Malphite - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.4%
Pick Rate
4.5%

Malphitevs Illaoi

DTankMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Malphite vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Malphite wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Illaoi based on 36 games. Illaoi 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 Illaoi 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.

Compare against an opponent
Illaoi - 55.6% win rateIllaoi(55.6%)
Malphite - 55.6% win rate in this matchup
Malphite
55.6% WR
VS
Illaoi vs Malphite matchup - 44.4% win rate
Illaoi
44.4% WR

Who Wins the Malphite vs Illaoi Matchup?

Malphite wins the Malphite vs Illaoi matchup
Winner
Malphite
Matches: 36
55.6%
Win Rate
44.4%
5.7
CS / min
7.1
750
DMG / min
950
10,796
Gold / game
12,793
135
Heal / min
449
2,189
DMG Mitigated / min
1,469
1.2
CC / min
0.4
47.4%
Early Game WR
52.6%
64.7%
Late Game WR
35.3%

Malphite vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

The Malphite vs Illaoi matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 36 recent matches analyzed, Malphite wins with a 55.6% win rate compared to Illaoi's 44.4%, giving Malphite a 11.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Illaoi controls the early laning stage, but Malphite outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Illaoi needs to press advantages before Malphite reaches their power spikes, while Malphite should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malphite leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Malphite players can confidently pick into Illaoi and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Illaoi away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Malphite vs Illaoi Laning Phase Breakdown

Illaoi wins the laning phase against Malphite in League of Legends

Illaoi is favored during the laning phase against Malphite, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Illaoi holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.7Malphite
7.1Illaoi
Illaoi significantly out-farms Malphite by 1.4 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 20 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Illaoi a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Malphite players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
750Malphite
950Illaoi
Illaoi heavily out-damages Malphite by 200 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Malphite should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Illaoi's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,796Malphite
12,793Illaoi
Illaoi generates a commanding 1,998 more gold per game than Malphite. This substantial economic advantage means Illaoi consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Malphite should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.2Malphite
0.4Illaoi
Malphite brings significantly more crowd control than Illaoi, with 0.8 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Malphite far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Illaoi should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
2,324Malphite
1,918Illaoi
Malphite vastly out-sustains Illaoi, healing and mitigating 406 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Malphite can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Illaoi is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Illaoi, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Malphite Build Against Illaoi

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Illaoi, providing the mobility and stats Malphite needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malphite against Illaoi are Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail and Sunfire Aegis. This combination gives Malphite an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Illaoi. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malphite vs Illaoi matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Illaoi
52.6%
+5.3% advantage
Malphite early game win rateMalphite47.4%
Illaoi early game win rateIllaoi52.6%
Late Game
Malphite
64.7%
+29.4% advantage
Malphite late game win rateMalphite64.7%
Illaoi late game win rateIllaoi35.3%

Illaoi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.6% win rate — a 5.3 percentage point lead over Malphite. This lopsided early game means Illaoi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Malphite is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 64.7% win rate — 29.4 points above Illaoi. Extended games heavily favor Malphite, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Illaoi must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Malphite reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Malphite survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Malphite Runes Against Illaoi

Sorcery rune tree - Malphite primary runes vs IllaoiSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Malphite rune vs IllaoiManaflow Band - best Malphite rune vs IllaoiTranscendence - best Malphite rune vs IllaoiScorch - best Malphite rune vs Illaoi
Inspiration rune tree - Malphite secondary runes vs IllaoiInspiration
Biscuit Delivery - best Malphite rune vs IllaoiCosmic Insight - best Malphite rune vs Illaoi
71.4% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary allows Malphite to press their advantage against Illaoi, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Malphite matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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.

