Malphite vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Malphite
based on 1,702 Malphite vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Zilean
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 Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Malphite vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several valuable Malphite against Zilean counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zilean..
Malphite normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Zilean
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Who is Better, Malphite or Zilean?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zilean, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes an ok counter for Zilean.
While Malphite does have a lower winrate compared to Zilean, when facing one another, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Zilean.
Furthermore, Malphite has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Malphite is a somewhat poor counter to Zilean. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite usually accumulates more CS as Zilean. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Malphite versus Zilean build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Zilean than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Zilean with this build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Zilean as Malphite, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Malphite vs Zilean face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.4% winrate overall.
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