Diana vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Diana
based on 6,161 Diana vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Diana vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Diana vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Diana
Tips for Playing as Diana against Malphite
Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.
Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.
Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.
Advice to Win Against Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Diana vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Diana in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several critical Diana against Malphite counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the two. Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Malphite..
Diana typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Diana and Malphite
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Who is Better, Diana or Malphite?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Diana usually fairs equally well when playing against Malphite, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Diana makes an ok counter to Malphite.
While Diana does have a lower win rate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Diana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Diana into Malphite.
Additionally, Diana has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Diana vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Diana is a somewhat poor counter for Malphite. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Diana against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Diana to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Diana usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malphite. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Diana versus Malphite build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Diana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Malphite than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Diana boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Malphite with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Malphite as Diana, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Diana vs Malphite clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.
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