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Kai'Sa with Malphite

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How to Synergize Kai'Sa and Malphite

based on 6,069 Kai'Sa with Malphite pairs
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kai'Sa has been on the same team as Malphite in 6069 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data from the hosts of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you high quality, insightful builds to help Kai'Sa play with Malphite. It is relatively rare for Kai'Sa to play alongside Malphite as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 3.8% of matches with Kai'Sa.

Kai'Sa Malphite Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a awful job of playing alongside Malphite. Normally, she wins a dismal 46.4% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Kai'Sa when fighting on the same team as Malphite by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kai'Sa vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityLong Sword

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

BloodthirsterRabadon's DeathcapRunaan's HurricaneZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
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Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
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Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kai'Sa and Malphite

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa with Malphite

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa Malphite Synergy Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Malphite Image
8
< Kills >
7.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
6.2
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
180
< Minions Killed >
180
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.46
12,683
< Physical Damage >
12,169
8,017
< Magic Damage >
8,110
405
< True Damage >
432
21,105
< Damage Dealt >
20,712
20,534
< Damage Taken >
20,172
12,682
< Gold Earned >
12,522
2.17
< Towers >
2.1
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,515
< Total Healing >
4,377
12,895
< Experience >
12,822
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
45
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Play with Malphite as Kai'Sa in LoL

The Kai'Sa Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kai'Sa sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malphite. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Malphite helps Kai'Sa perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kai'Sa is paired with Malphite, she gets a little increase in her full damage dealt. This change may indicate that Malphite provides cover for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kai'Sa is played together with Malphite on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Malphite.

Moreover, when Kai'Sa plays with Malphite on the same team, she often takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Malphite does a poor job of covering Kai'Sa in teamfights.

Synergies between Kai'Sa and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kai'Sa
Malphite

Is Kai'Sa better when played alongside Malphite?

There is no top ally for Kai'Sa that will no matter what be her top synergy. However, overall, Malphite is a very typical ally for Kai'Sa. By locking into the same side as Kai'Sa, he lowers their win rate by -0.1% to 46.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak synergy between Kai'Sa and Malphite that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Malphite has a much lower diffuclty than Kai'Sa. That means Kai'Sa players don't need to be careful when arranging Malphite comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

Working on the same side, Kai'Sa players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. Together, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

Conversely, by aligning Kai'Sa and Malphite together, you probably will not be giving your team a great deal of utility. Plan to have other champs on your team that offsets this gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Malphite ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa Malphite Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kai'Sa and Malphite, we analyzed 6,069 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kai'Sa with Malphite comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to synergize with Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Kai'Sa and Malphite synergy build include Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kai'Sa combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting alongside Malphite than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 46.4% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Malphite with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Kai'Sa and Malphite pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.4% winrate overall.

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