[2.4b] Malphite Guide - Be the Stone - Become immortal Malphite

Stay behind minions, throw some Seismic Shard and block all combos with Granite Shield . You can't go for melee fights so he even forces you to spam Seismic Shard which will be his death. He is so squishy he will hard lose the lane but it doesn't mean that his Slicing Maelstrom becomes less dangerous. He will go into a fight with Slicing Maelstrom and activate Zhonyas. Don't waste your ult on him then

You win early - he wins mid game. Show him who is the boss because he will only look for stacks for his Siphoning Strike . You are very dominant at lvl 1 and can deny all of his farm. If he goes farm he wastes a lot of HP. If he is low HP and got his ult ready then he is still pretty useless. Just run when he is full HP and the ult is ready because then he totally smashs you to the ground. However, after his tower is gone or when the early game ends anyway and the teamfights begin he has to farm for his Siphoning Strike . He will be useless for many minutes because of your good early game. Just don't let him get too many towers and always look on the wave. In the meantime you help your team to win teamfights. Nasus might be happy to come back gold wise but then the adcs will kill him in 1-2 seconds anyway

You are the dominant part in this match up. He loses every trade if he goes for the melee fight so he farms minions with his Infected Cleaver . Don't get hit by Infected Cleaver but you can deny his farm when he tries to last hit minions. Your Granite Shield will block the full damage. Freeze the lane and he falls behind automatically. In this match up it is actually impossible to kill him without help or he has to make a big mistake. His Sadism will always save him from death and his HP regen is better than many other champions. That's why trading with Seismic Shard is a mana waste because he will get the HP back in some seconds. Farm minions, deny his farm and he will be useless for the rest of the game. His ult saves him from long fights but it won't save him when he gets onehit by your ADC or your assassin

She loses early, mid and late game against Malphite . In the early game it already starts with the trades. She doesn't do a lot of damage because of Granite Shield and she has nothing to block the Seismic Shard . Avoid her Tactical Sweep and don't fear her Precision Protocol . Malphite is looking for the trades to get his target on low HP and kill it with Unstoppable Force . She won't be able to kill minions, lose Gold and also lose the Lane. In teamfights she will also suffer because of her lack of Gold but if she comes back somehow then she is dangerous when she got some items and will also clap you in 1v1. However, she isn't dangerous in the early game. You can even bully her in her The Hextech Ultimatum

Could anyone explain me the function of this champion? He can't trade, He has no kill pressure, He isn't tanky especially when he goes AP. Let him catch you, Trade with Seismic Shard , Thunderclap and the lane is won. Just don't try to catch him because the poison will kill you. That's the only way how he kills champions. So you won't be the guy who engages. Deny his whole farm and trade back when he tries to do something. He will be useless for the rest of the game(and yes I even see this champion in diamond. Free win, not only the early game)

She loses every trade. Let her engage you when you stay in the minion wave and smash her with Thunderclap and Ground Slam . She will block most of your Seismic Shard with her shield from Valor so you only get kills when she makes mistakes. Mistakes are like: Farming the wave or trying to trade against Malphite. She will fall behind automatically because of her pick when you pressure her. But respect her Blade Of The Exile and the damage. Always recall when she recalls(but push the wave before you recall) because the items can make a difference. You can run away with the movement speed from Seismic Shard and she doesn't have enough damage to kill you in the meantime

Proc Grasp of the Undying in short trades and go out. He isn't known for being dominant in the early game so he will loses every trade against malphite. But you can also farm him down with Seismic Shard and save your Thunderclap when he jumps on you. When he becomes more dangerous and his ult is ready you can just out run him with your stolen Movement speed from Seismic Shard

Respect his Hemorrhage and you win. It's important to proc your Granite Shield before you go into a trade again. It isn't a problem when he hooks you, just go for the short trade, proc   Grasp of the Undying and go out. Trade won but don't let him get the heal from his first Ability. To go out you save your Seismic Shard to slow him as well and run out with the bonus movement speed. Pre lvl 5 it's a really easy lane. When he has ult you always have to take care of his stacks. Go out before he reachs 5 stacks and always farm him down with Seismic Shard . That's how you win the lane. He deals 0 damage against you even later. However, his ult can still kill you in a 1v1

He is a bit like Vayne but he has no option to escape. Don't do bad trades. Just spam Seismic Shard and ignore Minions. If he is a passive player then you can farm some minions but don't go for long trades. After lvl 5 he is dead and you get your power spike. He will be useless and you will shine in teamfights

He is an auto attack champion and Malphite can just run away and slow him. Run him down with Seismic Shard but don't go for any other trades with abilities unless he uses Spinning Slash to engage. Short trades are the key to success in this match up. Don't fear this Undying Rage because you always outrun him and if he tower dives you then you will kill him with your ult stun. But his performance drops really fast after teamfights begin

Garen is a medium match up because he is really dangerous when he goes for Black Cleaver and when his Demacian Justice is ready. In the early game you can always go for short trades with Thunderclap and Seismic Shard . Always try to block his Perseverance with a Shard to have more sustain than him and force him to recall. It's really hard to kill him because he can reach full HP really fast when he stays passive and you can't tower dive him like other champions with your Unstoppable Force when his ult is ready. He is going to kill you with his ult or the tower will do it after you finished him. But one gank from your jungler will help a lot because then he has no chance anymore unless he goes for a bruiser build. Then he can still 1v1 you because you don't have enough damage. If he goes for a tank build then you should be able to kill him. Your Thunderclap and Ground Slam scale with Armor. So you can do more damage than him and also ignore his ult. Just don't tower dive and the world is fine. However, it is really dumb to go for a bruiser build because he will die in some seconds in a teamfight. A win situation for you

