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How to Synergize Malphite with Darius on the Same TeamMalphite is in the a tier of champions

Malphite with Darius

How to Win With Malphite and Darius Paired TogetherMalphite is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Malphite and Darius

based on 1,822 Malphite with Darius pairs
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Malphite has fought alongside Darius in 1822 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much relevant data from the developers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Malphite play with Darius. It is very rare for Malphite to play with Darius on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.2% of games with Malphite.

Malphite Darius Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Malphite does a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Darius. Typically, he wins a dismal 46.0% of the time the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Malphite when playing with Darius by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Malphite vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Malphite Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

Frozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malphite to level upq
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Second ability for Malphite to level upe
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Last skill for Malphite to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashConditioningOvergrowth
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Malphite's passive ability p
Malphite's q ability q
Malphite's w ability w
Malphite's e ability e
Malphite's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Darius

Tips for Playing as Malphite with Darius

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.

Advice to Understand How Darius Will Play

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Malphite Darius Synergy Stats

Malphite Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Darius Image
5.5
< Kills >
5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.1
8.5
< Assists >
8.1
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
102
< Minions Killed >
142
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.44
3,852
< Physical Damage >
4,896
14,671
< Magic Damage >
14,519
959
< True Damage >
630
19,483
< Damage Dealt >
20,046
23,433
< Damage Taken >
24,955
10,603
< Gold Earned >
10,768
1.57
< Towers >
1.91
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,520
< Total Healing >
3,336
13,117
< Experience >
14,282
28
< Vision Score >
21
13
< Wards Placed >
10
587
< Time Dealing CC >
668

How to Play with Darius as Malphite in LoL

The Malphite Darius synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Darius, 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 Darius. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Darius helps Malphite perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Malphite is paired with Darius, he gets a little decrease in his complete damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Darius does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played alongside Darius on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Darius. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Darius.

Additionally, when Malphite plays with Darius on the same team, he often receives less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Darius does a decent job of protecting Malphite during teamfights.

Synergies between Malphite and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Malphite
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Malphite
Darius

Is Malphite better when played alongside Darius?

There is no top companion for Malphite that will always be his top synergy. Yet, Darius is a terrible companion for Malphite. By being on the same team as Malphite, he decreases their win rate by -4.1% to 46.0%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Malphite and Darius that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Darius has a lower difficulty than Malphite. That means Malphite players don't need to be very careful when arranging Darius teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing alongside, Malphite players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Malphite and Darius together, you may not be granting your side enough AP. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Darius ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Malphite Players

How We Calculated Our Malphite Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Malphite and Darius, we analyzed 1,822 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Malphite with Darius comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Malphite to work well with Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to have in your Malphite and Darius synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Malphite bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Darius than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 46.0% when playing alongside Darius with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, Malphite players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Malphite and Darius pairings, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Darius with Malphite are displayed for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.