Talk:Malzahar/@comment-25280175-20150123152826/@comment-25364408-20150123154333

Engage and CC pre-6 while his silence is down. His only escape is ghost/flash, and his damage while going AP isn't too crazy pre-6, as he has no way to keep you in his W pool, and he shouldn't have too much AP to make his E actually hurt. If you only have burst, bring in the jungler, as he has decently high movement speed for a ranged champ.

Out ranging him is also a choice. If he can't get in range for his abilities, there's nothing he can do to you. Buying QSS also cripples him. Getting it on an AP is meh, but you don't have to upgrade it for the usefulness.