You can go for trades early when you are lvl 2 and your Thunderclap is ready. You always win the trades if you don't hit his shield. Just go around. He has the same big mana problems like you so he doesn't have so much kill pressure. Your Granite Shield helps you to survive this match up. Before he gets his first item it is a win for you but then it depends on the item. If he rushs Blade of the Ruined King then he wins every trade and your HP will fly away. At that point you want to play passive. Also keep in mind he has a teleport ult. So recall a bit earlier when you go for the drake. Pantheon is strong in the early and mid game but against a Malphite it's pretty much lost. He is a fighter who can deal a lot of damage to a solo target. He is good in teamfights but Malphite is much better than him. So don't feed, get some kills early and enjoy how his power spike drops

It's important to freeze the lane and don't hit too many minions with your Thunderclap and Ground Slam when you trade against her. She is only dangerous when she has max stacks and if you aren't in tower range she will easily trap and kill you. Always dodge her Flawless Duet and you win the trade. Farming her down with Seismic Shard spam is enough to win the lane. The kill will do your Unstoppable Force . In a teamfight you want to ult her, the adc or the assassin because she becomes a real danger when she has enough items and will flip teamfights around when everyone ignores her

The only way how he wins the match up against Malphite happens in lvl 1-3. His full combo can kill you when you go for too many trades. But the same goes for him. Look for short trades early and also trade back when he engages you but then go back. After lvl 5 you have more kill pressure than him and he isn't so effective in teamfights either. AP Gragas is even easier to kill than Armor Gragas and you can look for more trades. Just one hint: He tries to bait you to his tower, throw his Explosive Cask and then you are in tower range. There he will stun you to death. Stay in safe distance or freeze the lane. After your first item he isn't a problem anymore

Renekton is probably the most dangerous Bruiser in the early game. But not for Malphite. His combo will be Slice And Dice - Ruthless Predator - Cull The Meek - Slice And Dice to burn the HP of his enemy. Malphite is really strong against his combo because he tanks a lot of damage with his Granite Shield and he can trade back with Seismic Shard and Ground Slam . Because of the shield Malphite actually has more sustain than Renekton with his Heal from Cull The Meek . Pre lvl 5 he loses the trades and you can always go into a trade with Seismic Shard and Thunderclap . When his Dominus is ready you have to fear him because then he can win a 1v1. Before he hard loses it. In the mid and end game he becomes pretty irrelevant because the adc or assassin onehits him and he deals 0 damage against your armor doesn't matter if he rushs Black cleaver or not. You can rush Bramble Vest against his Healing but it isn't necessary.

Update: I put him medium because he can easily clap you on low levels depending on his runes. I noticed that Champion is an enormous power spike against Malphite in the early game and he deals massive damage with his combo. So if you notice you get too much damage from one combo then stop trading and play passive. Otherwise it will end in many deaths

Vayne can be tough if you let her farm you. Forget minions, stay passive and farm Vayne down with Seismic Shard . Don't let her get any kills and try to kill her when your ult is ready. BUT when you engage, make sure to bait her Condemn out first. Otherwise your engage is useless because she will push you away and run. Ask for Jungle help. One gank might be enough to flip the lane and you hard win

He will become more dangerous when he has Items. In the early game you can bully him around with Seismic Shard . He won't go for big trades. He will poke you down with Steel Tempest and he can block your Seismic Shard with his Sweeping Blade . Don't expect many kills in this match up. Without any jungle help or any big mistakes neither you or he will die. but after he has enough 1-2 items he will do more damage than you and win the lane. Just don't waste HP and the world is fine

Malphite is a nightmare for Fiora. You can win trades when she goes for the fight, you have more sustain than her and if she just stays around you farm her down with Seismic Shard . A Fiora otp with a lot of experience and a good reaction time can still win the lane doesn't matter if you play perfectly or make mistakes. Why? There are some people who can block the Unstoppable Force with Riposte because of their good reaction time. Then you don't have the stun and she farms you down with her Grand Challenge - Lunge and Bladework . In the worst case she even hits you with her Riposte and you are dead. Once she is ahead she is unstoppable in a 1v1. However, if you believe your enemy isn't that good then you can engage her with your Seismic Shard and go for the fight with Thunderclap until Grasp of the Undying proc and you go out. She will never be able to win these trades in the early game and she can't block every Seismic Shard either. Once she is low, you kill her with Unstoppable Force . In the mid and end game you won't be able to kill her because she does too much damage but in most cases she will go splitpush anyway. You are a win for the team. Fiora is a lose for the team in most cases. Help the team, go for objectives and let her splitpush. But keep looking for the wave and don't let her get the towers. Stories say she keeps splitpushing after the end of a game

The reason why she is skill is because she is one of the more or less reliable counters against Malphite when played properly. Play safe in the whole early game and only trade with your Seismic Shard . In melee range she will win every trade with her Shuriken Flip - Assassin's Mark - Five Point Strike combo. That's how you lose the lane. When she doesn't play well and you can farm her with your Seismic Shard it is possible to kill her with Unstoppable Force . But after she gets the first item and when her Perfect Execution is ready then she will always kill you. However, she won't be able to destroy the tower when you are on the lane and she will never have the same impact in teamfights. That's why it's a win situation for you because the early game is balanced, but in mid and end game you will be the carry unless the team goes on full int mode