- Win Rate
- 50.4%
- Pick Rate
- 4.7%
- Ban Rate
- 14.4%
Malphite vs Heimerdinger
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 6,165
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Malphite vs Heimerdinger is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Malphite wins with a 58.0% win rate (+16.0%) over Heimerdinger based on 50 games. Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger?
Malphite wins 55.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 41.2% and 69.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.8% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +4.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 45 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
They also met in another lane (Mid): 4 games, Malphite won 75.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 55.6% of 45 games (95% range 41.2–69.1%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.8% for Malphite; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Heimerdinger usually wins the lane: 578 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (45 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Malphite players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Heimerdinger: 56.8% of their other Top games, 22.2% 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Malphite vs Heimerdinger Win Rate by Game Length
Malphite's win rate against Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Malphite vs Heimerdinger 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)HeimerdingerMalphite gold at 15: −578
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Malphite Changes Against Heimerdinger
Choices Malphite players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually56.8%vs Heimerdinger22.2%−34.6 pts
MalignanceItemUsually35.5%vs Heimerdinger64.4%+28.9 pts55.2% WR here
Sunfire AegisItemUsually48.3%vs Heimerdinger20.0%−28.3 pts
StormsurgeItemUsually13.3%vs Heimerdinger37.8%+24.5 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually23.7%vs Heimerdinger46.7%+22.9 pts52.4% WR here
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually20.2%vs Heimerdinger37.8%+17.6 pts
Shield BashRuneUsually25.6%vs Heimerdinger8.9%−16.7 pts
Arcane CometKeystoneUsually72.1%vs Heimerdinger86.7%+14.6 pts53.8% WR here
Best Malphite Build vs Heimerdinger
Usual Malphite build (Top)
92.3% win rate · 13 games
Against Heimerdinger
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 28 Malphite games against Heimerdinger carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Malphite's standard build instead.
- Malphite usually completes Malignance first, at 12.7 min (median of 21 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 Heimerdinger
Usual Malphite runes (Top)
Arcane Comet
51.8% win rate · 1,542 games
Against Heimerdinger
Arcane Comet65.0% win rate · 20 games
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Malphite matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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 Heimerdinger FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Malphite vs Heimerdinger?
Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 55.6% of 45 games (95% range 41.2–69.1%).
What is Malphite's win rate against Heimerdinger?
Malphite wins 55.6% of 45 Top games against Heimerdinger on patch 26.20 (95% range 41.2–69.1%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.8% would be expected.
Does Malphite counter Heimerdinger?
Not clearly. Malphite wins 55.6% of 45 games against Heimerdinger, and the 95% range (41.2–69.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Malphite or Heimerdinger?
Heimerdinger usually wins the lane: 578 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (45 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Malphite outscale Heimerdinger?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Heimerdinger strongest against Malphite?
Heimerdinger is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Malphite build against Heimerdinger?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Malphite's usual Top core: Hollow Radiance, Frozen Heart, Kaenic Rookern. The biggest change against Heimerdinger: Plated Steelcaps (56.8% usually, 22.2% here).
What runes should Malphite use against Heimerdinger?
Arcane Comet with Sorcery and Resolve — 65.0% over 20 games against Heimerdinger. The biggest change against Heimerdinger: Adaptive Force (offense) (20.2% usually, 37.8% here).