Draven with Malphite
How to Synergize Draven and Malphite
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Draven Malphite Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Draven and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Draven with Malphite
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
Advice to Understand How Malphite Will Play
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.
Draven Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Draven in LoL
The Draven Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Draven sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malphite. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Malphite helps Draven perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Draven plays on the same team as Malphite, he gets a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Malphite supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Draven is played together with Malphite on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Malphite.
Additionally, when Draven plays with Malphite on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Malphite does a poor job of protecting Draven during teamfights.
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Is Draven better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no ideal champion pairing for Draven that will always be his top ally. Yet, overall, Malphite is a very typical teammate for Draven. By playing on the same side as Draven, he decreases their win rate by -1.0% to 48.7%. This shows that there is a weak strategic relationship between Draven and Malphite that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Malphite has a much lower diffuclty than Draven. That means Draven players don't need to be very careful when lining up Malphite comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, Draven players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to support your allies. When paired, these champs should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.
Although, by grouping Draven and Malphite together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates enough magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of the ability of your Malphite teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven in order to work well with Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The best items to focus on in your Draven and Malphite synergy build consist of Infinity Edge, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Draven bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Malphite than with many other common item sets. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when playing alongside Malphite with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, Draven players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.
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