Malphite vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Malphite
based on 4,292 Malphite vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Malphite vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several vital Malphite vs. Kayle counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between these two champions. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle..
Malphite normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Kayle
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Who is Better, Malphite or Kayle?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayle, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes an ok counter for Kayle.
While Malphite does have a lower winrate compared to Kayle, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Kayle.
Additionally, Malphite has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Malphite is a somewhat poor counter to Kayle. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Kayle during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kayle. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Malphite versus Kayle build consist of Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Hollow Radiance. When Malphite bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Kayle than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 49.9% when countering Kayle with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Kayle as Malphite, you should take 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 rune builds we have analyed for Malphite vs Kayle face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.
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