Malphite vs Naafiri
How to Beat Naafiri as Malphite
based on 2,044 Malphite vs Naafiri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Naafiri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Naafiri
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.
Malphite vs Naafiri Counter Stats
How to Counter Naafiri with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some vital Malphite versus Naafiri counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Naafiri..
Malphite typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Naafiri
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Who is Better, Malphite or Naafiri?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when facing off against Naafiri, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes an ok counter to Naafiri.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate than Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Naafiri.
Furthermore, Malphite also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Naafiri matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter for Naafiri. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Naafiri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite usually gets a similar amount of CS as Naafiri. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Malphite versus Naafiri build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Malphite bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Naafiri than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Naafiri with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Naafiri as Malphite, you should equip 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 builds we have analyed for Malphite vs Naafiri counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.
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