Malphite vs Gragas
How to Beat Gragas as Malphite
based on 2,344 Malphite vs Gragas matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Gragas Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Gragas Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Gragas
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 Gragas
Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.
Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.
Malphite vs Gragas Counter Stats
How to Counter Gragas with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some influential Malphite versus Gragas matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas..
Malphite usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Gragas. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Gragas
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Who is Better, Malphite or Gragas?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when taking on Gragas, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a good counter for Gragas.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Gragas.
Additionally, Malphite has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Gragas 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 teamfights.
Malphite is a decent counter to Gragas. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Gragas.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gragas. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Malphite versus Gragas build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Gragas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Gragas with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Gragas as Malphite, Malphite players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Malphite vs Gragas clashes, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.5% winrate overall.
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