Talk:Rod of Ages/@comment-222.154.14.62-20120903064556/@comment-65.79.1.34-20120926220912

Yes, but only because it is the best choice of the health-ap items. It still doesn't work well on him, as he doesn't need much mana if you are using your E right. But that mana, while not extremely useful, is still better than the Rylai's proc, as Malzahar's kit is DoT and AoE based.

Honestly, the best item in theory for Malz in terms of health-ap is Haunting Guise, followed by Doran's stacks. RoA is a very late-game item, rushing that Catalyst is far less useful than rushing Haunting Guise or even Kage's Lucky Pick.

That being said, I start boots and rush Kage's > Catalyst > Haunting Guise > RoA. It takes a massive focus on farm, but if you are good with your E and voidling, it can work.

All that being said, neither of the two major AP-Health items (RoA and Rylai's) work on Malz, which is something I would like to see change somehow in S3.