Talk:Malzahar/@comment-178.166.24.118-20120506193430/@comment-88.186.19.90-20120506203642

His passive is almost a necessity. As Malz, you will find yourself runnig away from melee chars a lot once you landed your burst. Because his AA animation is so slow, kiting effectively is impossible: that's when the voidlings appear and rape the health bar of your opponent while you kite with your DoT.

It also enables Malz to build armpen and AD if the opposing team is stacking magic resist, meaning that a good malz will never be useless in a team if he adapts his build. It allows you to farm 100% safely by sending your Malefic Vision an remaining at maximum range, letting the voidling do the last-hits for you. The voidling can tank tower shots, skillshots or jungle minions. It's equivalent to a free 100% AS buff for each voidling present, meaning Malz is the only champ that can reach 4.5 attacks per second in the entire roster (5.5 with full CDR and 3 voidlings out, but that's almost impossible in a normal game). Other perks include free harass in lane, enhanced pushing abilities, and the fact that these little critters have a greater movement speed than Master Yi when in frenzy.