Malphite vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Malphite
based on 11,853 Malphite vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Malphite vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some strategic Malphite against Yasuo matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..
Malphite typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Yasuo. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Malphite or Yasuo?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when taking on Yasuo, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a good counter to Yasuo.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate compared to Yasuo, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Yasuo.
Additionally, Malphite also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Yasuo matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter to Yasuo. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malphite in order to counter Yasuo during both the lane 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 suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Yasuo. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Malphite versus Yasuo build include Sunfire Aegis, Frozen Heart, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Malphite included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Yasuo than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 51.2% battling Yasuo with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Yasuo 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Malphite vs Yasuo fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yasuo as Malphite are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.