Malphite matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
45.81%1796.178111,13039.3%51.6%
52.54%1185.271111,79051.0%53.6%
38.05%1135.263510,05128.6%47.4%
45.19%1044.271410,64041.7%48.2%
40.63%965.487510,34051.1%30.6%
42.11%955.577110,36726.7%56.0%
40.86%936.074811,22143.6%38.9%
57.32%826.284911,61967.6%48.9%
51.85%815.885811,13961.8%44.7%
43.21%816.085711,06546.9%40.8%
51.32%766.073010,90355.9%47.6%
54.67%756.390611,89048.4%59.1%
50.00%742.666211,44051.3%48.6%
58.33%726.278911,30563.3%54.8%
54.17%725.575110,40053.3%54.8%
60.87%692.870612,96186.4%48.9%
54.41%685.573011,60056.8%51.6%
51.52%664.267710,08842.1%64.3%
60.32%636.079411,71057.1%61.9%
38.10%634.170910,57542.3%35.1%
46.77%625.981910,62662.1%33.3%
45.90%611.259612,54450.0%43.2%
55.00%605.780210,96854.2%55.6%
52.54%596.272810,89758.1%46.4%
45.76%596.267311,68241.7%48.6%
50.85%596.273811,24156.5%47.2%
62.50%566.077312,03969.6%57.6%
50.00%566.277911,51551.9%48.3%
34.62%525.767810,03022.6%52.4%
55.77%526.577010,91560.0%50.0%
50.98%516.268710,98650.0%52.0%
57.14%494.966211,10357.7%56.5%
58.70%466.27169,78963.0%52.6%
42.22%454.576910,21441.2%42.9%
54.55%442.568511,82252.6%56.0%
52.27%445.380811,13445.0%58.3%
54.55%446.371612,14747.1%59.3%
59.52%424.977812,00258.3%60.0%
53.66%416.373111,70752.9%54.2%
56.10%411.159811,86863.2%50.0%
53.85%395.874711,03647.1%59.1%
52.63%383.568812,09038.9%65.0%
48.65%371.767112,53064.3%39.1%
45.95%373.270311,56528.6%56.5%
55.56%365.775010,79647.4%64.7%
47.22%361.967712,74153.3%42.9%
47.06%341.255612,21941.7%50.0%
41.18%344.665611,13840.0%42.1%
55.88%341.161912,43850.0%59.1%
41.18%341.055912,01133.3%45.5%
46.88%325.568310,70930.8%57.9%
46.88%325.66879,65450.0%42.9%
40.63%326.47099,95936.8%46.1%
38.71%315.767011,96550.0%34.8%
51.61%312.365011,73541.7%57.9%
56.67%304.072610,15338.5%70.6%
60.00%302.971912,07270.0%55.0%
39.29%284.259910,13218.2%52.9%
42.31%266.279210,03346.7%36.4%
40.00%253.468711,99154.5%28.6%
70.83%245.068512,70871.4%70.6%
54.17%241.659312,40358.3%50.0%
39.13%231.760310,10842.9%37.5%
45.45%222.057110,25666.7%37.5%
52.38%211.557810,65371.4%42.9%
52.38%213.86269,69766.7%33.3%
57.14%211.768912,37140.0%72.7%
47.62%212.571613,16462.5%38.5%
38.10%216.067010,16820.0%54.5%
55.00%202.062010,32554.5%55.6%
45.00%201.865210,01950.0%41.7%
47.37%191.564812,58571.4%33.3%
52.63%192.16459,70555.6%50.0%
47.37%192.770410,69360.0%33.3%
31.58%191.652011,07118.2%50.0%
50.00%184.176812,10471.4%36.4%
27.78%185.861711,16930.0%25.0%
47.06%175.268710,85257.1%40.0%
35.29%173.472010,88050.0%22.2%
52.94%175.369610,77142.9%60.0%
56.25%165.578310,27777.8%28.6%
43.75%162.96179,36741.7%50.0%
68.75%165.976311,21962.5%75.0%
46.67%155.96859,66242.9%50.0%
33.33%153.672212,11242.9%25.0%
40.00%151.55149,60650.0%28.6%
53.33%152.45589,25844.4%66.7%
64.29%145.75878,99975.0%50.0%
42.86%145.563611,27250.0%37.5%
57.14%142.86039,89842.9%71.4%
57.14%145.978512,68475.0%50.0%
30.77%135.366510,36816.7%42.9%
53.85%135.272710,14220.0%75.0%
61.54%135.883413,37540.0%75.0%
50.00%123.381014,08566.7%44.4%
50.00%120.866911,34455.6%33.3%
25.00%122.27389,56533.3%16.7%
50.00%126.464510,03871.4%20.0%
58.33%126.080712,00140.0%71.4%
