Malphite vs Viego
How to Beat Viego as Malphite
based on 6,026 Malphite vs Viego matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Viego Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Viego Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viego as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Viego
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 Viego Counter Stats
How to Counter Viego with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some vital Malphite against Viego matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viego..
Malphite often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Viego. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Viego
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Who is Better, Malphite or Viego?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malphite usually wins when taking on Viego, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a good counter to Viego.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate than Viego, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Viego.
Additionally, Malphite also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viego. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Viego matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter to Viego. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Viego.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Viego 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 stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite often gets much more CS compared to Viego. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Malphite versus Viego build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Force of Nature. When Malphite included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Viego than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 51.2% when countering Viego with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Viego as Malphite, Malphite players 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 players chose for Malphite vs Viego counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.
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