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How to Win Malphite vs Elise Counter MatchupMalphite is in the a tier of champions

Malphite vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Malphite in LoLMalphite is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Malphite

based on 1,060 Malphite vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Malphite came out of an analysis of 1060 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Malphite fights Elise in only 0.7% of his games.

Malphite vs Elise Matchup Summary

Malphite does a great job of countering Elise. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.2% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Malphite versus Elise matches, Malphite’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Elise.

Best Malphite vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Malphite Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Unending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malphite to level upq
>
Second ability for Malphite to level upe
>
Last skill for Malphite to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashConditioningOvergrowth
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Malphite's passive ability p
Malphite's q ability q
Malphite's w ability w
Malphite's e ability e
Malphite's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Elise as Malphite

Tips for Playing as Malphite against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Malphite vs Elise Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Elise with Malphite in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Malphite versus Elise counter stats that can help us explain the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Elise’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Elise..

Malphite typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Elise. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Malphite and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Malphite
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malphite
Elise

Who is Better, Malphite or Elise?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually wins when taking on Elise, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a great counter for Elise.

While Malphite does have a much higher winrate than Elise, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malphite into Elise.

Additionally, Malphite has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Elise matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Malphite is a great counter to Elise. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Elise.

Additional Information for Malphite Players

How We Calculated Our Malphite vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Malphite, 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 Elise as Malphite 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

If you would like to truly master Malphite in order to counter Elise during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malphite most often accumulates much more CS compared to Elise. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Malphite versus Elise build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Malphite bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Elise than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 54.2% battling Elise with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Elise as Malphite, Malphite players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Malphite vs Elise counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.2% winrate overall.

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