Blitzcrank with Malphite
How to Synergize Blitzcrank and Malphite
based on 4,952 Blitzcrank with Malphite pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Blitzcrank Malphite Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Blitzcrank and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank with Malphite
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Understand How Malphite Will Play
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.
Blitzcrank Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Blitzcrank in LoL
The Blitzcrank Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Blitzcrank sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malphite. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Malphite helps Blitzcrank perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Blitzcrank plays on the same team as Malphite, he sees a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Malphite helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Blitzcrank is played together with Malphite on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Malphite.
Moreover, when Blitzcrank plays with Malphite on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Malphite does a poor job of protecting Blitzcrank during teamfights.
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Is Blitzcrank better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no ideal champion pairing for Blitzcrank that will always be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Malphite is a very typical companion for Blitzcrank. By being on the same team as Blitzcrank, he drops their win rate by -0.4% to 51.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Blitzcrank and Malphite that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Malphite has a lower difficulty than Blitzcrank. That means Blitzcrank players don't need to be careful when finding Malphite teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
When playing together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. When paired, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
Conversely, by grouping Blitzcrank and Malphite together, you probably will not be providing your side much anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their capabilities.
Regardless of your Malphite ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank to work well with Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The most important finished items to use in your Blitzcrank and Malphite synergy build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Blitzcrank combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Malphite than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 51.2% helping carry Malphite with this build.
To have the highest probability of annihilating your oponents, Blitzcrank 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 runes players used for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.2% winrate overall.
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