That Neeko really came through the river as a whole cannon minion and my brain focused so much on the Zoe coming in that didn't even notice it. If I as a viewer couldn't tell, I can see why Zwag didn't notice either
@@petergeramin7195 9:50 look at the as zoe comes in. There's a red cannon minion beside her, both heading straight for zwag. Didn't notice it either (likely because zwags screen barely saw it before it was in lane)
It seems like Zwag doesn't know Malz's DoT executes minions now. That's the real reason it's so easy to have godly CS on Malz. Best strat on first wave is to focus down melee minions until all three are below half, then toss the DoT on the lowest one, and usually you'll end up clearing the first qave flawlessly without hardly trying.
Zwag, when you're taking turret on Malz, you have to Q-W. You'll have one or two voidlings up consistently, and they actually shred turrets. Of course, they also take hits. But if the turret is focused on a cannon, ho boy... you can have 3 up, and those voidies tear that sht up. The difference is HUGE. I'm not exaggerating.
Zwag @Xerath Malzahar main here. I die a little bit on the inside when I see you not using your voidlings to melt towers. For maximum effect. let the tower aggro a cannon and then drop your voidlings. It's crazy how much damage they do to structures.
Tip for malz, when you have an uncontested cannon wave at turret, wait until the tower targets the cannon and then drop as many voidlings as you can, they do hella damage to turret
Demonic embrace on malzahar is actually bad, you can do more damage if you bought the item that increases damage and grants vision if the target is far away, or even a shadowflame/morello with the penetration. It's even worse if your build isn't going for HP (Rylai, Shadowflame, etc) because you're then getting even less AP from the passive.
Zwag, I am surprised you aren't doing double burn rylais mandate builds. Remember when mandate came out you would wish it wasn't a mythic so you can also get liandries. Well now you can.
Hey Zwag, some tips from a Malz main: you could be using your minions to take down turrets (they actually devour them), use it when turret focus the canons (just like ap shacos do with the boxes), also you can use them to block zoe bubbles and projectiles in general, always use them to run away (specially if you have rylais) it has almost the same effect as following a singed, the minions cook them and then u just turn and get the kill, Malzahar's minions are actually more vital than ppl think, they do incredible damage with the ult, they are more than lane pushers and can actually solo champions or almost kill them (like they did to Xerath)
one thing i like to do, is when i have a cannon wave crash. as soon as the tower targets the cannon, spawn 3 voidlings for some easy plates. the tower will auto target a voidling after a minion dies. but if you can get a full hp connon your voidlings will melt the tower.
i play a little bit of malz when i'm mid, and love to do liandry's into shadowflame void staff deathcap, you drain everyone's life with just your E it's even worth testing if luden's could be an alternative against full squishy team also one big tip: malz, because of his short range, tends to work better the more melees you're versing (so unfortunately this lowers even more his pick rate) love your vids and your relaxing voice! ❤
I had the same problem Jhin is having. It's like the client crashes but you never get kicked out. I stopped being able to control my character and I'd just have to suffer seeing him walk right into the enemy turret.
As someone who likes playing Malzahar need to ask which item is best to counter Maw of Malmutus+Deaths Dance+Gargoyle stoneplate shields ? Getting sick of Lee Sins going through E+Q+W+R+E combos with Liandris,Demonic and Shadowflame items and the burn doesn't even go through their shields
I dont play much, but main Malzahar because hes simple though fun to play different ways lategame. Start with TP flash, mana crystal and save 150 gold, quick back to get lost chapter. Wont need to back again untill tp is back up to buy liandrys. Perma shove lane safely and usually double opponents CS + easy roams (low elo helps low CS lol) Can mix up runes as prefered, max E, then W voidlings. Else max Q second if opponent can clear voidlings too quickly to be useful in shoving. Can build to clear towers faster than almost any champ - always fun
Oh my god, please do ADC Morgana with the shiv and other new busted items! Loved the old adc build you did, great video, and would love to see it now with the new items!! ❤
So something that's possibly a bug, and may have been patched out, but If you buy an item in shop while dead, and someone is burning don't the new item stats start applying? I had seen this mostly in Aram when i would buy an item and not be able to refund it because "damage had been done" from the new items.
