League Classic matchup
Lux vs Malzahar
The lane, from both sides
Lux’s side
No note from Lux’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.
Malzahar’s side
- Weak against Luxfrom the AP Control Mage build (Mid)
Lux outranges the whole kit:
Light BindingLight BindingQActive: Lux shoots a sphere of light in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first two enemies hit and roots them for 2 seconds. The second enemy is dealt 50% of the damage and rooted for 1 second instead. holds Malzahar outside 
Null ZoneNull ZoneWActive: Malzahar creates a zone of negative energy at the target location for 5 seconds, dealing magic damage every second to all enemies standing on it, capped at 120 against monsters. range and her poke wins the lane before 
Nether GraspNether GraspRActive: Malzahar knocks down the target enemy champion and channels for up to 2.5 seconds, suppressing them and dealing them magic damage every 0.5 seconds while the channel holds. is ever relevant.
The kits at a glance
- Illumination
- Light Binding
- Prismatic Barrier
- Lucent Singularity
- Finales Funkeln
Malzahar
Full abilities- Summon Voidling
- Call of the Void
- Null Zone
- Malefic Visions
- Nether Grasp
Base stats, side by side
| Stat | Lux | Malzahar |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 424 (+79) | 460 (+80) |
| HP regen | 1.01 (+0.11) | 1.01 (+0.11) |
| Mana | 300 (+50) | 295 (+45) |
| Attack damage | 53.3 (+3.3) | 54.66 (+3) |
| Armor | 16 (+4) | 19.5 (+3.5) |
| Magic resist | 30 | 30 |
| Attack speed | 0.625 (+3) | 0.625 (+3) |
| Move speed | 340 | 340 |
| Attack range | 550 | 550 |
Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.
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