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Corki vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Corki in LoLCorki is in the a tier of champions
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TankFighter

How to Beat Malphite as Corki

based on 1,571 Corki vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League matches every week. In our dataset, Corki faced Malphite in 1571 matches. Using so many games with Corki vs Malphite provides us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable data and a recommended build to suppress Malphite. This matchup is fairly rare. Corki has to counter Malphite in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Corki vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Corki has done a below average job of beating Malphite. On average, he wins a lowly 47.1% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Corki versus Malphite games, Corki’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Malphite.

Best Corki vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMalignanceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

BloodthirsterInfinity EdgeMaw of MalmortiusVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Malphite as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Malphite

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

Advice to Win Against Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Corki vs Malphite Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Malphite Image
6.7
< Kills >
5
6.4
< Deaths >
5
6.9
< Assists >
8.2
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
183
< Minions Killed >
147
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.44
3,507
< Physical Damage >
4,819
21,704
< Magic Damage >
14,485
912
< True Damage >
576
26,123
< Damage Dealt >
19,881
22,276
< Damage Taken >
25,253
12,644
< Gold Earned >
10,883
1.97
< Towers >
2
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,209
< Total Healing >
3,375
14,418
< Experience >
14,457
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
216
< Time Dealing CC >
669

How to Counter Malphite with Corki in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Corki against Malphite counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malphite..

Corki typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Corki and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Malphite

Who is Better, Corki or Malphite?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Corki usually loses when trying to fight Malphite, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes a poor counter for Malphite.

While Corki does have a lower win rate than Malphite, when on opposite teams, Corki also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Corki into Malphite.

Furthermore, Corki has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Corki vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Corki is a garbage counter for Malphite. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Corki against Malphite.

Other Champion Matchups Against Corki

Corki Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner42.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo42.3% winrateLilliaLillia43.1% winrateFiddlesticksFiddlesticks43.6% winrate

Corki Wins Against

OlafOlaf54.8% winrateShyvanaShyvana54.6% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.2% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 52.4% 464 GamesSejuaniSejuani+ 53.1% 377 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 53.2% 1887 GamesTalonTalon+ 55.3% 358 Games

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Corki, we analyzed 1,571 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Malphite as Corki comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Corki in order to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki often gets a similar amount of CS as Malphite. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Corki versus Malphite build consist of Muramana, Malignance, and Spear of Shojin. When Corki incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Malphite than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Corki boasted an average winrate of 47.1% when playing against Malphite with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Malphite as Corki, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Corki vs Malphite face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.1% win rate overall.

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