Zilean vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Zilean
based on 1,702 Zilean vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Malphite
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Zilean in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several valuable Zilean vs. Malphite matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malphite. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Malphite. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Malphite
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Who is Better, Zilean or Malphite?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when facing off against Malphite, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes an ok counter for Malphite.
While Zilean does have a higher win rate than Malphite, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Malphite.
Additionally, Zilean has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Malphite matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Zilean is a decent counter for Malphite. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean most often racks up less CS compared to Malphite. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities 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 surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Malphite build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Malphite than with many other common builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Malphite with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Malphite as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Zilean vs Malphite fights, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.
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