Lucianvs Malphite
Lucian vs Malphite is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Lucian wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Malphite based on 8 games. Lucian holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Lucian build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lucian vs Malphite matchup.
Lucian Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lucian performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Lucian vs Malphite Matchup?
Lucian vs Malphite Matchup Summary
The Lucian vs Malphite matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Lucian wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Malphite's 50.0%, giving Lucian a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Lucian holds a slight edge in both the early and late game, but the margins are thin enough that individual skill and jungle attention will often determine the outcome. Malphite can still find windows through outplays and team coordination. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malphite leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lucian has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Malphite's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Lucian vs Malphite Laning Phase Breakdown
Malphite is favored during the laning phase against Lucian, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Malphite holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Lucian Build Against Malphite
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Malphite, providing the mobility and stats Lucian needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lucian against Malphite are Navori Flickerblade, Essence Reaver and Mortal Reminder. This combination gives Lucian an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Lucian vs Malphite matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
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Malphite50.0%Lucian50.0%Malphite50.0%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Lucian and Malphite, with Lucian holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Lucian at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Malphite. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
This matchup is remarkably even at every stage of the game. Neither Lucian nor Malphite has a phase-specific advantage, making this a pure skill matchup where individual mechanics, decision-making, and team coordination determine the outcome.
Best Lucian Runes Against Malphite
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Lucian maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Malphite.
Lucian matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Lucian's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Lucian build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.87% | 633 | 6.8 | 915 | 13,840 | 49.0% | 42.3% | |
| 45.86% | 471 | 6.8 | 857 | 13,469 | 45.7% | 46.0% | |
| 45.39% | 445 | 6.7 | 868 | 13,495 | 48.0% | 43.4% | |
| 44.72% | 407 | 6.9 | 843 | 13,095 | 43.4% | 45.9% | |
| 44.33% | 406 | 6.5 | 823 | 13,086 | 48.1% | 41.0% | |
| 49.63% | 405 | 6.8 | 889 | 13,588 | 51.9% | 48.2% | |
| 50.83% | 360 | 7.0 | 928 | 13,651 | 43.2% | 57.1% | |
| 51.28% | 234 | 7.0 | 937 | 13,799 | 51.4% | 51.2% | |
| 49.75% | 201 | 6.8 | 953 | 13,762 | 55.0% | 45.5% | |
| 50.90% | 167 | 6.6 | 917 | 13,391 | 54.8% | 47.0% | |
| 53.33% | 150 | 6.6 | 940 | 14,284 | 75.4% | 34.6% | |
| 50.00% | 146 | 6.9 | 895 | 13,839 | 55.2% | 46.6% | |
| 54.11% | 146 | 6.6 | 933 | 12,880 | 55.6% | 52.7% | |
| 55.17% | 145 | 7.0 | 924 | 13,138 | 57.1% | 53.3% | |
| 44.44% | 99 | 6.9 | 934 | 14,121 | 39.0% | 48.3% | |
| 43.33% | 90 | 7.1 | 896 | 12,762 | 42.2% | 44.4% | |
| 47.67% | 86 | 6.9 | 900 | 13,104 | 41.5% | 53.3% | |
| 47.67% | 86 | 7.1 | 873 | 13,337 | 47.4% | 47.9% | |
| 47.06% | 85 | 7.0 | 942 | 14,099 | 39.0% | 54.5% | |
| 44.05% | 84 | 6.8 | 908 | 14,549 | 34.6% | 48.3% | |
| 54.22% | 83 | 7.2 | 914 | 13,061 | 63.9% | 46.8% | |
| 36.07% | 61 | 7.1 | 889 | 13,569 | 43.5% | 31.6% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 7.1 | 997 | 13,876 | 63.6% | 44.7% | |
| 46.15% | 52 | 6.9 | 896 | 12,528 | 53.6% | 37.5% | |
| 37.50% | 48 | 6.7 | 880 | 12,961 | 30.4% | 44.0% | |
| 43.90% | 41 | 6.9 | 869 | 12,719 | 50.0% | 35.3% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 7.2 | 1,168 | 13,717 | 58.8% | 56.5% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 6.7 | 864 | 13,010 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 6.7 | 773 | 12,916 | 31.3% | 60.0% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.9 | 986 | 13,434 | 35.7% | 64.7% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 7.0 | 768 | 13,824 | 30.0% | 40.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 7.3 | 803 | 12,520 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 6.7 | 714 | 13,169 | 22.2% | 50.0% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 6.8 | 885 | 12,719 | 54.5% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.5 | 1,051 | 12,045 | 30.0% | 36.4% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 7.1 | 862 | 13,326 | 55.6% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 7.6 | 1,071 | 15,021 | 40.0% | 27.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.8 | 761 | 13,814 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.5 | 988 | 12,043 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.7 | 859 | 11,943 | 42.9% | 28.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.3 | 934 | 14,076 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.4 | 1,011 | 17,032 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.7 | 1,109 | 14,344 | 57.1% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 898 | 12,519 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.1 | 719 | 12,101 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.7 | 828 | 13,586 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 631 | 11,803 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.4 | 1,085 | 12,823 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 6.8 | 800 | 10,116 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.1 | 588 | 11,745 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.6 | 738 | 10,510 | 16.7% | 100.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.9 | 832 | 9,066 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 525 | 10,568 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 816 | 13,660 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 1,240 | 15,902 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.3 | 904 | 13,489 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.6 | 753 | 11,237 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.5 | 733 | 12,080 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 852 | 11,261 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 917 | 14,861 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 868 | 15,786 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 1,347 | 13,634 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 588 | 12,424 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,107 | 11,731 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
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Lucian vs Malphite - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Lucian do against Malphite in League of Legends?
Lucian wins the Lucian vs Malphite matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Malphite's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Lucian do against Malphite in the early game?
In the early game, Lucian has the advantage against Malphite with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Lucian players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Lucian do against Malphite in the late game?
In the late game, Lucian takes over the Lucian vs Malphite matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Lucian scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Lucian vs Malphite matchup?
Lucian wins the matchup against Malphite with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Lucian is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.
What is the best Lucian build against Malphite?
The best Lucian build against Malphite includes Navori Flickerblade, Essence Reaver, Mortal Reminder with Chainlaced Crushers. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Lucian runes against Malphite?
The best Lucian runes against Malphite use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Lucian vs Malphite matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Lucian counter Malphite?
Yes, Lucian has a favorable matchup against Malphite with a 50.0% win rate. Lucian slightly edges out Malphite in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Lucian against Malphite?
When playing Lucian against Malphite, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.