Malphite with Blitzcrank
How to Synergize Malphite and Blitzcrank
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Malphite Blitzcrank Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Malphite with Blitzcrank
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.
Advice to Understand How Blitzcrank Will Play
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Malphite Blitzcrank Synergy Stats
How to Play with Blitzcrank as Malphite in LoL
The Malphite Blitzcrank synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Blitzcrank, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Malphite sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Blitzcrank. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Blitzcrank helps Malphite perform not as well in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Malphite is an ally to Blitzcrank, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Blitzcrank supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played with Blitzcrank on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Blitzcrank.
Moreover, when Malphite plays with Blitzcrank on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Blitzcrank does a decent job of covering Malphite in teamfights.
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Is Malphite better when played alongside Blitzcrank?
There is no one best companion for Malphite that will no matter what be his top ally. Yet, Blitzcrank is a pretty good teammate for Malphite. By being on the same side as Malphite, he increases their win rate by 1.1% to 51.2%. This shows that there is a good synergy between Malphite and Blitzcrank that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Blitzcrank has a greater difficulty than Malphite. That means Malphite players need to be cautious when finding Blitzcrank teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Working cooperatively, Malphite players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. When paired, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Conversely, by grouping Malphite and Blitzcrank together, you may not be providing your other allies much attack damage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Blitzcrank ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to pair well with Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to include in your Malphite and Blitzcrank synergy build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail, and Hollow Radiance. When Malphite used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Blitzcrank than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 51.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Blitzcrank with this build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.
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