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Malphite matchups

Tier 4#38 Mid5Full build
You playMalphite

Tier 451.7% win · #38 mid

Malphite favoured55.8%Malphite wins 55.8% of games into Zed, well above the 51.7% Malphite wins overall.
AgainstZed

Tier 249.0% win · #10 mid

55.8%44.4%

1,366 gamesSample A 55.8%Sample B 55.8%Sample C 56.3%Gold at 15 −172Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Malphite: Gold 51.7% · Plat 49.1% · Emerald 52.1% · Diamond 51.6%Zed: Gold 49.5% · Plat 48.9% · Emerald 49.5% · Diamond 49.2%

Lane plan

Although Malphite is Zed’s counter-pick, you can die if you are hit with his Electrocute before reaching level 3. Avoid his shuriken when fighting him.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play aggressive
  • Sunfire Aegis

    You complete Sunfire Aegis at ~13 min; Zed completes Voltaic Cyclosword at ~11 min. 2 minutes where Zed is ahead.

  • Level 3: Zed's Living Shadow (W) is 20s, your Thunderclap (W) is 10s, so you're back first. Level 6: Zed's ultimate 120s, yours 130s.

  • Ignite

    Zed takes Flash + Ignite in 90.1% of games. You take Flash + Teleport (57.7%).

Build into Zed

Sample B · Emerald+ · 539 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion

    Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion

    81.3% of games · 56.9% win
    • Doran's ShieldHealth Potion45.1%
    • Doran's HelmHealth Potion51.2%

  2. First back

    Cloth ArmorBoots

    Cloth Armor, Boots

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item13 min

    Sunfire Aegis

    Sunfire Aegis

    48.8% of games · 58.2% win
    • Malignance50.0%

  4. 2nd item19 min

    Thornmail

    Thornmail

    28.0% of games · 58.3% win
    • Stormsurge42.5%
    • Frozen Heart58.3%

  5. 3rd item25 min

    Thornmail

    Thornmail

    11.3% of games · 54.1% win
    • Kaenic Rookern64.6%
    • Frozen Heart70.5%

  6. Boots10 min

    Plated Steelcaps

    Plated Steelcaps

    77.2% of games · 58.4% win
    • Sorcerer's Shoes43.2%

Runes

Most played page, 481 games

SorcerySorcery

  1. Arcane CometArcane Cometpicked in 89.2%
  2. Manaflow BandManaflow Bandpicked in 89.1%
  3. TranscendenceTranscendencepicked in 87.4%
  4. ScorchScorchpicked in 88.5%

ResolveResolve

  1. OvergrowthOvergrowthpicked in 65.3%
  2. Second WindSecond Windpicked in 54.0%

Shards

Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Health Scaling · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 106 games
Q14579
W31415
E28101213
R611

Max

  1. QEW68.9% pick · 370 games51.9%
  2. QWE20.9% pick · 112 games67.9%

Zed: Q start, max QEW10,520 games

Summoner spells

FlashTeleportFlash + Teleport57.7% pick

FlashIgniteZed: Flash + Ignite, 90.1%33,126 games

Play against Zed

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Zed's abilities

Your opponent · uses energy
  1. P Contempt for the WeakPassive
  2. Q Razor Shuriken6s cooldown · 75 / 70 / 65 / 60 / 55 energy · 900 range6s6s6s6s
  3. W Living Shadow20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16s cooldown · 40 / 35 / 30 / 25 / 20 energy · 650 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Shadow Slash5 / 4.5 / 4 / 3.5 / 3s cooldown · 40 energy · 290 range—5s5s3.5s
  5. R Death Mark120 / 110 / 100s cooldown · No cost · 625 range——120s120s

Living Shadow (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Malphite's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Granite ShieldPassive
  2. Q Seismic Shard8s cooldown · 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 mana · 625 range8s8s8s8s
  3. W Thunderclap10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8s cooldown · 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 mana · 400 range—10s10s10s
  4. E Ground Slam7s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 400 range—7s7s7s
  5. R Unstoppable Force130 / 115 / 100s cooldown · 100 mana · 1000 range——130s115s

Thunderclap (W) is the long one early: 10s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 4 mid matchups

Malphite's win rate into each one · green beats Malphite's average, rose falls short
40.0%42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.