Malphite with Xerath
How to Synergize Malphite and Xerath
based on 5,515 Malphite with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Malphite Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Malphite vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Malphite with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Malphite Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Malphite in LoL
The Malphite Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Xerath helps Malphite perform worse in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Malphite plays on the same team as Xerath, he observes a small increase in his full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Xerath helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played alongside Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xerath.
Additionally, when Malphite plays with Xerath on the same side, he usually takes more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Malphite during teamfights.
Synergies between Malphite and Xerath
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Is Malphite better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no one best champion pairing for Malphite that will 100% of the time be his best ally. However, Xerath is a very typical companion for Malphite. By locking into the same side as Malphite, he raises their win rate by 0.5% to 50.6%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small synergy between Malphite and Xerath that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.
Xerath has a much greater difficulty compared to Malphite. That means you need to be very careful when lining up Xerath teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much higher level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Playing together, Malphite players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Although, by bringing Malphite and Xerath together, you may not be giving your other teammates very much attack damage. Plan to include other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in their abilities.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Malphite in order to work well with Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top items to prioritize in your Malphite and Xerath synergy build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Malphite incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Xerath than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 50.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xerath with this build.
To have the best probability of beating your oponents, Malphite players should take 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 that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.
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