Malphite vs Corki
How to Beat Corki as Malphite
based on 1,571 Malphite vs Corki matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Corki Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Corki Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Corki as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Corki
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 Corki
Watch out for Corki's Missile Barrage. They deal splash damage, so you can get hit even when hiding behind minions.
Corki is vulnerable after he uses his Valkyrie or Special Delivery, so try switching focus to him if he uses them to enter a fight.
Malphite vs Corki Counter Stats
How to Counter Corki with Malphite in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Malphite versus Corki counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Corki’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Corki..
Malphite typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Corki. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Corki
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Who is Better, Malphite or Corki?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually wins when playing against Corki, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a good counter to Corki.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate compared to Corki, when facing one another, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malphite into Corki.
Furthermore, Malphite also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Corki. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Corki matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Malphite is an above average counter for Corki. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Corki.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malphite to counter Corki during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite typically gets a similar amount of CS as Corki. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Malphite versus Corki build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Corki than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 52.9% when countering Corki with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Corki 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 builds we have analyed for Malphite vs Corki counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.9% win rate overall.
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