Naafiri vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Naafiri
based on 2,044 Naafiri vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Malphite Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Malphite
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Advice to Win Against Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Naafiri vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Naafiri against Malphite matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..
Naafiri usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Malphite?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Malphite, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes an ok counter for Malphite.
While Naafiri does have a lower winrate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Malphite.
Moreover, Naafiri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter to Malphite. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri to counter Malphite during both the laning 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 grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Malphite. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Malphite build include Guardian Angel, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri combined at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better countering Malphite than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Malphite with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of beating Malphite as Naafiri, Naafiri players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Naafiri vs Malphite battles, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.
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