Malphite vs Mordekaiser
How to Beat Mordekaiser as Malphite
based on 11,880 Malphite vs Mordekaiser matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Mordekaiser Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Mordekaiser
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 Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.
Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside
Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health
Malphite vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats
How to Counter Mordekaiser with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Malphite vs. Mordekaiser matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between these two champs. Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Mordekaiser..
Malphite usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Mordekaiser. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Mordekaiser
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Who is Better, Malphite or Mordekaiser?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malphite usually loses when trying to fight Mordekaiser, with a 43.7% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a bad counter for Mordekaiser.
While Malphite does have a much lower winrate compared to Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Malphite into Mordekaiser.
Additionally, Malphite also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a bad counter to Mordekaiser. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Mordekaiser.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Malphite versus Mordekaiser build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Mordekaiser than with many other typical builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 43.7% when playing against Mordekaiser with this build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Mordekaiser as Malphite, Malphite players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Malphite vs Mordekaiser clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 43.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Mordekaiser as Malphite are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.