Talk:Malzahar/@comment-24309189-20140922041323/@comment-24823977-20141007165547

in terms of numbers yes Sui is right he is very likly the best 1 v 1 mage in the game....but the reason he isent played in hi elos is not because of his damage its because of everyhing else..yes he has the potentiol to melt almost anyone but here are his weakness:

R: his ult is a suppression but its also a self suppresion as well meaning in team fights if you ult someone and the enemy team notices your just as vunerable as the person you ult.

Q: skill shot and an ackward one at that..it has a delay and its actualy kinda hard to land(i say this because hi elos know how it works and can use its 0.5s delay to evade it and if you know how it works its really easy to evade)

Escapes: malz is a very low mobility champ  he has 0 escapes(excluding flash) thus making you a big gank target

for these reasons hes not played in hi elos