Sett with Malphite
How to Synergize Sett and Malphite
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Sett Malphite Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Sett and Malphite
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.
Sett Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Sett in LoL
The Sett 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, Sett sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malphite. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Malphite helps Sett perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Sett plays on the same team as Malphite, he observes a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Malphite provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Sett is played alongside Malphite 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 synergisticly with Malphite.
Additionally, when Sett plays with Malphite on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Malphite does a poor job of covering Sett during team fights.
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Is Sett better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no top ally for Sett that will always be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Malphite is a decent teammate for Sett. By locking into the same side as Sett, he increases their win rate by 1.1% to 51.6%. This proves that there is a somewhat important bond between Sett and Malphite that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Malphite has a lower difficulty than Sett. That means Sett players don't need to be careful when arranging Malphite comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to play well with you.
Fighting together, Sett players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Although, by aligning Sett and Malphite together, you will not be giving your team much AP. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Malphite ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Sett in order to work well with Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The best finished items to have in your Sett and Malphite synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Sett bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Malphite than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sett had an average win rate of 51.6% helping carry Malphite with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Sett and Malphite pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.
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