Thresh vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Thresh
based on 5,759 Thresh vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Thresh vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Thresh vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Thresh
Tips for Playing as Thresh against Malphite
Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.
Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.
Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.
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.
Thresh vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Thresh in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some vital Thresh vs. Malphite matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malphite. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Thresh normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Thresh and Malphite
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Who is Better, Thresh or Malphite?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Thresh usually loses when playing against Malphite, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Thresh makes a poor counter for Malphite.
While Thresh does have a lower win rate than Malphite, when facing one another, Thresh also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Thresh into Malphiteas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Thresh has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Thresh vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Thresh is a garbage counter to Malphite. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Thresh to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Thresh usually gets a lot less CS as Malphite. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to have in your Thresh versus Malphite build include Locket of the Iron Solari, Solstice Sleigh, and Force of Nature. When Thresh bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Malphite than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Thresh had an average winrate of 47.0% when playing against Malphite with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Malphite as Thresh, Thresh players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Thresh vs Malphite clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Thresh are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu above.