This neeko just made me think of a fun video idea. You play neeko with someone that plays shaco. Shaco ults and you turn into shaco, now there’s THREE shacos. Which shaco is the real one? No one knows.
since you are a fellow pantheon enjoyer, i think you would like to check out the dangerousboy ady's full haste build, he even has a slightly different playstyle for it!
Liandry's Cosmic Drive Cassiopeia is also strong af and you can slither circles around your foes. Alternatively you could also go Luden's for more speed. Also plug-in for Rageblade Bel'Veth. She do be strong especially now.
I can not remember if it was ad or ap that used to increase the voidlings back before the rework on it but I miss that wish they would bring it back but maybe change from ap to an increase by his hp it would work perfectly how I like to play with malz sometimes
Found a new hidden tech with Garen. Duskblade/Eclipse, cleaver and Grudge. That basically gives you 100% armor pen with 6 hits of your E with grudge slow. Finish off with Collector/Edge of Night/Mercurial
Do maximum lightning volibear: nashors, ionian boots, riftmaker, statikk shiv, kraken slayer, and dead man's plate of you make it late (hextech drag soul if you can for the third chain lightning)
Because he falls off late game. And his ult is easy to counter. He’s only strong during laning phase but what decides whether you win or lose is always the big team fights which is where he falls off. As soon as you ult, you’re wide open.
Zwag is hands down my favorite LoL creator because of how much good content he puts out. I know takes a lot of work and effort, and must be draining as hell, so I’m extremely appreciative of everything he does.
I have also found out that first strike doesnt proc on Neeko when she is morphed. She also doesnt get turret aggro if she is a ward under the tower. They need to fix her dumb bs.
Hello you know can use your W with Malzahar on tower it will help you to destroy it more quickly also the Collector stat help a little on Malzahar cause is W scale a little with ad (40% if i remember well) but good video, i really love see your games
Yo zwag, u made a slight mistake at around 9.10 when the canon tanked tower. It prios canons over voidling so u can do massive dmg during that time. Just saying 🤪😁
I haven't Watch this video yet, just came here to say I tried senna on-hit in aram, and it was pretty funny, I'm pretty sure Zwag can pull it off in the mid lane, I just build muramana, guinso and kraken slayer they surrender but it was soo fun
zwag! we meet again (digitally)! i love your videos. i have been doing similar builds in arams with certain champs revolving around the double burn and collector. i call it "the burn collector" so awesome! try it with op teemo shrooms! im sure you can do it way better than i can. have a good day man!
Malz is such an unrated champion. Your damage is massive you have good cc great wave clear and with just a little bit of wave knowledge and good targeting he will boost you alot further then you think.
@shinobuoshino5066 he can be boring and the enemy can try but if you have good positioning and show at objectives then you remove 1 valuable target from the fight and your dot is insane. Years ago there was a dude who climbed to either masters or challenger (I can't remember which) playing malz just rushing shurelyas and locking down their fed target with r. Dude was kind of like the bauss with his kda but it was effective enough to climb high.
Day 72 asking for 10K HP Swain Runes: Grasp Demolish Conditioning Overgrowth Manaflow Transcendence Ability haste, adaptive force and armor/MR Sums: Flash Ghost Items: Heartsteel Ionian Demonic Embrace Fimbulwinter Spirit Visage Thornmail/Force of Nature/Frozen Heart Start with tear, then upgrade it to Fimbulwinter later. Max Q>W>E. The strategy would be to stack as much HP as possible with passive and heartsteel. Ionian may be replaced with Deadman's later. Swain gets a lot of bonus HP from its passive, and also it heals every time for 9% total health at level 18.
That Neeko really came through the river as a whole cannon minion and my brain focused so much on the Zoe coming in that didn't even notice it. If I as a viewer couldn't tell, I can see why Zwag didn't notice either
Same, I rewatched that part twice to figure out what happened
I watched it like 8 times then came to the comments for an explanation because I couldn't figure it out.
@@freerice9595 What minute and second was it
@@petergeramin7195 9:50 look at the as zoe comes in. There's a red cannon minion beside her, both heading straight for zwag. Didn't notice it either (likely because zwags screen barely saw it before it was in lane)
bro if u didnt mentioned it i would be confused forever lmaoo
16:30 here we can see Zwag receiving 30 points of psychic damage
Cannon pull a UNO reverse card and go "MY ZWAG!" instead.
