Malphite vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Malphite
based on 15,271 Malphite vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Malphite vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown here feature some vital Malphite against Lux counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lux..
Malphite often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lux. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Lux
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Who is Better, Malphite or Lux?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lux, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes an ok counter to Lux.
While Malphite does have a lower win rate compared to Lux, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Lux.
Moreover, Malphite also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Malphite is a somewhat poor counter for Lux. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite typically racks up more CS relative to Lux. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Malphite versus Lux build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Lux than with many other common builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Lux with this build.
To have the best chance of crushing Lux as Malphite, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Malphite vs Lux clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.
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