- Win Rate
- 50.7%
- Pick Rate
- 4.2%
- Ban Rate
- 15.6%
Malphite vs Irelia
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 8,206
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 14, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Malphite vs Irelia (Top): Malphite wins 54.5% of 264 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: -598). Patch 26.22 build & runes.
Malphite54.5%
Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 54.5% of 264 games (95% range 48.5–60.4%).
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 Irelia?
Malphite wins 54.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 48.5% and 60.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.9% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +3.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 264 games Lane: Top · Patch 26.21–26.22
- vs patch 26.21
- −3.3 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 14
The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (264 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (136 games).
They also met in another lane (Mid): 12 games, Malphite won 50.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 54.5% of 264 games (95% range 48.5–60.4%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.9% for Malphite; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Irelia usually wins the lane: 598 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (134 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Malphite players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Irelia: 59.4% of their other Top games, 87.5% 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Malphite vs Irelia Win Rate by Game Length
Malphite's win rate against Irelia 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 Irelia in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Malphite vs Irelia 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)IreliaMalphite gold at 15: −598
- First itemIreliaMalphite: 14.6 min · Irelia: 11.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenMalphite wins 53.0% of 66 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenMalphite wins 50.0% of 48 games
What Malphite Changes Against Irelia
Choices Malphite players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually59.4%vs Irelia87.5%+28.1 pts53.8% WR here
Frozen HeartItemUsually32.9%vs Irelia55.9%+23.0 pts56.6% WR here
Grasp of the UndyingKeystoneUsually22.9%vs Irelia44.9%+21.9 pts55.7% WR here
ThornmailItemUsually43.2%vs Irelia64.7%+21.5 pts58.0% WR here
Arcane CometKeystoneUsually73.5%vs Irelia52.9%−20.5 pts48.6% WR here
ScorchRuneUsually74.8%vs Irelia54.4%−20.4 pts51.4% WR here
MalignanceItemUsually25.8%vs Irelia6.6%−19.1 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually24.2%vs Irelia5.9%−18.3 pts
Best Malphite Build vs Irelia
Usual Malphite build (Top)
62.3% win rate · 401 games
Against Irelia
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 16 of 70 Malphite games against Irelia carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Malphite's standard build instead.
- Malphite usually completes Sunfire Aegis first, at 14.6 min (median of 60 games).
- Irelia usually completes Blade of The Ruined King first, at 11.1 min (median of 133 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 Irelia
Usual Malphite runes (Top)
Arcane Comet
52.1% win rate · 1,947 games
Against Irelia
Grasp of the Undying
66.7% win rate · 33 games
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Malphite matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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
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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 Irelia FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22
Who wins Malphite vs Irelia?
Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 54.5% of 264 games (95% range 48.5–60.4%).
What is Malphite's win rate against Irelia?
Malphite wins 54.5% of 264 Top games against Irelia on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 48.5–60.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.9% would be expected.
Does Malphite counter Irelia?
Not clearly. Malphite wins 54.5% of 264 games against Irelia, and the 95% range (48.5–60.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Malphite or Irelia?
Irelia usually wins the lane: 598 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (134 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Malphite outscale Irelia?
Not measurably: Malphite's win rate against Irelia in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Irelia strongest against Malphite?
Irelia is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Malphite build against Irelia?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Malphite's usual Top core: Frozen Heart, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis. The biggest change against Irelia: Plated Steelcaps (59.4% usually, 87.5% here).
What runes should Malphite use against Irelia?
Grasp of the Undying with Resolve and Sorcery — 66.7% over 33 games against Irelia. The biggest change against Irelia: Grasp of the Undying (22.9% usually, 44.9% here).