Talk:Malzahar/@comment-4636093-20120527124444/@comment-87.172.193.45-20120527200842

Depends what Build/Champ you have, but if you have some sustain I'd suggest you go in, and the reason is quite simple:

Malz can't do much without his ult (if you're smart) and more important: the chance isnt low, that malz kills the creeps and you get his E after, so you basically dont get in to deny him mana (he'll have blue anyway if the team is not that braindead), but to cripple his farm and since most malzars focus on E for laning, you'll get their main-damage souce anyway and can freely harass him. It works especially well on champs like morgana or kennen (with spell vamp) or an ad mid with spell vamp ... or of course: gragas. you have enough sustain to heal it while malz will have a hard time pre lvl 6, then things get really hard.

If I lane mid vs malz, i mostly try to zone him even at the cost of some last hits. Also should be noted, that malz has no escape, so it's no shame to ask for ganks a few times, especially if you have junglers with a pull/supression, a roamer etc. If malz gets his build he can kill many champs/builds in one blow, so it's a good idea to focus on him while he's less dangerous.