Talk:Malzahar/@comment-60.251.124.75-20130116075100/@comment-5284325-20130116173618

i'm not sure about AD Malzahar's viableness in SR (Summoner's Rift). on CS (Crystal Scar (Dominion)), on the other hand, he is amazing. tips:

- don't build pure damage, ever. mix damage and tankiness.

- Dont build AS (Attack Speed) or crit. despite building AD, u are not going to attack much, and building those stats is wasted because u don't scale very well with them.

- u are VERY mana hungry. u should take blue if possible (in SR), or, if u can't take blue, buy manamune. i don't like advising manamune, because muramana's proc is terrible on Malzahar, and charging tear/manamune is a pain, but u need SOME fix to your mana problems.

- - BUT! on Dominion, u don't need to buy manamune, because of the passive mana regen aura there. mana regen masteries, few blue pots and smart use of Malefic Visions will asure u enough mana sustain.

- build CDR. it allows u to cast spell more often and summon voidlings more often and stuff. with max CDR u can actually have 3 voidlings at the same time, for about 5 (deadly) seconds.

- Null Zone got very high base damage. u should use it in conjuction with your ult just like AP Malzahar.

- your damage with 1 voidling is okish. your damage with 2 voidlings is HUGE. really, u have no idea how big the difference is.

- - before a 1v1 situation, have your next spell summon a voidling. when the fight starts, use Q, W and E, but save the ult. wait for 1 of your spells to come off CD (it will usually be your E), and then cast it and your Nether Grasp. u should have summoned a voidling with your ult cast. now there are 2 voidlings ripping through your target.

- - - u can also wait some more, for your W to come off CD. this will make significant damage in conjuction with your ult, but if u feel u don't need it but u will have to cast your ult anyway, don't wait for it.

- - - if u are sure a fight is coming, u can summon a voidling beforehand.