Vex vs Malzahar MID Matchup Guide

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Vex into Malzaharmedium

Overview

Use your passive Doom fear to control trades and punish Malzahar's predictable push pattern.
Deny Malzahar free lane control by killing Voidlings and forcing him under tower early.
Track Malzahar's ultimate to time your engages and avoid his point-and-click suppression.

Initiate trades by triggering your passive fear to quickly proc Electrocute and burst Malzahar.
Punish Malzahar when his Void Shift spell shield is down to land your full combo.
Avoid trading when Malzahar's is ready, as his suppression can turn fights against you.

Malzahar's suppression is a lethal all-in threat you must respect.
Missing your passive fear opens you to Malzahar's silence and suppress combo; avoid extended trades then.
You are vulnerable outside your ultimate reset windows due to low mobility; play cautiously when is down.

Thin the wave early by killing Voidlings to push Malzahar under tower and limit his pressure.
Use shield to absorb poke and prepare for short trades when Malzahar steps forward.
Avoid extended trades without landing your passive fear to prevent getting silenced or suppressed.

Level 6 unlocks for engage, reset, and all-in potential; use it to snowball trades.
First completed AP burst item boosts your damage and wave control, letting you pressure more confidently.
Respect Malzahar's level 6 and first completed mana/AP item spikes to avoid lethal trades.

Use your passive fear to win trades and deny Malzahar's lane control early by killing Voidlings.
Punish Malzahar's predictable push pattern to force him under tower and limit his roaming.
Use to engage and reset fights, snowballing lane dominance and preventing Malzahar from scaling.

Tactical tip

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Updated Jun 27, 2026