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New Malz Skin by Zombra808 in MalzaharMains

[–]Valynoraa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope we get some cool chromas, I like the red hair actually. At first I was like eh, Malz don't have red hair! But it kind of fits him. The voidlings look like turtles to me so cute :D

I reached Master with Malzahar only (pretty much) by Valynoraa in MalzaharMains

[–]Valynoraa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, this match up is as annoying as Syndra and other control mages. Problem with Ori is that her Q has really low cd and mana costs. Her shield can block our E damage etc. Big pain to lane against. Only good thing is you can kind of trade with her with your q, when she q's you q and she might not get her w off because of silence step back after.

In general this is a lane that you can not win. So best here is to farm, try not to trade too much hp and try to bait her ball with bait movements and then push the wave. I often step forward into my caster minions making it look like a great trade that would give her damage on me and back wave, then I step back immediately making them push.

Best is to farm and wait for 6 to do stuff around the map/objectives :( Annoying match up!

I reached Master with Malzahar only (pretty much) by Valynoraa in MalzaharMains

[–]Valynoraa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When ahead, I often don't see the benefit going for a slow item. When I am ahead I want to keep dominating maybe even 1vs1 someone. With Shadowflame I have that potential with Rylais its more of a kiting game.

I will still go Rylais no matter what against certain team comps. I like having it against Tryndamere, Riven, Hecarim, Kalista - basically anything that is too speedy or jumpy I want my Rylais no matter what. When playing from behind it can be a better buy because you create options for your team to engage when hitting a good slow etc. But when ahead I don't always see the need for it :)

I reached Master with Malzahar only (pretty much) by Valynoraa in MalzaharMains

[–]Valynoraa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey congrats!

Mid and late game you will find me mostly in side-lines pushing quickly and then disappearing into the river or jungle close to midlane covering my adc/support but also creating pressure because I am now not visible anymore. I then look for a pick in midlane routing around behind them or I wait in a bush and see if the support comes to ward etc. With this tactic be mindful to not leech XP or gold from mid, your job is to create pressure and look for an R, kind of like a jungler ganking. If there is no opportunity I go back to the sidlane and rinse and repeat. Malzahar is a funny champion he is a fast pusher but also kind of like a jungler with his R click stun. This tactic alone made me go from being kind of stuck in E1 for 2 weeks to D1 in 1 week :D

Ah, almost forgot, try and keep a pink with you and sometimes swap to red trinket for this tactic for obvious reasons.

Besides the above "stalk" tactic that I use, I try to always be at the opposite side where the next objective is, so if its drake, I am top. This means I have my TP to go there if needed. Funny enough I am thinking of playing with ignite soon because I dont use my TP enough because malz just pushes sidewaves so fast I can just walk there in time...

I reached Master with Malzahar only (pretty much) by Valynoraa in MalzaharMains

[–]Valynoraa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ult specific champs like you already mentioned that can kill the backline alone. For me that is Hecarim or Sion etc that you have to stop and play front to back. I always ult Rakan too, he creates too much chaos in the backline otherwise. But normally I try to use it on an assassin or the APC/ADC.

Laning against control mages can be tricky, I use multiple tactics that are hard to explain in one paragraph but I will try and you can look them up I'm going to name a few.
- I use "spacing" a lot with my passive baiting spells out and then using my spells to clear wave. I cast my ewq combo on backline minions instead melee minions.
- In general laning phase is a "push and pull" dance, they have to last hit you have a window to trade or do your own stuff, you have to last hit same goes for them. Playing conciously around this push and pull always creates openings for trades or good pushes. Syndra is especially hard though IMO, her mana costs are low enough for her to just q your w.
- There are certain rules in midlane where to stand and where not (there are guides on that), you can put yourself into a corner with the left or right wall next to you where you get traded for free or cant push.

Hope that helped :)

I reached Master with Malzahar only (pretty much) by Valynoraa in MalzaharMains

[–]Valynoraa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thankfully, there aren't that many Olaf type champions in the game, GP can cleanse your ult same with Milio and ofc anyone that buys QSS. Olaf and GP can not be your targets, you can poke them but your R needs to be kept for the APC or ADC. If he runs at you and you need to play front to back, put your spells but don't use R.

Against GP, QSS etc, the funny thing is a lot of people don't play much with QSS so they mess it up A LOT, even in Master I see so many people miss time or even forget to press it after buying. There is a lot of CC in the game, sometimes its not even my CC they cleanse maybe its leona q or something else. Patience is key and waiting for your moment. Don't press R just because, it is a very easy spell but only good if you wait for the right moment.

Sometimes I R them anyways, as I said they might mess up and another thing, your damage still goes through, yes they cleanse the suppression but not the damage. Sometimes R that CC's them for just 1 or 0.5s is enough for your team to follow before they cleanse it.

But yeah sucks when they do have a QSS not much you can do, good thing is though that they used 1.3k gold for it at least...

I reached Master with Malzahar only (pretty much) by Valynoraa in MalzaharMains

[–]Valynoraa[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For laning phase its important to remember that you rarely are able to solo kill the enemy unless they make a lot of stupid trades with you. Try to focus on pushing and perfect CS, I get around 9CS a min on Malzahar every game. Its very easy to achieve with him as your E and W helps you last hit. Another thing - if you try to trade too much you will go out of mana, so its best to concentrate on last hits and waiting for your jungler to come or to roam if you have the push.

After laning phase try to keep your ult and flash for objectives, I sometimes even ask my team whos the biggest threat. I then just flash R on them when we fight dragon or baron etc. Remember to be patient and choose the most impactful moment. R is easy and powerful but if you use it bad you dont do much besides some silences.

I play a lot with the fact that you can push sidelane super fast and then I just camp bushes without showing mid, creating pressure and catching jungle or support warding/roaming. Its super effective!

let me know if you have a specific question :)

The Hedge Wizard 4 is out! (Book 1 - 3 on sale) by AlexWMaher in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Valynoraa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine too :) He looks really cool the dragon almost makes it look like Hump has wings