S TIERmageMid LaneMediumPatch 1.61
Marja

Marja

Spirit tank who heals through chaos and controls with darkness

Win Rate
57.1%
Pick Rate
36.8%
Ban Rate
39.5%
Overview

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • +Exceptional durability with Shadow Leech sustain when low—thrives in extended fights where enemies deal consistent damage
  • +Dual crowd control (40% slow + chase potential) makes her excellent at peeling and repositioning team fights
  • +Ghostwalk provides defensive utility with invulnerability, mobility, and AoE damage procs for both escape and initiation

Weaknesses

  • Shadow Leech only triggers below health threshold—vulnerable to burst damage that skips the healing window
  • Lacks hard CC or engage ability compared to pure tanks—relies on kiting and setup rather than forcing fights
  • Soul Devourer has limited target selection and can be unreliable for securing kills or punishing isolated enemies
Kit

Abilities

Shadow LeechP
PASSIVE

Shadow Leech

เมื่อพลังชีวิตเหลือน้อย Marja จะฟื้นฟูพลังชีวิตตามจำนวนการโจมตี (รวมถึงสกิล) ที่เธอได้รับ พร้อมกับลดความเร็วศัตรู 20% เป็นเวลา 2 วิ

Dark Pulse1
SKILL 1

Dark Pulse

Marja ปล่อยคลื่นพลังออกไป สร้างความเสียหายเวท พร้อมกับลดความเร็วเคลื่อนที่ศัตรูลง 40% เป็นเวลา 2 วิ

Soul Devourer2
SKILL 2

Soul Devourer

Marja เรียกอสูรวิญญาณออกมาไล่ล่าศัตรู สร้างความเสียหายเวทแก่ศัตรูที่โดน

GhostwalkR
ULTIMATE

Ghostwalk

Marja แปลงร่างเป็นดวงวิญญาณ เพิ่มความเร็วเคลื่อนที่ขึ้น 30% พร้อมกับไม่ตกเป็นเป้าโจมตี เป็นเวลา 2 วิ นอกจากนี้เธอจะสร้างความเสียหายเวทแก่ศัตรูรอบๆ ทุกครั้งที่เข้า และออกจากโหมด Ghostwalk

Leveling

Skill Order

Priority: R > Q > W
Skill123456789101112131415
1Dark Pulse
1·3·5·7·9···13··
2Soul Devourer
·2·4···8·10·12·14·
RGhostwalk
·····6····11···15
Build

Loadout

Flicker
Summoner Spell
Flicker
Core Runes
DesolateDesolate
SpiritSpirit
StainStain
Recommended

แนะนำ

Flashy Boots1
Flashy Boots
Berith's Agony2
Berith's Agony
Boomstick3
Boomstick
Rhea's Blessing4
Rhea's Blessing
Soul Scroll5
Soul Scroll
Blade of Eternity6
Blade of Eternity
Mechanics

Core Combos

01

Poke & Slow

Dark Pulse1
Dark Pulse
AA
Auto

Land Dark Pulse from range to apply 40% slow, then auto-attack to chip health and trigger Shadow Leech sustain. Use against grouped enemies in lane skirmishes.

02

Full Rotation

GhostwalkR
Ghostwalk
Dark Pulse1
Dark Pulse
Soul Devourer2
Soul Devourer
AA
Auto

Ghostwalk into position, Dark Pulse for slow, Soul Devourer for damage, then auto to proc heals. Ideal for mid-game team fights where you can kite backwards.

03

Defensive Escape

GhostwalkR
Ghostwalk
Fl
Flicker

Ghostwalk when burst comes, then Flicker toward allies or terrain to maximize distance. Use when enemy uses key abilities and you need reset time.

Strategy

Gameplan

Early Game

Levels 1–6
  • Play safe in lane—avoid all-ins since you lack burst and early Shadow Leech value is low with high HP pool
  • Use Skill 1 for consistent poke and slow to secure farm and deny enemy advance; focus on not feeding early deaths

Mid Game

Post Broken Spear
  • Group with team and position as off-tank/mage hybrid—kite backwards during fights to trigger Shadow Leech healing from sustained damage
  • Use Ghostwalk proactively to initiate or pivot fights; prioritize slowing their carry with Dark Pulse before fights escalate

Late Game

Teamfight phase
  • Play around low-health thresholds—position so you absorb consistent poke to maximize Shadow Leech healing output
  • Ghostwalk onto enemies in choke points to force AoE damage and scatter their formation before ultimate resets
Matchups

Matchups

Marja gets countered by

  • Zill
    Zill
    Burst assassination resets before Shadow Leech triggers; mobility avoids her slows and kiting attempts
  • Fennik
    Fennik
    Long-range poke is inconsistent burst pattern that doesn't feed Shadow Leech; armor shred ignores her tank stats
  • Allain
    Allain
    CC immunity and mobility bypass her slows; sustained damage that doesn't proc Shadow Leech windows effectively

Marja synergizes with

  • Bright
    Bright
    Her healing amplification multiplies Shadow Leech output; utility-focused playstyle enables Marja's kiting
  • Airi
    Airi
    Sustained damage in fights triggers Marja's healing; both excel in extended brawls over burst windows
  • Maloch
    Maloch
    Offlane tandem with complementary CC; Maloch's sustain + Marja's slow create unkillable frontline
Tips

Pro Tips

  • Shadow Leech healing scales with incoming damage frequency, not magnitude—abuse it against multi-unit team comps and artillery mages; it's nearly useless against single-target burst.
  • Ghostwalk AoE procs on both enter and exit—cast it near multiple enemies, wait 1-2 seconds, then exit to double-damage. Don't tunnel on damage; use it primarily as repositioning tool.
  • Dark Pulse's 40% slow is your only reliable utility—spam it on their primary engage threat to kite and prevent dives. Save cooldown for critical moments rather than spamming for chip damage.

Marja is a high-impact tanky mage best into sustained damage team comps where her healing shines. Pick her into poke-heavy metas and against bruiser-heavy lineups; ban or avoid into pure burst (assassins/one-shot mages) where her passive healing window never opens. Her 57% winrate stems from meta alignment with sustained teamfight patterns.