Zilean with Malphite
How to Synergize Zilean and Malphite
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Zilean Malphite Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Malphite
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean 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, Zilean sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malphite. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Malphite helps Zilean perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Zilean plays on the same team as Malphite, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This change may signal that Malphite supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played alongside Malphite on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Malphite.
Moreover, when Zilean plays with Malphite on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Malphite does a decent job of covering Zilean during teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Malphite
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no ideal companion for Zilean that will no matter what be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Malphite is a very typical teammate for Zilean. By playing on the same side as Zilean, he lowers their win rate by -0.3% to 50.4%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Zilean and Malphite that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Malphite has a much lower diffuclty than Zilean. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Malphite teammates to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to do well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to provide a lot of utility for your team. When paired, these champions should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.
Conversely, by pairing Zilean and Malphite together, you will not be giving your other allies a lot of attack damage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Malphite ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Zilean to work well with Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Zilean and Malphite synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Malphite than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Malphite with this build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, Zilean players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Malphite with Zilean are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.