Behind .... in ....... levels 🤣
I was looking for this comment
It seems like Zwag doesn't know Malz's DoT executes minions now. That's the real reason it's so easy to have godly CS on Malz. Best strat on first wave is to focus down melee minions until all three are below half, then toss the DoT on the lowest one, and usually you'll end up clearing the first qave flawlessly without hardly trying.
Well, we got all 12 league's malz mains here to tell Zwag about voidlings and turrets.
Zwag, when you're taking turret on Malz, you have to Q-W. You'll have one or two voidlings up consistently, and they actually shred turrets. Of course, they also take hits. But if the turret is focused on a cannon, ho boy... you can have 3 up, and those voidies tear that sht up. The difference is HUGE. I'm not exaggerating.
16:30 "You... you don't get... behind in... levels"
That reaction was hilarious 😂
9:50 beautiful gank by Rammus there 😮👏👏
Nice trick: if you get the voidlings out with a cannon on the tower, the voidlings will be untouched and rip the tower to shreds
thank god someone said it. as a malz player it always frustrates me when people dont use voidlings op tower damage
Malz tip: Throw your voidlings down when the tower starts hitting your cannon. Extra damage on the tower or they clear the next wave
“Did Zwag Xerath get the first 6 CS?”
No, he missed a caster minion
Lose Streak: 2
Damn u quick
Kyle is so early today
day 249 of waiting for my dad to return
And he git killed by cannon later ingame
Cannon: 1
Zwag: 0
It pains me to watch Zwag push tower and not use his voidlings 😭
YEEESSSSSSS :(
Came here to comment this.
I literally came to say this..... As you're attacking the tower, use your Q and then summon voidlings to help attack it!
Lol watching him basic attack that 1st turret when he had 2 voidlings ready to use hurt to watch.
@@JrnJamJam or e then q to reset it, right?
Second skin of the day: Default Malzahar.
Neeko coming to lane as a cannon minion made me chuckle.
Zwag @Xerath Malzahar main here. I die a little bit on the inside when I see you not using your voidlings to melt towers. For maximum effect. let the tower aggro a cannon and then drop your voidlings. It's crazy how much damage they do to structures.
Tip for malz, when you have an uncontested cannon wave at turret, wait until the tower targets the cannon and then drop as many voidlings as you can, they do hella damage to turret
This is an amazing tip
Demonic embrace on malzahar is actually bad, you can do more damage if you bought the item that increases damage and grants vision if the target is far away, or even a shadowflame/morello with the penetration.
It's even worse if your build isn't going for HP (Rylai, Shadowflame, etc) because you're then getting even less AP from the passive.
Zwag, I am surprised you aren't doing double burn rylais mandate builds. Remember when mandate came out you would wish it wasn't a mythic so you can also get liandries. Well now you can.
Hey Zwag, some tips from a Malz main: you could be using your minions to take down turrets (they actually devour them), use it when turret focus the canons (just like ap shacos do with the boxes), also you can use them to block zoe bubbles and projectiles in general, always use them to run away (specially if you have rylais) it has almost the same effect as following a singed, the minions cook them and then u just turn and get the kill, Malzahar's minions are actually more vital than ppl think, they do incredible damage with the ult, they are more than lane pushers and can actually solo champions or almost kill them (like they did to Xerath)
Other than that, I've loved the video I just do full magic pen builds for Malz bc it's funny seeing ppl explode, but I'll try burn builds again
@9:50 Rammsu 100% saved Zwag's hiney.
one thing i like to do, is when i have a cannon wave crash. as soon as the tower targets the cannon, spawn 3 voidlings for some easy plates. the tower will auto target a voidling after a minion dies. but if you can get a full hp connon your voidlings will melt the tower.
16:30 "Hubris, in full grayscale circa 2023"
i play a little bit of malz when i'm mid, and love to do liandry's into shadowflame void staff deathcap, you drain everyone's life with just your E
it's even worth testing if luden's could be an alternative against full squishy team
also one big tip: malz, because of his short range, tends to work better the more melees you're versing (so unfortunately this lowers even more his pick rate)
love your vids and your relaxing voice! ❤
that “UGH! BOCKED!OUTPLAYEDDD” got me
>Playing against a Neeko
>Sees the Baron god damn Nashor walking down lane
"Nothing unusual here."
