User blog comment:GimmeStarfoxWii/Malz or Syndra? Which Purple Burster is for me?/@comment-5993740-20130727223301

I wouldn't say Malz has burst, definitely not compared to Syndra. I'd say Malz is better.

Even if your lane is a possible counter, Malz can farm safer than Syndra, and has relatively better sustatin because his E pays for itself. Once your E gets to be a high enough level, you can pop it on a minion and back off, letting the damage kill the wave.

Secondly, Syndra is harder to use overall. Landing Syndra's attacks are more difficult as the majority of them are skillshots with small radiuses. Malz, on the other hand, has a very large AoE, a relatively large albeit linear ability, and an ability that requires no aiming at all, hell it can even reach the enemy champ on it's own.

Now ults. Syndra's takes a bit more skill maximizing it's damage, but if you do have enough orbs up, it does WAY more damage than Malz's ult. Also, it's immediate, so you can do it and back off, whereas Malz is channeled, and a well placed silence can negate a majority of the damage. However, this weakness is also a strength, and if Malz can ult a high priority target, the rest of the team can either focus the now supressed person, or continue the fight with one less enemy.

TL:DR- Syndra has a much higher damage output that is possible if you're good at landing skillshots and aggressive in lane. Malz is the safer pick, with arguably more useful in a teamfight. Also, Malz passive is way better than Syndra's.