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How to Win Zeri vs Malphite Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malphite as Zeri

based on 1,489 Zeri vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Malphite as Zeri resulted from an examination of 1489 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Zeri fights Malphite in only 3.8% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a terrible job of countering Malphite. Normally, they wins a lowly 46.7% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Zeri against Malphite matches, Zeri’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Malphite.

Best Zeri vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterExperimental HexplateRunaan's Hurricane

Optional Items

Titanic HydraLord Dominik's RegardsPhantom DancerStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Malphite as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Malphite Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Malphite Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.8
6.3
< Deaths >
5
6.9
< Assists >
8.5
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
187
< Minions Killed >
143
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
13,395
< Physical Damage >
4,925
6,460
< Magic Damage >
14,533
540
< True Damage >
623
20,397
< Damage Dealt >
20,081
23,578
< Damage Taken >
24,747
12,667
< Gold Earned >
10,771
2.25
< Towers >
2
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,273
< Total Healing >
3,436
12,793
< Experience >
14,410
18
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
126
< Time Dealing CC >
670

How to Counter Malphite with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some influential Zeri against Malphite matchup stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Malphite..

Zeri normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Malphite

Who is Better, Zeri or Malphite?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when trying to fight Malphite, with a 46.7% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a poor counter to Malphite.

While Zeri does have a lower win rate than Malphite, when facing one another, Zeri also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Malphite.

Moreover, Zeri also has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Zeri is a terribly counter to Malphite. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Malphite.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Zeri, we analyzed 1,489 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Malphite Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zeri to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zeri versus Malphite build consist of Bloodthirster, Experimental Hexplate, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Zeri bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs Malphite than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 46.7% when countering Malphite with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Malphite as Zeri, Zeri players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Zeri vs Malphite matchups, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Zeri are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.