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Elise vs Malphite

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How to Beat Malphite as Elise

based on 1,060 Elise vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our database, Elise battled Malphite in 1060 rounds. Including so many matchups for Elise versus Malphite gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful data and a solid build to defeat your opponent. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Elise encounters Malphite in only 3.9% of her matches.

Elise vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise has done a awful job of beating Malphite. On average, she wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Elise against Malphite matches, Elise’s side is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Malphite.

Best Elise vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffHextech RocketbeltLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Elise to level upq
>
Second ability for Elise to level upw
>
Last skill for Elise to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Malphite

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

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.

Elise vs Malphite Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Malphite Image
7.1
< Kills >
4.8
6.7
< Deaths >
5.2
7.3
< Assists >
8.1
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
31
< Minions Killed >
144
1.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,249
< Physical Damage >
4,631
16,016
< Magic Damage >
14,197
1,373
< True Damage >
552
18,639
< Damage Dealt >
19,380
29,530
< Damage Taken >
24,484
11,426
< Gold Earned >
10,698
1.35
< Towers >
1.95
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,997
< Total Healing >
3,123
12,728
< Experience >
14,176
25
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
10
178
< Time Dealing CC >
667

How to Counter Malphite with Elise in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Elise against Malphite counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Malphite..

Elise normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives more damage than Malphite. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Elise and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Malphite

Who is Better, Elise or Malphite?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Elise usually loses when playing against Malphite, with a 45.8% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes a bad counter for Malphite.

While Elise does have a much lower win rate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Elise also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Elise into Malphiteas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Elise has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Elise is a garbage counter to Malphite. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Elise against Malphite.

Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Elise, we analyzed 1,060 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 Elise 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Elise in order to counter Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise on average gets a lot less CS relative to Malphite. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Elise versus Malphite build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Malphite than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Elise boasted an average winrate of 45.8% when countering Malphite with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Malphite as Elise, Elise players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Elise vs Malphite clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.8% win rate overall.

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