Lucian vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Lucian
based on 9,063 Lucian vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Malphite
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Lucian vs. Malphite matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Malphite..
Lucian often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Malphite. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Malphite
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Who is Better, Lucian or Malphite?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually loses when facing off against Malphite, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes a bad counter to Malphite.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate than Malphite, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Malphite.
Moreover, Lucian has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter to Malphite. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian often gets a similar amount of CS as Malphite. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Lucian versus Malphite build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Stormrazor. When Lucian combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Malphite than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when playing against Malphite with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of beating Malphite as Lucian, Lucian players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Lucian vs Malphite battles, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.3% winrate overall.
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