Malphite vs Senna
How to Beat Senna as Malphite
based on 11,983 Malphite vs Senna matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Senna Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Senna Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Senna as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Senna
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.
Malphite vs Senna Counter Stats
How to Counter Senna with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some vital Malphite versus Senna matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Senna’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Senna..
Malphite often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Senna. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Senna
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Who is Better, Malphite or Senna?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when taking on Senna, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes an ok counter to Senna.
While Malphite does have a lower winrate than Senna, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Senna.
Moreover, Malphite has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Senna. This often 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 Senna matchups, Senna is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Malphite is a somewhat poor counter for Senna. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Senna.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Senna during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average gets more CS relative to Senna. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Malphite versus Senna build include Sunfire Aegis, Frozen Heart, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Senna than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 49.4% when countering Senna with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Senna as Malphite, you 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 used for Malphite vs Senna counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Senna as Malphite are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.