Lux vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Lux
based on 15,271 Lux vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lux vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Lux vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Lux
Tips for Playing as Lux against Malphite
If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.
Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.
Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.
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.
Lux vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Lux in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some influential Lux against Malphite matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between these two champions. Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Malphite..
Lux normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Malphite. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lux and Malphite
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Who is Better, Lux or Malphite?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lux usually fairs equally well when playing against Malphite, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes an ok counter to Malphite.
While Lux does have a higher winrate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Lux also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Lux into Malphite.
Additionally, Lux also has a good amount of utility and CC, 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 is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Lux vs Malphite matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Lux is a decent counter to Malphite. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lux usually accumulates less CS compared to Malphite. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lux versus Malphite build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Lux included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Malphite than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Lux had an average win rate of 50.2% battling Malphite with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Malphite as Lux, Lux players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Lux vs Malphite counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.
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