Talk:Malzahar/@comment-5211662-20140814162812

I hate when people say Malzahar is unviable because QSS counters his ult. Yes, QSS counters his ult, but there are some facts people don't take into account.

First, QSS counters Malzahar's ult, but it also counters many ults from other champions, such as: Morgana, Warwick, Skarner, and even Zed. QSS cripples these champions just as much as it cripples Malzahar. These champions are not considered weak or unviable because of this, however.

Second, if enemies buy QSS, this means they are not buying an item that would otherwise be a much better choice, such as a damage item, or a better defensive item, such as GA or Banshee. Even champions who don't have AD scalings are sometimes forced to buy QSS just to counter Malzahar's ultimate, and they are crippled themselves because they are forced to buy an expensive item that doesn't upgrade into anything useful for AP champions, just to counter a single ultimate.

Third, it's not like Malzahar would be dumb enough to ult into someone that has QSS, unless he baits the enemy into using QSS before he casts his ultimate.