Malzahar Mid — runes, build and counters

Runes

Deathfire Touch Sorcery + Inspiration 45.6%513 games Deathfire Touch Sorcery + Inspiration 56.8%44 games Deathfire Touch Sorcery + Inspiration 51.3%39 games

Sorcery

Inspiration

Sorcery

Inspiration

Sorcery

Inspiration

Summoner spells and skills

Summoner spells	Games	Win rate
Flash + Teleport	1,241	46.4%
Flash + Ghost	148	52.0%
Flash + Ignite	96	37.5%

Max order	Games	Win rate
E › Q › W	1,190	44.8%
Q › E › W	173	50.3%
E › W › Q	171	55.0%

Build Most chosen build: 18 games, 38.9% win rate.

1. Blackfire Torch
2. Malignance
3. Spellslinger's Shoes
4. Rylai's Crystal Scepter
5. Liandry's Torment
6. Zhonya's Hourglass

Starting items	Games	Win rate
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion	1,315	46.4%
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion	109	47.7%
Doran's Ring + Health Potion	19	47.4%

Situational items	Games	Win rate
Crimson Lucidity	466	47.0%
Shadowflame	166	42.2%
Rabadon's Deathcap	102	52.9%
Bloodletter's Curse	83	49.4%
Void Staff	72	55.6%
Morellonomicon	53	45.3%

Counters

Malzahar counters these champions

Enemy	Games	Win rate
Viktor	65	52.3%
Syndra	68	50.0%
Vladimir	62	50.0%

These champions counter Malzahar

Enemy	Games	Win rate
Twisted Fate	72	27.8%
LeBlanc	52	40.4%
Locke	56	41.1%
Katarina	57	42.1%
Ahri	62	45.2%
Yasuo	53	49.1%
Sylas	73	49.3%