Malphite vs Lulu
How to Beat Lulu as Malphite
based on 2,342 Malphite vs Lulu matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Lulu Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Lulu Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Lulu
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 Lulu
Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.
The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.
Malphite vs Lulu Counter Stats
How to Counter Lulu with Malphite in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize several important Malphite versus Lulu matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lulu. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Malphite normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lulu. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Lulu
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Who is Better, Malphite or Lulu?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually wins when trying to fight Lulu, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a good counter for Lulu.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate than Lulu, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Malphite into Lulu.
Furthermore, Malphite also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lulu. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Lulu matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Malphite is a good counter for Lulu. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Lulu.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Lulu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average racks up much more CS compared to Lulu. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Malphite versus Lulu build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Malphite incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Lulu than with most other common item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Lulu with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of crushing Lulu as Malphite, you should use 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 sets players used for Malphite vs Lulu fights, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.4% winrate overall.
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