Talk:Malzahar/@comment-24823977-20140522143923/@comment-8468980-20140524025553

all of these items are good on malz (and most other ap mid laners).

I can't agree with building Chalice, Catalyst AND Revolver simultaneously though. Typically, you build cheaper laning items to keep you staying in lane until you get big pay day gold from ganks, positive trades, and lane shoving.

You're most likely going to be chipping away at Athene's, a d-ring or two, and sorc boots in your most conservative builds, Haunting guise replaces the d-rings in less conservative. What items you build next depend heavily on your feed and how likely you are able to snowball that feed.

Again, all these items are situationally great, I would add Rylai's to the list as a good post-laning hp/ap item if you haven't already picked up RoA. I'd also remove WotA from the list. As a mid laner, you're not likely going to be able to sustain enough hp off of the item to really make a difference and the money you spend on a spellvamp premmium is better spend on harder damage stats or something that allows you to farm or cast more. Most of your laning opponents will be dealing damage in cycles that chunk you for large percentages of your hp, your best bet to "sustain" your hp is to avoid it altogether through good positioning and aggressive silencing. RoA and pots are better choices as well, since they do not require you to be putting yourself in danger in order to recoup hp losses.