Talk:Malzahar/@comment-24040326-20160508204958

Current Nerfs in the PBE: WIth new Morello's and RoA mana is not a problem, gut jungle malzahar because that is just a stupid fad, hell you can even remove the damage from ulti altogether.
 * Call of the Void (Q) mana cost increased to 80 from 60.
 * Void Swarm (W)
 * Mana cost increased to 80 from 60.
 * Neutral Monster damage reduction changed to 50%  from 75%.
 * Nether Grasp (R) damage lowered to 5/7/9% from 6/8/10%.

His passive untouched means he'll remain broken, most of his damage comes from Voidlings in any case so the R nerfs won't hit him that hard, if anything it hurts his teamfighting potential for anyone stupid enough to remain in the pool while you were channeling received some good damage. If this helps to lower his banrate and lead anyone to believe these nerfs will actually do anything against him (at least all the new Malzahars will learn he isn't meant to be the trigger happy Q silence machine he is now) so that I may pick him in ranked I'll spam mastery and laugh.