With the Neeko rework, now all league players know how spychecking feels in TF2
I had the same problem Jhin is having. It's like the client crashes but you never get kicked out. I stopped being able to control my character and I'd just have to suffer seeing him walk right into the enemy turret.
As someone who likes playing Malzahar need to ask which item is best to counter Maw of Malmutus+Deaths Dance+Gargoyle stoneplate shields ? Getting sick of Lee Sins going through E+Q+W+R+E combos with Liandris,Demonic and Shadowflame items and the burn doesn't even go through their shields
I dont play much, but main Malzahar because hes simple though fun to play different ways lategame.
Start with TP flash, mana crystal and save 150 gold, quick back to get lost chapter. Wont need to back again untill tp is back up to buy liandrys. Perma shove lane safely and usually double opponents CS + easy roams (low elo helps low CS lol)
Can mix up runes as prefered, max E, then W voidlings. Else max Q second if opponent can clear voidlings too quickly to be useful in shoving.
Can build to clear towers faster than almost any champ - always fun
Any Velkoz gameplay lined up Zwag?
dude, neeko coming as a canon minion haha 9:52
Oh my god, please do ADC Morgana with the shiv and other new busted items! Loved the old adc build you did, great video, and would love to see it now with the new items!! ❤
Why does Zoe have a prowlers active when the active was removed?
Man, i've been using collector-Malz for a year and a half now, its pretty funny casting E on minion and killing someone by "accident"
does execute negate a bounty?
So something that's possibly a bug, and may have been patched out, but If you buy an item in shop while dead, and someone is burning don't the new item stats start applying?
I had seen this mostly in Aram when i would buy an item and not be able to refund it because "damage had been done" from the new items.
This neeko just made me think of a fun video idea. You play neeko with someone that plays shaco. Shaco ults and you turn into shaco, now there’s THREE shacos. Which shaco is the real one? No one knows.
since you are a fellow pantheon enjoyer, i think you would like to check out the dangerousboy ady's full haste build, he even has a slightly different playstyle for it!
Finally, after all these years, the cannon gets revenge
I have unironically used collector on malz in norms, its hilarious
The neeko update is so cool, it’s such a fun change for her
what was the point of coillector ? challenge troll ?
Zwag, you can reset your e (when it's spreading) by hitting your Q on whoever the e is on.
Liandry's Cosmic Drive Cassiopeia is also strong af and you can slither circles around your foes. Alternatively you could also go Luden's for more speed.
Also plug-in for Rageblade Bel'Veth. She do be strong especially now.
Man the rammus ran away when you ulted my mates always WAIT for thr last hit I hate it
I had to laugh when the minion killed him 😂😂
Every time I see a good Malzahar game, I miss Z'zrott Portal.
I can not remember if it was ad or ap that used to increase the voidlings back before the rework on it but I miss that wish they would bring it back but maybe change from ap to an increase by his hp it would work perfectly how I like to play with malz sometimes
This was the first thing I did when collector came out, except it was with teemo
Bro, I've been waiting for you to do a collector build on Malz. Cheers!
Zwag you have to try kennen now with the new update
Found a new hidden tech with Garen. Duskblade/Eclipse, cleaver and Grudge. That basically gives you 100% armor pen with 6 hits of your E with grudge slow. Finish off with Collector/Edge of Night/Mercurial
Can we get the on hit Zoe build next shiv stormrazor nashors?
This reminds me of when everyone ran a 1% crit quint lol
Zwag if u wanna land ur ignite get ryjals to make ur e keep them in range
38:25 the party :)
Please can you do Twich version of this build too? 😊
Him not using the voidlings to take tower hurt the malz main in me
The amount of people thinking they're first makes me chuckle
Yeah. Though someone is never 2nd , 3rd or last. 😂. The day someone says last and it be accurate would be the end of humanity 😂
URF with this guy and 2 or 3 spell shield is insane.
ironic "i dont see a neeko" at the exact same time she if fighting bard in the river
Should have been using w on tower and spamming q to get more w stacks helps you push way faster.
