How to Win Malphite vs Syndra Counter Matchup Malphite is in the a tier of champions

Malphite vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Malphite in LoL Syndra is in the b tier of champions
Tank Fighter
Mage Support

How to Beat Syndra as Malphite

based on 378 Malphite vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Syndra as Malphite resulted from an examination of 378 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Malphite fights Syndra in only 0.8% of his games.

Malphite vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Malphite does a poor job of beating Syndra. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Malphite vs Syndra rounds, Malphite’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Syndra.

Best Malphite vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Malphite Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisFrozen HeartRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

FimbulwinterForce of NatureThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malphite to level up q
>
Second ability for Malphite to level up e
>
Last skill for Malphite to max out w

Runes

Sorcery Arcane Comet Manaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
Inspiration Biscuit DeliveryTime Warp Tonic
Adaptive Adaptive Armor
Malphite's passive ability p
Malphite q ability q
Malphite w ability w
Malphite e ability e
Malphite's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Syndra as Malphite

Tips for Playing as Malphite against Syndra

Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.

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.

Advice to Win Against Syndra

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Malphite vs Syndra Counter Stats

Malphite Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Syndra Image
4.4
< Kills >
6
5.2
< Deaths >
5.8
8.6
< Assists >
7.3
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
125
< Minions Killed >
154
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.48
3,664
< Physical Damage >
988
13,243
< Magic Damage >
20,027
647
< True Damage >
949
17,555
< Damage Dealt >
21,965
22,018
< Damage Taken >
18,390
10,185
< Gold Earned >
11,196
1.65
< Towers >
2.04
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,172
< Total Healing >
1,638
13,564
< Experience >
13,678
21
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
11
766
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Syndra with Malphite in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several important Malphite versus Syndra counter statistics that can help you understand the differences between these two champs. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Syndra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Syndra..

Malphite often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Syndra. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malphite and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Malphite
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malphite
Syndra

Who is Better, Malphite or Syndra?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually loses when trying to fight Syndra, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes a poor counter for Syndra.

While Malphite does have a lower winrate than Syndra, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Syndra.

Additionally, Malphite also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Syndra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Syndra matchups, Syndra is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Malphite is a somewhat poor counter to Syndra. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Syndra.

Other Champion Matchups Against Malphite

Malphite Loses Against

Illaoi Illaoi 41.4% winrate Swain Swain 42.3% winrate Shyvana Shyvana 42.6% winrate Zac Zac 42.7% winrate

Malphite Wins Against

Kennen Kennen 58.8% winrate LeBlanc LeBlanc 58% winrate Lee Sin Lee Sin 57.3% winrate Jayce Jayce 56.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Zyra Zyra + 52.5% 1230 Games Gragas Gragas + 52.6% 291 Games Olaf Olaf + 53% 812 Games Bel'Veth Bel'Veth + 53.1% 2417 Games

Additional Information for Malphite Players

How We Calculated Our Malphite vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Malphite, we analyzed 378 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 Syndra 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.

Other Useful Resources

Malphite Build Syndra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Malphite in order to counter Syndra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malphite usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Syndra. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Malphite versus Syndra build include Sunfire Aegis, Frozen Heart, and Randuin's Omen. When Malphite combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Syndra than with most other common item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 48.1% battling Syndra with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating Syndra as Malphite, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Malphite vs Syndra face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.

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