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How to Win Ezreal vs Malphite Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malphite as Ezreal

based on 9,047 Ezreal vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Malphite as Ezreal resulted from an analysis of 9047 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Ezreal is forced to battle against Malphite in only 4.0% of his games.

Ezreal vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a below average job of countering Malphite. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.0% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Ezreal vs Malphite rounds, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Malphite.

Best Ezreal vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinRavenous HydraVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
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Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Malphite

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Malphite Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Malphite Image
6.5
< Kills >
4.9
5.9
< Deaths >
4.9
7.1
< Assists >
8.2
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
172
< Minions Killed >
145
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,056
< Physical Damage >
4,870
7,266
< Magic Damage >
14,594
595
< True Damage >
637
22,918
< Damage Dealt >
20,102
20,750
< Damage Taken >
25,304
11,837
< Gold Earned >
10,830
2.19
< Towers >
1.97
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,399
< Total Healing >
3,531
12,679
< Experience >
14,416
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
92
< Time Dealing CC >
684

How to Counter Malphite with Ezreal in LoL

The stats provided here feature some vital Ezreal versus Malphite counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malphite..

Ezreal typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Malphite. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Malphite

Who is Better, Ezreal or Malphite?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when playing against Malphite, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a bad counter to Malphite.

While Ezreal does have a lower win rate compared to Malphite, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Malphiteas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ezreal also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a trash counter for Malphite. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Malphite.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Ezreal, we analyzed 9,047 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Malphite as Ezreal comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal in order to counter Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Malphite. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Ezreal versus Malphite build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and The Collector. When Ezreal included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Malphite than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when playing against Malphite with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Malphite as Ezreal, Ezreal players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Ezreal vs Malphite counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.

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