User blog comment:GimmeStarfoxWii/Malz or Syndra? Which Purple Burster is for me?/@comment-7967732-20130729061713

_ Elise: good atm, not much next patch. Don't bother touching her if you are new (this comes from an Elise main).

_ Malzahar: his waveclear is a bit overrated, though good at early - mid game, later on there are many that farm way better (Diana, Ori...). His damage is really sick, and in lane after 6, not many people dare to all in a Malz. He is decent in team fight, and to use R it requires some positioning as well.

_ Syndra: overrated. Her burst at 6 is the highest in the game, yet chance is the enemy mage bursts you down while you're busy putting down balls. Yes, she is hard to learn, but isn't worth learning compare to other "hard mages" like Ori, Cass or LeBlanc. A R + E team stun combo relies more on luck than actually skill.

So if you only limited to choose between those 3, I would say Malz. He is underplayed, but really powerful, and scales the best to late game.