Malphite vs Draven
How to Beat Draven as Malphite
based on 4,872 Malphite vs Draven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Draven Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Draven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Draven as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Draven
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.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Advice to Win Against Draven
Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.
Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.
Malphite vs Draven Counter Stats
How to Counter Draven with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Malphite against Draven matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Draven’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Draven..
Malphite typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Draven. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Draven
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Who is Better, Malphite or Draven?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually wins when taking on Draven, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a good counter to Draven.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate compared to Draven, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malphite into Draven.
Moreover, Malphite has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Draven matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a good counter to Draven. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Draven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malphite to counter Draven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Draven. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Malphite versus Draven build include Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Draven than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 52.6% when playing against Draven with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Draven as Malphite, Malphite players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Malphite vs Draven battles, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.
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