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How to Win Taliyah vs Malphite Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malphite as Taliyah

based on 1,611 Taliyah vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Malphite as Taliyah resulted from an examination of 1611 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Taliyah encounters Malphite in only 3.9% of her matches.

Taliyah vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a dismal job of countering Malphite. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Taliyah vs Malphite matches, Taliyah’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Malphite.

Best Taliyah vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Malphite as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Malphite

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Advice to Win Against Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Taliyah vs Malphite Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Malphite Image
6.2
< Kills >
4.9
6.7
< Deaths >
5.3
8.6
< Assists >
7.9
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
123
< Minions Killed >
146
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
789
< Physical Damage >
4,636
21,324
< Magic Damage >
14,012
1,146
< True Damage >
579
23,260
< Damage Dealt >
19,227
21,839
< Damage Taken >
25,494
12,304
< Gold Earned >
10,793
1.64
< Towers >
1.9
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,402
< Total Healing >
3,312
14,412
< Experience >
14,368
23
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
568
< Time Dealing CC >
654

How to Counter Malphite with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some critical Taliyah versus Malphite counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Malphite..

Taliyah often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Malphite. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Malphite

Who is Better, Taliyah or Malphite?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually loses when playing against Malphite, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Taliyah makes a poor counter to Malphite.

While Taliyah does have a lower winrate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Taliyah into Malphite.

Moreover, Taliyah also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter to Malphite. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taliyah against Malphite.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Taliyah, we analyzed 1,611 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 Malphite as Taliyah 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Taliyah versus Malphite build consist of Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Malphite than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 48.4% battling Malphite with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Malphite as Taliyah, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Taliyah vs Malphite matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Taliyah are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.