Who counters Malphite Top?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Malphite are Yone (47.74%), Nasus (47.26%), Garen (47.64%). The percentage is Malphite's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Malphite Top counter?

On patch 26.19 Malphite does best against Aatrox (59.88%), Gnar (60.27%), Tryndamere (58.03%).

Malphite Top build and counters

Malphite Top has a 52.1% win rate with 3.7% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier S+. Based on our analysis of 6 480 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Malphite on Top.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 6 480

Win rate 52.1%

Tier S+

Malphite

S+

Top · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 6 480
Wins: 3 376
Win rate: 52.1%
Pick rate: 3.7%
Ban rate: 14.84%
Difficulty: Easy

Malphite Top stats

5 843

Physical Damage

16 661

Magic Damage

572

True Damage

23 077

Total Damage

26 888

Damage Taken

3 682

Healing

4.9

Kills

5.4

Deaths

8.1

Assists

2.4

Max Kill Spree

11 222

Gold

177

Minions Killed

1.8

Jungle CS

Malphite Top Builds

Runes

Sorcery

Resolve

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Skill Priority

Popularity1.30%Win rate59.52%

Popularity0.45%Win rate48.28%

Popularity0.40%Win rate61.54%

Popularity0.28%Win rate44.44%

Popularity0.26%Win rate47.06%

Popularity0.25%Win rate50%

Popularity0.23%Win rate73.33%

Malphite Top skill order

On patch 26.19 Malphite Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 66.49% of games with a 51.82% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, W.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Seismic Shard
Ground Slam
Thunderclap

Win rate: 51.82%
Pick rate: 66.49%
Games: 4 180

Other options

Win rate 55.48%Pick rate 17.11%
Win rate 53.09%Pick rate 7.73%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Seismic Shard
Ground Slam
Thunderclap

Win rate: 50.87%
Pick rate: 51.07%
Games: 3 259

Other options

Win rate 53.80%Pick rate 25.78%
Win rate 51.65%Pick rate 4.28%

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Malphite Top counters

Malphite Top struggles most against Yone (47.74%), Nasus (47.26%), Garen (47.64%) and has the easiest time against Aatrox (59.88%), Gnar (60.27%), Tryndamere (58.03%). Percentages are Malphite's win rate in each matchup, based on 6 480 ranked solo games of Malphite in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Malphite

Lowest Malphite win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Malphite's win rate.

Champions Malphite counters

Highest Malphite win rate in the lane matchup.

All Malphite Top matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Malphite's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Malphite win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Sion	46.46%	99	−846
Games 99 Gold diff @15 −846
Nasus	47.26%	201	−21
Games 201 Gold diff @15 −21
Shen	47.27%	110	−25
Games 110 Gold diff @15 −25
Yasuo	47.32%	112	−285
Games 112 Gold diff @15 −285
Sylas	47.40%	173	−688
Games 173 Gold diff @15 −688
Garen	47.64%	212	−444
Games 212 Gold diff @15 −444
Yone	47.74%	287	−231
Games 287 Gold diff @15 −231
Ornn	48.31%	89	−270
Games 89 Gold diff @15 −270
Illaoi	49.06%	106	−1 221
Games 106 Gold diff @15 −1 221
Urgot	49.11%	112	−315
Games 112 Gold diff @15 −315
Jax	49.38%	160	+148
Games 160 Gold diff @15 +148
Yorick	49.46%	93	−823
Games 93 Gold diff @15 −823
Renekton	49.54%	109	−438
Games 109 Gold diff @15 −438
Mordekaiser	49.83%	287	−948
Games 287 Gold diff @15 −948
Cho'Gath	50.00%	144	−418
Games 144 Gold diff @15 −418
Tahm Kench	51.25%	80	−661
Games 80 Gold diff @15 −661
Zaahen	51.43%	70	+128
Games 70 Gold diff @15 +128
Kayle	51.65%	91	+994
Games 91 Gold diff @15 +994
Volibear	51.69%	118	−777
Games 118 Gold diff @15 −777
Ambessa	51.90%	79	−30
Games 79 Gold diff @15 −30
Sett	52.59%	251	−282
Games 251 Gold diff @15 −282
Jayce	52.94%	119	−82
Games 119 Gold diff @15 −82
Trundle	53.01%	83	+196
Games 83 Gold diff @15 +196
Teemo	53.18%	346	+211
Games 346 Gold diff @15 +211
Dr. Mundo	53.38%	148	−373
Games 148 Gold diff @15 −373
Irelia	54.05%	148	−333
Games 148 Gold diff @15 −333
Gangplank	55.88%	136	−354
Games 136 Gold diff @15 −354
Fiora	56.52%	138	+151
Games 138 Gold diff @15 +151
Darius	56.72%	238	−147
Games 238 Gold diff @15 −147
Gwen	56.79%	81	−485
Games 81 Gold diff @15 −485
Camille	56.96%	79	−57
Games 79 Gold diff @15 −57
Heimerdinger	57.53%	73	−767
Games 73 Gold diff @15 −767
Riven	57.58%	66	+168
Games 66 Gold diff @15 +168
Tryndamere	58.03%	193	−69
Games 193 Gold diff @15 −69
Aatrox	59.88%	172	−257
Games 172 Gold diff @15 −257
Pantheon	60.22%	93	+227
Games 93 Gold diff @15 +227
Gnar	60.27%	146	+362
Games 146 Gold diff @15 +362
Vayne	61.11%	72	+1 256
Games 72 Gold diff @15 +1 256

Malphite in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Malphite outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Malphite Jungle

Win rate: 49.27%
Pick rate: 0.54%
Games: 954

Skill max order

Win rate 48.82%

Champions that counter Malphite

Malphite Middle

Win rate: 49.42%
Pick rate: 0.54%
Games: 941

Core Items

Runes

Arcane Comet

Skill max order

Win rate 49.84%

Champions that counter Malphite

Malphite Bottom

Win rate: 44.44%
Pick rate: 0.02%
Games: 36

Malphite Support

Win rate: 45.89%
Pick rate: 0.46%
Games: 791

Skill max order

Win rate 46.42%

Champions that counter Malphite

Lux

55.56%

5.63%

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.8%
16–20 min	4.4%
21–25 min	15.8%
26–30 min	29.5%
31–35 min	25.6%
36–40 min	13.2%
41+ min	6.7%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	53.2%
16–20 min	54.6%
21–25 min	53.3%
26–30 min	51.6%
31–35 min	52.6%
36–40 min	50.7%
41+ min	49.9%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured58.5%
First Dragon secured63.5%
First Herald secured66.4%
First Tower secured71.2%
First Baron secured79%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Malphite Top?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Malphite are Yone (47.74%), Nasus (47.26%), Garen (47.64%). The percentage is Malphite's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Malphite Top counter?: On patch 26.19 Malphite does best against Aatrox (59.88%), Gnar (60.27%), Tryndamere (58.03%).
What is the best Malphite Top skill order?: On patch 26.19 Malphite Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 66.49% of games with a 51.82% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, W.

How the Malphite Top page is built

Where the data comes from

This Malphite Top page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Malphite in Top is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Malphite performs in Top, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Malphite in Top.

This Malphite Top data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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