzahar's primary rune tree?
Malzahar's primary rune tree is Sorcery. The optimal Sorcery runes for Malzahar are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm, with Arcane Comet being the keystone of choice.
What is Malzahar's secondary rune tree?
Malzahar's best secondary rune tree is Precision. The recommended Precision runes are Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace, which complement Malzahar's Sorcery primary tree.
What are alternative rune setups for Malzahar?
An alternative Malzahar rune setup uses Summon Aery from the Sorcery tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.
How popular are Malzahar's runes?
Malzahar's top rune page has a 0.3% pick rate in patch 26.1. This indicates that 0.3% of Malzahar players use the Arcane Comet setup with Sorcery and Precision trees.