Talk:Malzahar/@comment-5969087-20130124211759/@comment-5920585-20130125011747

In theory, it could work...

But Null Zone is his mid- to late-game strength where opponents have started to build health items. It doesn't have any base damage and it's impossible to keep the average midlaner on Null Zone for more than 2.5 seconds (with Nether Grasp) so it's very hit and miss; you'll rarely deal its full damage because it's not possible to keep them on the AoE for the full duration...unless they D/C :3. I personally think it's a better idea to max Malefic Visions first, followed by CotV because they both aid your immense farming potential and deal guaranteed damage (assuming the spells land).