Talk:Malzahar/@comment-25660105-20141210015848/@comment-8468980-20141210063047

"He is one of the match-ups I dread seeing in lane."

ap mids that out trade (Annie, Brand, Lux) or out range (Xerath, Syndra) him in lane can overwhelm him. AP Mids that scale well into late game and provide greater team fight presence like Karthus or Aniva can also be a problem if the game runs on longer. Dive heavy comps with some combination of super tanky bruiser, assassin, and hard AD Carry can be a huge headache due to Malz's inability to reliably peel more than one target.

If you're having trouble dodging Malz Q, I would strongly recommend playing as malz a little even in bot games to learn how to land Qs more frequently. Malz players need to mind read a little to hit them, so you have to ask yourself where does that Malz player think you're going.