Malzahar is a top-tier ARAM pick. His ultimate enables him to completely immobilize one of the opposing champs, quickly putting them on the respawn cooldown. Additionally, Malzahar possesses the ability to quickly push waves, which is a major perk in ARAM, since it puts enemies at a huge disadvantage.
If you want to make the greatest use of this great and loaded pick, here is his best build for ARAM in season 14.
Best Items for Malzahar in ARAM
Blackfire Torch
One of the greatest first purchases for Malzahar in ARAM is the Blackfire Torch. It will equip us with very needed additional mana, which will enable us to cast more spells in the early game. Additionally, the item will apply another layer of burn damage on top of our abilities. Since our abilities have multiple ticks (or procs) the item will have a pretty efficient damage output on Malzahar.
Liandry’s Torment
The second greatest purchase for our champ would be the Liandry’s Torment. It will grant us much-needed bonus HP, which will make us less one-shottable to enemies. Liandry’s will also come with one of the greatest passives in the game, the “Torment.” This passive will burn our enemies for 2% of their HP with each tick of our abilities. It will enable us to deal extremely high ratios of damage even to tankiest opponents. If this was not enough, Liandry’s will also increase our damage by 2% percent for each second we spend in combat, capping out at 6%.
Rylai’s Crystal Scepter
Another beautiful buy for Malzahar on ARAM would be Rylai’s Crystal Scepter. The item is not a must-buy, however, it’s still one of the greatest picks. It will enable us to slow our enemies with each ability we cast. The slow has a pretty great utility, and it will also help our allies take down the slowed enemies. A good alternative purchase for this item would be the Shadowflame.
Rabaddon’s Deathcap
As with any AP-heavy build, Rabaddon’s is a must-buy. The item will essentially draw the power from all our previously bought items, as it will give us a 30% bonus on our total AP. Aside from this, the Deathcap will also give us an incredible amount of 130 flat AP, which stands as the most AP you can get from a single item in the entire game.
Shadowflame
If you haven’t already, now is the time to buy Shadowflame. The item has the second-greatest AP ratios in the game, and it will also boost our flat magic penetration by 15. Aside from this, Shadowflame will also increase our damage on targets having an HP value lower than 40%, this increase will amount to 20%, which is quite significant especially when coupled with our previous purchase, Rabaddon’s Deathcap.
Boots
The greatest boots for our Malzahar ARAM boots will be none other than Sorc boots. These will offer us a much needed boost in magic penetration which will enable us to exert more damage out of our other items.
Runes for Malzahar
- Dark Harvest
- Cheap Shot
- Eyeball Collection
- Ultimate Hunter
- Presence of Mind
- Coup de Grace
Final Thoughts
The greatest build in Malzahar is pretty much a full AP one. The items for each of his effective builds are pretty much the same, as he does have too many core items. The items in question are Blackfire Torch, Liandry’s Torment, Rabbadon’s, and Shadowflame, other unlisted items can be exchanged for something else depending on the game circumstances. Anyhow, following the build proposed in the guide will work pretty much every game regardless.