Malzahar
Champions that beat Malzahar
- Ahrimid
Malzahar has no dash and Void Shift breaks on the first damage tick. Ahri pops his passive with Orb of Deception (Q), then Spirit Rush (R) plus W deletes him before Nether Grasp (R) can fully channel its suppression.
- Anniemid
Pyromania (P) stun cancels Nether Grasp (R) channel before suppression locks — without R landing, Malzahar has no kill pressure. Disintegrate (Q) point-and-click resets on kill so the stun timing is reliable, and Summon: Tibbers (R) AOE stuns Voidlings (W) area.
- Azirmid
Malzahar has no dash and Void Shift breaks on the first damage tick. Azir farms safely with Arise! (W) from level 1 and matches the late-game power without giving him Malefic Visions (E) stacks for free.
- Lissandramid
Frozen Tomb (R) stun cancels Nether Grasp (R) before suppression locks, and self-cast R Stasis dodges the grasp outright. Ring of Frost (W) roots Malzahar mid-Call of the Void (Q) cast and Glacial Path (E) repositions out of Malefic Visions (E) range.
- Lockemid
Ashen Pursuit (E) jumps the gap these mages can't answer, and Silver Stake (P) on-hit shreds them as you weave autos. Veigar's only stop is Event Horizon (E) — bait or flash that one cage and his combo has no follow-up before Purgatory (R) executes.
- Morganasupport
Black Shield (E) prevents Nether Grasp (R) channel from ever applying suppression. Cast it pre-emptively the moment Malzahar walks in range and the ultimate goes on cooldown for nothing while Malefic Visions (E) DOT also blocks during the shield window.
- Naafirimid
Malzahar stands still to channel Nether Grasp (R) — Hounds' Pursuit (R) covers the same 900 units as his Call of the Void (Q), and The Call of the Pack (W) untargetability, cast before the dash, denies him a target for the suppression.
- Neekomid
Tangle-Barbs (E) roots Malzahar at 1000 range so Pop Blossom (R) AOE stun lands free; Shapesplitter (W) clone bait soaks the telegraphed Nether Grasp (R) channel. Malefic Visions (E) cannot escape Blooming Burst (Q) double-bloom range once he is rooted.
- Vel'Kozmid
Plasma Fission (Q) reaches 1050 units, outside Call of the Void (Q) at 900, and Tectonic Disruption (E) knock-up cancels Nether Grasp (R). Three Organic Deconstruction (P) stacks add true damage no Magic Resist reduces, and Life Form Disintegration Ray (R) finishes him.
- Xerathmid
Arcanopulse (Q) starts at 750 units and stretches past Call of the Void (Q) at 900 the longer he charges, and Shocking Orb (E) stun cancels Nether Grasp (R) before suppression locks. He has no dash to close the gap, and Rite of the Arcane (R) reaches 5000 units into his recalls.
- Ziggsmid
Bouncing Bomb (Q) bounces on past its 850-unit cast range to chip Malzahar down and Hexplosive Minefield (E) zones his static cast position. Satchel Charge (W) knock-back cancels Nether Grasp (R) channel and Mega Inferno Bomb (R) reaches 5000 units to pressure recalls.
Champions Malzahar beats
- Akalimid
Nether Grasp (R) is a 2.5s single-target suppression that ignores tenacity — Shuriken Flip (E) dashes do not break it and Twilight Shroud (W) cannot be cast under lock. Perfect Execution (R) two-dash combo cannot trigger under suppression and Voidlings (W) finish her in channel.
- Ireliatop
Nether Grasp (R) suppress cancels Bladesurge (Q) resets mid-cast. Void Shift (P) gives crowd control immunity plus damage reduction while untouched recently, so your Flawless Duet (E) does not stun him at all — bait it, then commit on the second setup.
- Jinxbot
Flash plus Nether Grasp (R) on Jinx wins late-game team fights — Switcheroo! (Q) reload time leaves her stationary and Flame Chompers! (E) traps die under suppression. No built-in escape from R lock, and a Quicksilver Sash is a rare buy on an ADC in the mid lane meta.
- Kha'Zixjungle
Nether Grasp (R) suppression cannot be cleansed by Mercury's Treads — once Malzahar tags Kha'Zix, he cannot recast Void Assault (R) out and the invisibility window is wasted on a fixed target. Void Shift (P) shield blocks Taste Their Fear (Q) opener.
- Master Yijungle
Nether Grasp (R) locks Master Yi in place for 2.5s and ignores Highlander (R) slow immunity because suppression is a separate CC type. Call of the Void (Q) silence cancels Wuju Style (E) toggle and Malefic Visions (E) DOT spreads while Yi is locked.
- Shacojungle
Nether Grasp (R) applies a 2.5-second suppression that Quicksilver Sash and Mercury's Treads tenacity do not break. Once Malzahar catches Shaco, Deceive (Q) is wasted because the cast is interrupted on damage tick, and Malefic Visions (E) spreads damage during the suppression.
- Sylasmid
Malzahar's Nether Grasp suppression goes through Hijack's cast window and locks Sylas mid-channel before he can steal an ult. His W heal is wasted while he stands suppressed, Void Swarm voidlings chip him during the lock.
- Talonmid
Malzahar's Void Shift passive spell shield eats Talon's first Rake W, breaking the Wound stack chain at the start. Nether Grasp R is point-click suppression that cancels Talon's Shadow Assault R wind-up.
- Viegojungle
Nether Grasp (R) is a 2.5s point-and-click suppress that cannot be cleansed by most spells, locking Viego in place before Spectral Maw (W) can fire. Without the stun he has no engage and no escape. Void Shift passive blocks his first burst when Malzahar has gone untouched.
- Vladimirmid
Malzahar is one of Vladimir's worst mid matchups — Call of the Void Q silence interrupts Vlad's E charge and Nether Grasp R suppression locks him without Sanguine Pool escape.
- Yasuomid
Nether Grasp R is a channeled suppress on a single target with no projectile to Wind Wall — once it lands Yasuo is locked for 2.5 seconds. Void Shift passive cancels the first CC Yasuo lands, so his Q-tornado knock-up burns into a useless cooldown.
- Yonemid
Nether Grasp R is a channeled suppress on a single target with no projectile to wall — it lands the instant Soul Unbound snaps Yone back. Void Shift passive cancels the first CC Yone lands, burning his Q tornado knock-up into a useless cooldown trade.
- Zedmid
Void Shift passive soaks Zed's Razor Shuriken Q plus Shadow Slash E proc with heavy damage reduction, then Nether Grasp R suppression locks Zed mid-dash with no shadow swap available. Once R is up, Zed has no kill window and Void Swarm W voidlings chip at him.
