Vi vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Vi
based on 4,497 Vi vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vi vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Vi vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Vi
Tips for Playing as Vi against Malphite
A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.
Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.
Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.
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.
Vi vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Vi in LoL
The stats shown here feature several important Vi versus Malphite matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..
Vi normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes more damage than Malphite. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vi and Malphite
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Who is Better, Vi or Malphite?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vi usually wins when facing off against Malphite, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes a good counter to Malphite.
While Vi does have a higher win rate compared to Malphite, when on opposite teams, Vi also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vi into Malphite.
Furthermore, Vi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vi vs Malphite matchups, Vi is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Vi is a decent counter to Malphite. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vi against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Vi in order to counter Malphite during both the lane 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 listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vi typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Malphite. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Vi versus Malphite build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Death's Dance. When Vi combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Malphite than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Vi boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when playing against Malphite with this build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Malphite as Vi, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Vi vs Malphite clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.4% win rate overall.
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