Malphite with Vi
How to Synergize Malphite and Vi
based on 4,211 Malphite with Vi pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Malphite Vi Synergy Summary
Best Malphite vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Vi
Tips for Playing as Malphite with Vi
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 Vi Will Play
A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.
Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.
Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.
Malphite Vi Synergy Stats
How to Play with Vi as Malphite in LoL
The Malphite Vi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vi, 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 Vi. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Vi helps Malphite perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Malphite is paired with Vi, he sees a small increase in his full damage output. This change could indicate that Vi provides cover for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played alongside Vi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Vi.
Additionally, when Malphite plays with Vi on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Vi does a decent job of protecting Malphite in teamfights.
Synergies between Malphite and Vi
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Is Malphite better when played alongside Vi?
There is no one best synergy for Malphite that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. However, Vi is a decent ally for Malphite. By playing on the same side as Malphite, she improves their win rate by 2.4% to 52.5%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good bond between Malphite and Vi that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.
Vi has a greater difficulty than Malphite. That means you must be careful when enlisting Vi teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to do well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. When paired, these champs will be a great protective duo.
Although, by aligning Malphite and Vi together, you probably will not be granting your team enough AP. Plan to have other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in their kit.
Regardless of your Vi ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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 truly master Malphite in order to synergize with Vi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The top items to have in your Malphite and Vi synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Vi than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 52.5% when playing alongside Vi with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, you should take 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 sets that we analyzed for Malphite and Vi pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Vi with Malphite are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.