Malphite with Xin Zhao
How to Synergize Malphite and Xin Zhao
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Malphite Xin Zhao Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Malphite with Xin Zhao
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 Xin Zhao Will Play
Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
Malphite Xin Zhao Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xin Zhao as Malphite in LoL
The Malphite Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, 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 Xin Zhao. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xin Zhao helps Malphite perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Malphite is paired with Xin Zhao, he observes a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Xin Zhao doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played with Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao.
Additionally, when Malphite plays with Xin Zhao on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Xin Zhao does a decent job of protecting Malphite during team fights.
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Is Malphite better when played alongside Xin Zhao?
There is no one best champion pairing for Malphite that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. Yet, Xin Zhao is a decent ally for Malphite. By playing on the same team as Malphite, he improves their win rate by 2.2% to 52.3%. This demonstrates that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Malphite and Xin Zhao that results in them performing stronger together than alone.
Xin Zhao has a lower difficulty than Malphite. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Xin Zhao comrades to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. When paired, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
In contrast, by grouping Malphite and Xin Zhao together, you may not be granting your team a great deal of magical damage output. We recommend you have other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of the skill of your Xin Zhao ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Malphite in order to synergize with Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to have in your Malphite and Xin Zhao synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Frozen Heart. When Malphite combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Xin Zhao than with most other common item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xin Zhao with this build.
To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, Malphite players should use 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 sets players picked for Malphite and Xin Zhao pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.3% winrate overall.
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