You should come up with a super super fun and out of the way talon build
Can neeko infiltrate the enemy minion wave? I think theyd let down their guard more if she could do that
Malz also kills towers fast with voidling damage. Kinda nice.
its nice to see zoe's main getting annihilated
Where did that neeko come from frt!? 9:50
She's the cannon minion walking beside Zoe
Do maximum lightning volibear: nashors, ionian boots, riftmaker, statikk shiv, kraken slayer, and dead man's plate of you make it late (hextech drag soul if you can for the third chain lightning)
malz been strong for sooo long, sad he doesnt get enough pro play
Because he falls off late game. And his ult is easy to counter. He’s only strong during laning phase but what decides whether you win or lose is always the big team fights which is where he falls off. As soon as you ult, you’re wide open.
Zwag is hands down my favorite LoL creator because of how much good content he puts out. I know takes a lot of work and effort, and must be draining as hell, so I’m extremely appreciative of everything he does.
That cannon got the kill bounty
I have also found out that first strike doesnt proc on Neeko when she is morphed. She also doesnt get turret aggro if she is a ward under the tower. They need to fix her dumb bs.
Zwag do the same build with zyra
i have a crush on zwags voice
Did Zwag play Nashor’s Lich Bane Lux?
Nope, it’s the void prophet stealing all the kills he can
Loss Streak: 92
Hello you know can use your W with Malzahar on tower it will help you to destroy it more quickly also the Collector stat help a little on Malzahar cause is W scale a little with ad (40% if i remember well)
but good video, i really love see your games
Malz is much easier in landing phase now because of the E execute on minions
Yo zwag, u made a slight mistake at around 9.10 when the canon tanked tower. It prios canons over voidling so u can do massive dmg during that time. Just saying 🤪😁
Did Nasus really ult an inhib 😅
I haven't Watch this video yet, just came here to say I tried senna on-hit in aram, and it was pretty funny, I'm pretty sure Zwag can pull it off in the mid lane, I just build muramana, guinso and kraken slayer they surrender but it was soo fun
zwag! we meet again (digitally)! i love your videos. i have been doing similar builds in arams with certain champs revolving around the double burn and collector. i call it "the burn collector" so awesome! try it with op teemo shrooms! im sure you can do it way better than i can. have a good day man!
16:30 poor guy
I have tried this build when collector was released but dont work, collector dont proc. But now work that Is fun!
Zwag I found out raiz is op in laye gamehowever in the erlygame I suffer. Can you plz make a video of raiz?
Malz, Garen, Veigar, Cho, and one more outplay button.
Always amazes me how malza-far zwag is willing to go to entertain us
i like malz plays from you
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Voidling damage has ad scaling... thats why they were soloing champions
Malzahar looks fun af
Make Bard with Heartsteal, Titanic hydra
This may be kind of genius since the Voidlings have an AD scaling aside from AP, so adding a collector may actually be a viable item for Malz.
16:28, Content!!
you would make me so happy if you mark the wards, algo it gives you moneyy
Malz is such an unrated champion. Your damage is massive you have good cc great wave clear and with just a little bit of wave knowledge and good targeting he will boost you alot further then you think.
Boring to play and enemy can just kite you lol.
@shinobuoshino5066 he can be boring and the enemy can try but if you have good positioning and show at objectives then you remove 1 valuable target from the fight and your dot is insane. Years ago there was a dude who climbed to either masters or challenger (I can't remember which) playing malz just rushing shurelyas and locking down their fed target with r. Dude was kind of like the bauss with his kda but it was effective enough to climb high.
Love malza games he is and was my favorite mage for 1v1's
Zwag can you play Zoe please you havent played her in two years 🥺
Im a malz main because every game theres a snowballing yi botlane feeds and someome needs to shut him down
Day 72 asking for 10K HP Swain
Runes:
Grasp
Demolish
Conditioning
Overgrowth
Manaflow
Transcendence
Ability haste, adaptive force and armor/MR
Sums:
Flash
Ghost
Items:
Heartsteel
Ionian
Demonic Embrace
Fimbulwinter
Spirit Visage
Thornmail/Force of Nature/Frozen Heart
Start with tear, then upgrade it to Fimbulwinter later. Max Q>W>E.
The strategy would be to stack as much HP as possible with passive and heartsteel. Ionian may be replaced with Deadman's later.
Swain gets a lot of bonus HP from its passive, and also it heals every time for 9% total health at level 18.
dammit zwag MP works best on champions with no MR