Malphite with Briar
How to Synergize Malphite and Briar
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Malphite Briar Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Briar
Tips for Playing as Malphite with Briar
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.
Malphite Briar Synergy Stats
How to Play with Briar as Malphite in LoL
The Malphite Briar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Briar, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Malphite sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Briar. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Briar helps Malphite perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Malphite is paired with Briar, he gets a little decrease in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Briar doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that their support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played together with Briar 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 synergisticly with Briar.
Moreover, when Malphite plays with Briar on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Briar does a decent job of protecting Malphite during teamfights.
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Is Malphite better when played alongside Briar?
There is no perfect companion for Malphite that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Briar is a pretty good ally for Malphite. By playing on the same team as Malphite, they increases their win rate by 2.0% to 52.1%. This proves that there is pretty good bond between Malphite and Briar that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.
Briar has a greater difficulty than Malphite. That means you need to be cautious when enlisting Briar comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
When playing alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Although, by pairing Malphite and Briar together, you probably will not be providing your other allies very much magical damage output. Make sure to have other champions on your team that offsets this gap in their kit.
Regardless of the ability of your Briar teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing 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 Malphite in order to synergize with Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The best items to get in your Malphite and Briar synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Briar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 52.1% helping carry Briar with this build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating your oponents, Malphite players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Malphite and Briar pairings, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.
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