Malphite vs Lucian
How to Beat Lucian as Malphite
based on 9,063 Malphite vs Lucian matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Lucian Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Lucian
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 Lucian
Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.
Malphite vs Lucian Counter Stats
How to Counter Lucian with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several vital Malphite versus Lucian matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..
Malphite often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Lucian. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Lucian
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Who is Better, Malphite or Lucian?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually wins when trying to fight Lucian, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a good counter to Lucian.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate than Lucian, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Lucian.
Moreover, Malphite has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Lucian matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Malphite is a decent counter for Lucian. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Lucian.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malphite in order to counter Lucian during both the laning 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 presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Lucian. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Malphite versus Lucian build consist of Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Lucian than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 51.7% when countering Lucian with this counter build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Lucian as Malphite, Malphite players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Malphite vs Lucian matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.
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