Malphite, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.7%
Pick Rate
4.2%
Ban Rate
15.6%

Malphite vs Kennen

Malphite A TierTankMage
Patch
26.22
Games
8,206
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Malphite vs Kennen (Top): Malphite wins 52.1% of 140 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: -249). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Malphite – League of Legends champion iconMalphite52.1%
No clear favoriteLow confidence · 140 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
47.9%KennenKennen – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 52.1% of 140 games (95% range 43.9–60.2%).

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.

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Malphite – League of Legends champion icon
Malphite
52.1%
VS
Kennen
47.9%
Kennen – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Malphite vs Kennen?

No clear favoriteLow confidence

Malphite wins 52.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.9% and 60.2% (95% range).

Expected
50.9%
From both champions' overall Top win rates
Matchup effect
+1.2 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
140 games
Lane: Top · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
−3.9 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 (140 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (64 games).

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 52.1% of 140 games (95% range 43.9–60.2%).
  • 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.
  • Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 249, within the margin of error (63 games).
  • Malphite players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Kennen: 60.5% of their other Top games, 14.1% 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 Kennen 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 Kennen Laning Stats

MalphiteKennen

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−249
Within the margin of error
95% range −576 to +79
XP difference
−5
Within the margin of error
95% range −343 to +334
CS difference
−5.5
Within the margin of error
95% range −11.4 to +0.4
1.52
Kills before 15 min
1.95
1.95
Deaths before 15 min
2.21
0.95
Solo kills before 15 min
0.94
3.1%
First blood
6.3%

Whole-game averages

6.4
CS / min
6.7
638
DMG / min
788
10,344
Gold / game
11,217
108
Heal / min
177
1,643
DMG Mitigated / min
556
1.1
CC / min
1.1

Malphite vs Kennen Win Rate by Game Length

Malphite's win rate against Kennen 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
7 games
Too few games
20–25 min
15 games
Too few games
25–30 min
16 games
Too few games
30–35 min
14 games
Too few games
35+ min
12 games
Malphite vs Kennen95% rangeMalphite usual (Top)

No game length stands out: Malphite's results against Kennen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Malphite vs Kennen 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)EvenMalphite gold at 15: −249
  2. First itemKennenMalphite: 13.4 min · Kennen: 11.9 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Malphite Changes Against Kennen

Choices Malphite players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.

  • Plated Steelcaps – League of Legends item
    Usually
    60.5%
    vs Kennen
    14.1%
    −46.5 pts
  • Mercury's Treads – League of Legends item
    Usually
    23.4%
    vs Kennen
    62.5%
    +39.1 pts47.5% WR here
  • Sunfire Aegis – League of Legends item
    Usually
    49.8%
    vs Kennen
    15.6%
    −34.2 pts
  • Thornmail – League of Legends item
    Usually
    44.0%
    vs Kennen
    17.2%
    −26.8 pts
  • Hollow Radiance – League of Legends item
    Usually
    16.3%
    vs Kennen
    42.2%
    +25.9 pts37.0% WR here
  • Overgrowth – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    78.7%
    vs Kennen
    56.3%
    −22.4 pts47.2% WR here
  • Adaptive Force (offense) – League of Legends rune
    Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shard
    Usually
    23.4%
    vs Kennen
    45.3%
    +21.9 pts51.7% WR here
  • Adaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends rune
    Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shard
    Usually
    25.9%
    vs Kennen
    46.9%
    +21.0 pts50.0% WR here

Best Malphite Build vs Kennen

Usual Malphite build (Top)

62.3% win rate · 401 games

Against Kennen

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 29 Malphite games against Kennen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Malphite's standard build instead.

  • Malphite usually completes Hollow Radiance first, at 13.4 min (median of 23 games).
  • Kennen usually completes Hextech Rocketbelt first, at 11.9 min (median of 31 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 Kennen

Usual Malphite runes (Top)

Arcane Comet – League of Legends runeArcane Comet
Sorcery
Manaflow Band – League of Legends runeTranscendence – League of Legends runeScorch – League of Legends rune
Resolve
Overgrowth – League of Legends runeSecond Wind – League of Legends rune
Attack Speed (offense) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

52.1% win rate · 1,947 games

Against Kennen

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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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

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 Kennen FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Malphite vs Kennen?

Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 52.1% of 140 games (95% range 43.9–60.2%).

What is Malphite's win rate against Kennen?

Malphite wins 52.1% of 140 Top games against Kennen on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 43.9–60.2%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.9% would be expected.

Does Malphite counter Kennen?

Not clearly. Malphite wins 52.1% of 140 games against Kennen, and the 95% range (43.9–60.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Malphite or Kennen?

Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 249, within the margin of error (63 games).

Does Malphite outscale Kennen?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Kennen strongest against Malphite?

Kennen is measurably ahead in: First item.

What should Malphite build against Kennen?

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 Kennen: Plated Steelcaps (60.5% usually, 14.1% here).

What runes should Malphite use against Kennen?

Use Malphite's usual Arcane Comet page (Sorcery + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Kennen: Overgrowth (78.7% usually, 56.3% here).