Malphite vs Aurelion Sol
How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Malphite
based on 2,394 Malphite vs Aurelion Sol matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Aurelion Sol
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Advice to Win Against Aurelion Sol
He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.
Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.
His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.
His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!
Malphite vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats
How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some strategic Malphite vs. Aurelion Sol matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aurelion Sol..
Malphite usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Aurelion Sol. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Malphite or Aurelion Sol?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually loses when playing against Aurelion Sol, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes a bad counter to Aurelion Sol.
While Malphite does have a lower winrate compared to Aurelion Sol, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Malphite into Aurelion Sol.
Moreover, Malphite has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a terribly counter for Aurelion Sol. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Aurelion Sol.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malphite to counter Aurelion Sol during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Aurelion Sol. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Malphite versus Aurelion Sol build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Force of Nature. When Malphite combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Aurelion Sol than with many other common item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 46.9% when countering Aurelion Sol with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Aurelion Sol as Malphite, Malphite players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Malphite vs Aurelion Sol battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.9% win rate overall.
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