Arena Companion — Builds, Augments and Matchups

Patch 26.18Arena build

Malzahar

mage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Malzahar.

Arena tier

Top 3

50.9%

Avg. place

3.48

Pick rate

11.0%

Ban rate

8.2%

KDA

2.40

Games

70,035

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Sorcerer's Shoes

65% pick · 45K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Pyromancer's Cloak

31% pick · 22K games

Round 4

Core item

Liandry's Anguish

72% pick · 51K games

Round 6

Core item

Rabadon's Deathcap

57% pick · 40K games

Round 9

Core item

Blackfire Torch

15% pick · 4.1K games

Round 11

Late game

Morellonomicon

10% pick · 2.9K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

ADAPt
9803 games
14.0%
Augmented Power
6575 games
9.0%
Witchful Thinking
8830 games
13.0%
Bravest of the Brave
3464 games
4.9%

Gold

Magic Missile
15019 games
21.0%
Phenomenal Evil
13335 games
19.0%
Big Brain
9585 games
14.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
6217 games
8.9%

Prismatic

Infernal Conduit
23461 games
33.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
12369 games
18.0%
Spellwake
9394 games
13.0%
Eureka
7428 games
10.6%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Malzahar, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Pyromancer's Cloak

31% pick · 21660 games

Runecarver

23% pick · 15883 games

Detonation Orb

20% pick · 13944 games

Night Harvester

11% pick · 7920 games

Everfrost

12% pick

Reality Fracture

9.0% pick

Innervating Locket

9.0% pick

Demonic Embrace

8.0% pick

Dragonheart

6.0% pick

Crown of the Shattered Queen

7.0% pick

Flesheater

3.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

2.0% pick

Sanguine Gift

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Sorcerer's Shoes

65% pick · 45K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

20% pick · 14K games

Gluttonous Greaves

1.0% pick · 991 games

Ghostcrawlers

1.0% pick · 607 games

Mercury's Treads

0.0% pick · 335 games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

68% pick · 23K games

Juice of Vitality

13% pick · 4.3K games

Cappa Juice

13% pick · 4.4K games

Juice of Haste

7.0% pick · 2.2K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Liandry's Anguish

72% pick · 51K games

Round 6 options

Rabadon's Deathcap

57% pick · 40K games

Round 9 options

Blackfire Torch

6.0% pick · 4.1K games

Morellonomicon

4.0% pick · 2.9K games

Void Staff

4.0% pick · 2.5K games

Malignance

4.0% pick · 2.6K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Malzahar in the source sample.

Amumu

61% Top 3 · +10.6

1.1K games

Sion

59% Top 3 · +7.9

1.3K games

Tristana

56% Top 3 · +4.9

1.5K games

Swain

55% Top 3 · +4.0

1.2K games

Zed

54% Top 3 · +3.4

1.2K games

Brand

54% Top 3 · +3.3

1.3K games

Singed

54% Top 3 · +3.1

1.2K games

Cho'Gath

53% Top 3 · +2.3

1.2K games

Caitlyn

53% Top 3 · +2.1

1.2K games

Sett

53% Top 3 · +2.0

1.4K games

Zyra

53% Top 3 · +1.7

1.2K games

Smolder

52% Top 3 · +1.5

1.2K games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Malzahar's Arena results.

Shaco

52% Top 3

8.6K games

Mordekaiser

52% Top 3

9.1K games

Kai'Sa

52% Top 3

9.5K games

Twisted Fate

51% Top 3

10K games

Ashe

51% Top 3

9.2K games

Dr. Mundo

51% Top 3

9K games

Ornn

51% Top 3

10.7K games

Katarina

51% Top 3

9K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Infernal Conduit · Magic Missile · Phenomenal Evil

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

54.50 · 70,035 games

Patch 26.18Arena build

Malzahar

mage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Malzahar.

Arena tier

Top 3

50.9%

Avg. place

3.48

Pick rate

11.0%

Ban rate

8.2%

KDA

2.40

Games

70,035

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Sorcerer's Shoes

65% pick · 45K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Pyromancer's Cloak

31% pick · 22K games

Round 4

Core item

Liandry's Anguish

72% pick · 51K games

Round 6

Core item

Rabadon's Deathcap

57% pick · 40K games

Round 9

Core item

Blackfire Torch

15% pick · 4.1K games

Round 11

Late game

Morellonomicon

10% pick · 2.9K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

ADAPt
9803 games
14.0%
Augmented Power
6575 games
9.0%
Witchful Thinking
8830 games
13.0%
Bravest of the Brave
3464 games
4.9%

Gold

Magic Missile
15019 games
21.0%
Phenomenal Evil
13335 games
19.0%
Big Brain
9585 games
14.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
6217 games
8.9%

Prismatic

Infernal Conduit
23461 games
33.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
12369 games
18.0%
Spellwake
9394 games
13.0%
Eureka
7428 games
10.6%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Malzahar, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Pyromancer's Cloak

31% pick · 21660 games

Runecarver

23% pick · 15883 games

Detonation Orb

20% pick · 13944 games

Night Harvester

11% pick · 7920 games

Everfrost

12% pick

Reality Fracture

9.0% pick

Innervating Locket

9.0% pick

Demonic Embrace

8.0% pick

Dragonheart

6.0% pick

Crown of the Shattered Queen

7.0% pick

Flesheater

3.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

2.0% pick

Sanguine Gift

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Sorcerer's Shoes

65% pick · 45K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

20% pick · 14K games

Gluttonous Greaves

1.0% pick · 991 games

Ghostcrawlers

1.0% pick · 607 games

Mercury's Treads

0.0% pick · 335 games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

68% pick · 23K games

Juice of Vitality

13% pick · 4.3K games

Cappa Juice

13% pick · 4.4K games

Juice of Haste

7.0% pick · 2.2K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Liandry's Anguish

72% pick · 51K games

Round 6 options

Rabadon's Deathcap

57% pick · 40K games

Round 9 options

Blackfire Torch

6.0% pick · 4.1K games

Morellonomicon

4.0% pick · 2.9K games

Void Staff

4.0% pick · 2.5K games

Malignance

4.0% pick · 2.6K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Malzahar in the source sample.

Amumu

61% Top 3 · +10.6

1.1K games

Sion

59% Top 3 · +7.9

1.3K games

Tristana

56% Top 3 · +4.9

1.5K games

Swain

55% Top 3 · +4.0

1.2K games

Zed

54% Top 3 · +3.4

1.2K games

Brand

54% Top 3 · +3.3

1.3K games

Singed

54% Top 3 · +3.1

1.2K games

Cho'Gath

53% Top 3 · +2.3

1.2K games

Caitlyn

53% Top 3 · +2.1

1.2K games

Sett

53% Top 3 · +2.0

1.4K games

Zyra

53% Top 3 · +1.7

1.2K games

Smolder

52% Top 3 · +1.5

1.2K games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Malzahar's Arena results.

Shaco

52% Top 3

8.6K games

Mordekaiser

52% Top 3

9.1K games

Kai'Sa

52% Top 3

9.5K games

Twisted Fate

51% Top 3

10K games

Ashe

51% Top 3

9.2K games

Dr. Mundo

51% Top 3

9K games

Ornn

51% Top 3

10.7K games

Katarina

51% Top 3

9K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Infernal Conduit · Magic Missile · Phenomenal Evil

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

54.50 · 70,035 games