Malphite vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Malphite
based on 6,966 Malphite vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Malphite vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some valuable Malphite against Zed counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed..
Malphite usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Zed
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Who is Better, Malphite or Zed?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 54.1% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a great counter to Zed.
While Malphite does have a much higher winrate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Malphite into Zed.
Additionally, Malphite also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Zed matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Malphite is a great counter to Zed. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malphite to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats 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 relative to Zed. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Malphite versus Zed build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Zed than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 54.1% battling Zed with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of crushing Zed as Malphite, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Malphite vs Zed counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.1% win rate overall.
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