Talk:Malzahar/@comment-25364408-20170205163435/@comment-26808509-20170218170210

AD Malz never was meant to have damage with his abilities, his damage comes with his Voidlings exclusively. E only is his way to command them, so it's not a miracle that AP Malz deals more damage with his combo. AD Malz only becomes strong with you factor in his autoattacks, because those, in combination with his Voidlings and a Black Cleaver, shred everyone to death in almost no time. If you're expecting that AD Malz could just E-W-R someone and he dies, you probably don't know what AD Malz is about. Cause that playstlye is the one of AP Malz. If both versions had the same playstyle, only one of them would be worth playing, because it would be stronger.

Yet they are played pretty differently and that even starts on lane. While AP Malz seeks to shove the enemy in with power pushing until he has his ult up to kill him, AD Malz tries to be a lane bully with freezing the lane and E-W'ing the enemy if he comes close. Also AD Malz likes extended fights, while AP Malz just straight up combos the enemy (maybe with some poke before).