Malphite vs Taliyah
How to Beat Taliyah as Malphite
based on 1,611 Malphite vs Taliyah matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Taliyah Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Taliyah Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Taliyah
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 Taliyah
When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.
Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!
Malphite vs Taliyah Counter Stats
How to Counter Taliyah with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some vital Malphite vs. Taliyah matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Taliyah..
Malphite typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Taliyah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Taliyah
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Who is Better, Malphite or Taliyah?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when playing against Taliyah, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a good counter to Taliyah.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate than Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Taliyah.
Moreover, Malphite has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Taliyah matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Malphite is a decent counter for Taliyah. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Taliyah.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Taliyah 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 displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Taliyah. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Malphite versus Taliyah build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Malphite used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Taliyah than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 51.6% when countering Taliyah with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Taliyah as Malphite, Malphite players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Malphite vs Taliyah counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.
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