Draven vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Draven
based on 1,842 Draven vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Malphite
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
Advice to Win Against Malphite
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Draven vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Draven in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some important Draven vs. Malphite matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malphite. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Draven usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Draven and Malphite
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Who is Better, Draven or Malphite?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Draven usually wins when trying to fight Malphite, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Draven makes a good counter for Malphite.
While Draven does have a higher win rate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Draven also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Malphiteas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Draven has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Draven vs Malphite matchups, Draven is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Draven is a decent counter to Malphite. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Draven against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malphite. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Draven versus Malphite build consist of Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge, and Lord Dominik's Regards. When Draven incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Malphite than with many other common builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Malphite with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Malphite as Draven, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Draven vs Malphite counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.
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