Malphitevs Garen
Malphite vs Garen is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malphite wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Garen based on 98 games. Garen wins the early laning phase while Malphite scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malphite build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malphite vs Garen matchup.
Malphite Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Malphite 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 Malphite vs Garen?
Malphite wins 47.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.3% and 54.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 195 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- −2.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 3 games, Malphite won 66.7%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 47.2% of 195 games (95% range 40.3–54.2%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 51.3% for Malphite; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Garen usually wins the lane: 452 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (192 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Malphite players pick Sunfire Aegis far more often against Garen: 44.9% of their other Top games, 66.7% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Malphite and Garen played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Malphite's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Malphite vs Garen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Malphite vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Malphite's win rate against Garen by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Malphite's results against Garen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Malphite vs Garen Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)GarenMalphite gold at 15: −452
- First itemEvenMalphite: 13.3 min · Garen: 13.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenMalphite wins 47.1% of 68 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenMalphite wins 46.4% of 112 games
What Malphite Changes Against Garen
Choices Malphite players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Sunfire AegisItemUsually44.9%vs Garen66.7%+21.7 pts49.2% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually56.5%vs Garen72.3%+15.8 pts46.8% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually24.8%vs Garen10.3%−14.5 pts45.0% WR here
Hollow RadianceItemUsually17.3%vs Garen5.6%−11.6 pts
MalignanceItemUsually36.8%vs Garen25.6%−11.2 pts52.0% WR here
ConditioningRuneUsually22.0%vs Garen29.7%+7.7 pts51.7% WR here
Grasp of the UndyingKeystoneUsually23.0%vs Garen29.2%+6.2 pts56.1% WR here
Best Malphite Build vs Garen
Limited sample: 26 of 131 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Malphite usually completes Sunfire Aegis first, at 13.3 min (median of 113 games).
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.6 min (median of 160 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Malphite Runes vs Garen
Usual Malphite runes (Top)
Grasp of the Undying
56.2% win rate · 1,181 games
Against Garen
Grasp of the Undying53.7% win rate · 41 games
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Malphite matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Malphite'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 Malphite build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Malphite Matchups
Hardest for Malphite
Easiest for Malphite
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Malphite vs Garen FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Malphite vs Garen?
Current data slightly favors Garen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 47.2% of 195 games (95% range 40.3–54.2%).
What is Malphite's win rate against Garen?
Malphite wins 47.2% of 195 Top games against Garen on patch 26.19 (95% range 40.3–54.2%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 51.3% would be expected.
Does Malphite counter Garen?
Not clearly. Malphite wins 47.2% of 195 games against Garen, and the 95% range (40.3–54.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Malphite or Garen?
Garen usually wins the lane: 452 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (192 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Malphite outscale Garen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Garen strongest against Malphite?
Garen is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Malphite build against Garen?
The most successful Malphite core against Garen is Frozen Heart, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis (42.3% over 26 games). The biggest change against Garen: Sunfire Aegis (44.9% usually, 66.7% here).
What runes should Malphite use against Garen?
Grasp of the Undying with Resolve and Sorcery — 53.7% over 41 games against Garen. The biggest change against Garen: Conditioning (22.0% usually, 29.7% here).