🧬 Who is Mal’Ganis?
A manipulative dreadlord from Warcraft lore, Mal’Ganis is a vampiric demon who thrives on chaos and corruption. In the Nexus, he’s a frontline disruptor with insane sustain, CC chains, and dive potential. His vampiric nature makes him tankier the longer a fight drags on — perfect for drawn-out, brawly team battles.
Main Roles:
🛡️ Tank | 🦇 Lifesteal Brawler | 😈 CC Disruptor
🦇 Abilities (Quick Look)
- Vampiric Touch (Trait): Heals for % of damage dealt to Heroes.
- Fel Claws (Q): Triple slash combo; 3rd hit stuns enemies.
- Necrotic Embrace (W): Armor buff, explodes for AOE damage.
- Night Rush (E): Dash that sleeps enemies on contact.
- Carrion Swarm (R1): Turns into a swarm, invulnerable, damages and heals.
- Dark Conversion (R2): Swap your HP with a target over 3s.
🎮 Gameplay Guide
Mal’Ganis is a frontline menace who thrives in sustained, messy fights. He’s not a one-shot tank — his strength is outlasting, disrupting, and making enemies regret stepping into his range.
✅ Early Game
- Trade often with Fel Claws; you heal tons from it.
- Use Night Rush for picks, escapes, or cheeky ganks.
- Solo camps with ease — your sustain makes you a PvE machine.
✅ Teamfights
- Engage with Night Rush into Fel Claws’ third hit.
- Necrotic Embrace preemptively when diving or anticipating burst.
- Carrion Swarm to avoid lethal focus or clean up fights.
- Dark Conversion on greedy carries who overextend.
✅ Objective Control
- Sleep enemies around points.
- Use Carrion Swarm to deny objectives safely while healing.
- Solo camps or bosses with smart timing.
🛠️ Builds & Gameplay Focus
🩸 Sustain Brawler Build
Level 1: Vampiric Aura
Level 4: Echo of
Doom
Level 7: Will of Tichondrius
Level 10:
Carrion Swarm
Level 13: Spreading Plague
Level
16: Blind as a Bat
Level 20: Wrath of Nathreza
Focus: Eternal Brawler, Lifesteal Machine, Teamfight Bruiser
The Lowdown: This build transforms Mal’Ganis into a relentless vampiric frontline terror that refuses to leave a fight. The longer the brawl drags on, the stronger you become. You’re not a flashy assassin or a sneaky disabler — you are the immortal wall of claws that soaks damage, drains life, and melts clustered enemies under endless pressure.
Your sustain snowballs through Vampiric Aura and the constant barrage of Fel Claws. When enemies dare focus you, Carrion Swarm turns you into an untouchable plague cloud, and once Blind as a Bat kicks in at 16, you become a melee sustain god, carving through frontlines and squishies alike. At 20, Wrath of Nathreza cranks the chaos to eleven, letting you duel multiple foes inside your swarm with reckless abandon.
The Core Loop & Synergy:
- Trade Constantly: Use Fel Claws off cooldown. Vampiric Aura (1) ensures you sustain through trades while your Q chain pressures enemies.
- AOE Zone Control: Echo of Doom (4) explodes on Fel Claws’ third hit, punishing clumps and comboing with Spreading Plague (13) for endless pressure.
- Carrion Swarm (10): When focus fire comes your way, morph into a swarm. Blind as a Bat (16) turns you into a zoning beast with boosted damage.
- At 20: Wrath of Nathreza gives you bonus lifesteal and extra chaos inside Carrion Swarm, letting you 1v3 if positioned well.
Key Tactics & Pro Tips:
- Stay in the Fight: Don’t disengage early — you’re at your strongest when fights drag on.
- Position Deep: The deeper you dive, the harder you are to peel off with Carrion Swarm ready.
- Wombo Combo: Time your Fel Claws’ third hit for CC windows or enemy chokes.
- Preemptive W: Use Necrotic Embrace before diving into multi-target fights for maximum armor value.
In short: You’re a lifesteal tank that thrives in chaos. Live in the enemy’s face, heal through it all, and drain them dry.
🦇 Burst Control Build
Level 1: Winged Guard
Level 4: Fueled by
Torment
Level 7: Black Claws
Level 10: Dark
Conversion
Level 13: The Night Beckons
Level 16:
Plague Bats
Level 20: Alone in the Dark
Focus: Pick-Off Assassin Stopper, Anti-Dive Disruptor
The Lowdown: This build molds Mal’Ganis into a predator of divers and greedy assassins. Rather than soaking indefinitely, you become a control menace — punishing dives, isolating overextenders, and flipping fights with well-timed health swaps. You’re the assassin executioner the enemy team dreads.
Winged Guard and Fueled by Torment keep you alive in burst windows, while Black Claws and The Night Beckons deliver brutal CC chains. Dark Conversion lets you bait aggressors, swap life totals, and reverse momentum instantly. At 20, Alone in the Dark ensures key threats are blinded and powerless in clutch moments.
The Core Loop & Synergy:
- Survivability First: Winged Guard (1) gives you extra armor against auto-attackers.
- Combo Engage: Night Rush (E) into Fel Claws’ third hit (Q3) with Black Claws (7) triggers a burst window.
- Control Sleeper: The Night Beckons (13) turns your sleep into a brutal 50% slow, setting up chain CC for allies.
- Dark Conversion (10): Wait for the greedy assassin dive, then swap HP and instantly flip the fight.
- Late Game: Alone in the Dark (20) blinds key targets post-sleep, shutting down burst windows.
Key Tactics & Pro Tips:
- Assassin Hunting: Look for flank angles and soft backliners to sleep, burst, or swap.
- Timed Swaps: Don’t rush Dark Conversion. Let the enemy burn their burst, then flip.
- CC Chains: Sleep → Q3 Stun → Slow chain with The Night Beckons makes you a pick machine.
- Mind Games: Use Night Rush not just for engages but for baiting skillshots or splitting enemy teams.
In short: You’re an anti-dive disabler. Hunt assassins, disrupt backlines, and turn their greed into your advantage.
📊 Final Thoughts
Mal’Ganis is pure chaos personified. Whether you want to brawl endlessly or hunt squishies in the dark, he’s your guy. Learn to manage your lifesteal windows, position deep in fights, and unleash those nightmare CC chains.
Sleep them. Drain them. Outlive them. The Nexus belongs to the Dreadlord. 🦇🔥