Question: is malzahar a control mage?
Answer: Ziggs is a control mage because he brings tons of magic damage (mage), and control (AoE CC, zone control with mines, waveclear of all kinds, etc.) Other good control mages include: Annie, Lissandra, Viktor, Malzahar, Anivia, Azir, ChoGath, Galio, Karma, Kennen, Lux, Lulu, Syndra and Zyra.