Malphite with Kayn
How to Synergize Malphite and Kayn
based on 6,986 Malphite with Kayn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Malphite Kayn Synergy Summary
Best Malphite vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Kayn
Tips for Playing as Malphite with Kayn
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 Kayn Will Play
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
Malphite Kayn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kayn as Malphite in LoL
The Malphite Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kayn. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kayn helps Malphite perform not as well in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Malphite plays on the same team as Kayn, he gets a small increase in his total damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Kayn helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played with Kayn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kayn.
Moreover, when Malphite plays with Kayn on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Kayn does a poor job of protecting Malphite during team fights.
Synergies between Malphite and Kayn
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Is Malphite better when played alongside Kayn?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Malphite that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Kayn is a very typical companion for Malphite. By locking into the same team as Malphite, he has no effect on their win rate by 0.0% to 50.1%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Malphite and Kayn that allows them to perform at the same level together than alone.
Kayn has a much greater difficulty compared to Malphite. That means you need to be careful when finding Kayn allies to play with, as they will need a much greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Fighting together, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by pairing Malphite and Kayn together, you probably will not be providing your other allies a great deal of AP. Plan to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their potential.
Regardless of your Kayn ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Malphite to pair well with Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Malphite and Kayn synergy build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Kayn than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 50.1% helping carry Kayn with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% win rate overall.
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