Malphite vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Malphite
based on 2,014 Malphite vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Malphite vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Malphite in LoL
The stats provided here show some influential Malphite vs. Viktor counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Viktor..
Malphite usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Viktor. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Viktor
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Who is Better, Malphite or Viktor?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually loses when facing off against Viktor, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes a bad counter to Viktor.
While Malphite does have a lower win rate compared to Viktor, when facing one another, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Viktor.
Additionally, Malphite has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a somewhat poor counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Viktor.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malphite to counter Viktor during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Viktor. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Malphite versus Viktor build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Viktor than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when playing against Viktor with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Viktor as Malphite, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Malphite vs Viktor clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.9% win rate overall.
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