Malzahar, the void creature’s trainer, is in TFT as a great tier 1 champion, knowing how to use the void gate to take out his enemies.
In this article, we will mention the combos to place Malzahar in, his best items, and how to make sure you take out your enemies with Void.
Bow to the Void, or be consumed by it!
Malzahar is a great pick in the early rounds as he shares the sorcerer trait, which earns him a lot of extra AP to deal a lot of damage.
He also shares the void trait, which allows him to summon void creatures to fight by your side.
Malzahar’s stats, traits, and items are all to be discussed down below to make sure you get the best outcome from placing him on your team.
Best Malzahar builds in TFT Set 9
Malzahar’s stats:
- Cost: 1 Gold
- Health: 500 / 900 / 1620
- Mana: 50
- Armor: 15
- MR: 15
- Ability Power: 100
- DPS: 28 / 50 / 91
- Damage: 40 / 72 / 130
- Atk Spd: 0.7
- Crit Rate: 25%
- Range: 4
Malzahar’s traits:
1. Void
Get a placeable void egg. At the start of combat, it hatches into an unspeakable horror and knocks up adjacent enemies. Each Void star level increases the horror's Health and Ability Power by 25%.
- 3 Void Remora
- 6 Rift Herald
- 8 Baron Nashor
2. Sorcerer
Sorcerers gain bonus Ability Power.
When an enemy dies after being damaged by a Sorcerer, they deal a percentage of that enemy's maximum Health to another enemy.
- 2 25 Ability Power; 10% max Health
- 4 50 Ability Power; 10% max Health
- 6 80 Ability Power; 12% max Health to 2 enemies
- 8 120 Ability Power; 20% max Health to 2 enemies
Malzahar’s ability
Image Call of the Void
Open two portals near the current target. Destroy 50% of shields and deal magic damage to all enemies caught between the portals.
- Damage: 185% / 280% / 420%
Carousel priority:
These are the components you would need to focus on since the very first circle in order as you will need them to build up the required items for the team in most of the comps you will find bellow:
Malzahar’s best items
1. Blue Buff
Grant 10 bonus starting Mana and 10 bonus Ability Power. Abilities cost 10 less Mana to cast.
If the holder gets at least 1 takedown within 3 seconds of casting, gain 10 Mana.
2. Giant Slayer
Grant 20% bonus Attack Damage and 20 bonus Ability Power. Abilities and attacks deal 25% more damage to enemies with more than 1600 maximum Health.
3. Morellonomicon
Grants 15 bonus Ability Power. Magic or true damage from the holder's Ability 10% Burns and 33% Wounds enemies for the 10 seconds.
Best comps for Malzahar
3. MAGICAL BARON
Synergies:
- 6 Void
- 4 Sorcerer
- 2 Bruiser
- 2 Bastion
Kai'Sa and Lux, as void and sorcerer members, do the most damage in this composition.
Getting a challenger emblem would really help Kai'Sa speed up her attacks.
The best team for this build is:
1. As a part of the Void, Kai'Sa causes the most damage.
2. Cho'Gath is one of the most important defensive tanks because he has both the void and bruiser traits.
3. Rek'Sai has the void and bruiser traits, which makes her a great tank.
4. As a void and magician, Malzahar can do good damage from behind the lines.
5. Vel'Koz and Malzahar have the same Void and Sorcerer abilities, which makes them both do more damage.
6. Lux will be the second main damage-dealer, since she will share the magician trait with them.
7.Kassadin is a great main tank because he has the Void trait and a big shield that protects him from damage.
8. Taric is a good tank because he would share the bastion trait with Kassadin and the sorcerer trait with the wizards.
2. FULL MAGIC
Synergies:
- 8 Sorcerer
- 2 Strategist
This comp depends on the sorcerer trait, so make sure to get them all to level 3 for the best result.
Jarvan requires a sorcerer emblem.
Best team for this comp:
1. Ahri will do most of the damage because she is a magician, which is a trait that everyone on the team has.
2. The Sorcerer trait will also make Lux a major source of damage.
3.Taric is a great choice because he will heal well and have a lot of ability power because he is a magician.
4. Swain is a great sorcerer because he can take a lot of damage while using the Strategist trait.
5. Jarvan IV should have the magician trait to make them a full trait and to activate the strategist trait.
6. As a magician, Malzahar will do good damage from the backlines.
7. Vel'Koz will add to the sorcerers' ability to do a lot of damage.
8. As a sorcerer, Orianna will protect her friends with big shields and deal some damage.
1. TONS OF DAMAGE
Synergies:
- 8 Void
- 2 Sorcerer
- 2 Challenger
- 2 Bruiser
This comp is based on the void trait calling out the deadly Baron Nashor.
For Yasuo's void trait to be fully triggered, this comp needs the void emblem.
Best team to build this:
1. Kai'Sa does most of the damage because she is a part of both the Void and the Challengers, which makes her attack speed much faster.
2. Cho'Gath is one of the most important defensive tanks because he is both void and a bruiser.
3. Rek'Sai also has the void and bruiser traits, which makes her a great tank.
4. As a void and sorcerer, Malzahar can do a lot of damage from the back lines.
5. Vel'Koz and Malzahar both have void and sorcerer, which makes them do more damage.
6.Bel'Veth is a great choice for a Tier 5 Void Champion. She does a lot of damage and calls in helpful Void Creatures when she gets taken down.
7. Kassadin is a great front-line tank because he has the Void trait and a big shield that helps him take damage.
8. You have to use Yasuo in this combo. If you give him a Void Emblem, he will share the challenger trait with Kai'Sa and do a lot of damage.