Malphite vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Malphite
based on 1,932 Malphite vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Blitzcrank
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Malphite vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several strategic Malphite vs. Blitzcrank counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank..
Malphite typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Malphite or Blitzcrank?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a good counter for Blitzcrank.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Blitzcrank.
Moreover, Malphite has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Blitzcrank matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter for Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite typically gets much more CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Malphite versus Blitzcrank build consist of Frostfire Gauntlet, Frozen Heart, and Fimbulwinter. When Malphite included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Blitzcrank than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 51.1% when countering Blitzcrank with this build.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Blitzcrank as Malphite, Malphite players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Malphite vs Blitzcrank counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.1% win rate overall.
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