36.36%112.857210,59040.0%33.3%
45.45%115.16599,24750.0%33.3%
54.55%111.759210,37566.7%50.0%
36.36%115.664511,72566.7%25.0%
45.45%111.044411,36220.0%66.7%
36.36%111.352911,26433.3%40.0%
27.27%114.869512,59733.3%25.0%
54.55%115.17559,54133.3%80.0%
60.00%101.862310,58580.0%40.0%
50.00%105.98059,10050.0%50.0%
20.00%102.35858,99416.7%25.0%
40.00%101.155011,12620.0%60.0%
60.00%102.97498,81066.7%57.1%
44.44%95.178110,61475.0%20.0%
55.56%95.268711,18450.0%60.0%
66.67%91.263413,821100.0%62.5%
66.67%92.55077,42457.1%100.0%
44.44%91.170712,13420.0%75.0%
50.00%83.180912,19966.7%40.0%
50.00%81.856110,4910.0%66.7%
25.00%82.953810,79050.0%0.0%
37.50%85.783812,2520.0%50.0%
62.50%82.35588,26150.0%75.0%
62.50%81.561712,58966.7%60.0%
28.57%73.663511,39533.3%25.0%
42.86%73.45378,15040.0%50.0%
57.14%71.951910,46066.7%50.0%
14.29%72.872910,5620.0%20.0%
57.14%72.16399,52666.7%50.0%
57.14%75.07989,35360.0%50.0%
100.00%75.05769,680100.0%100.0%
57.14%71.155511,16166.7%50.0%
14.29%71.670210,1080.0%25.0%
66.67%61.173612,941100.0%50.0%
33.33%64.67199,25020.0%100.0%
66.67%65.591914,763100.0%60.0%
50.00%61.575110,523100.0%25.0%
40.00%55.36928,12133.3%50.0%
100.00%55.875910,555100.0%100.0%
60.00%56.174412,098100.0%33.3%
40.00%51.247714,4190.0%40.0%
40.00%55.57359,08333.3%50.0%
40.00%52.657712,5220.0%66.7%

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Malphite vs Illaoi - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Malphite do against Illaoi in League of Legends?

Malphite wins the Malphite vs Illaoi matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to Illaoi's 44.4%, a 11.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 36 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Malphite do against Illaoi in the early game?

In the early game, Illaoi has the advantage against Malphite with a 52.6% win rate versus 47.4%. Illaoi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Malphite do against Illaoi in the late game?

In the late game, Malphite takes over the Malphite vs Illaoi matchup with a 64.7% win rate compared to 35.3%. Malphite scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Malphite vs Illaoi matchup?

Malphite wins the matchup against Illaoi with a 55.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 11.1 percentage point advantage means Malphite is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 36 games analyzed.

What is the best Malphite build against Illaoi?

The best Malphite build against Illaoi includes Jak'Sho, The Protean, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Malphite runes against Illaoi?

The best Malphite runes against Illaoi use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 71.4% win rate in the Malphite vs Illaoi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Malphite counter Illaoi?

Yes, Malphite has a favorable matchup against Illaoi with a 55.6% win rate. Malphite strongly counters Illaoi in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Malphite against Illaoi?

When playing Malphite against Illaoi, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Illaoi. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.