- Win Rate
- 51.3%
- Pick Rate
- 5.0%
- Ban Rate
- 14.5%
Malphite vs Olaf
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 10,065
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 17, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Malphite vs Olaf is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Malphite wins with a 53.0% win rate (+6.1%) over Olaf based on 66 games. Malphite wins the early laning phase while Olaf scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malphite build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malphite vs Olaf 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 Olaf?
Malphite wins 55.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.5% and 66.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.7% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 60 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- +3.4 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 17
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 55.0% of 60 games (95% range 42.5–66.9%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 52.7% 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 113, within the margin of error (60 games).
- Malphite players pick Frozen Heart far more often against Olaf: 33.6% of their other Top games, 51.7% 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 Olaf 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 Olaf Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Malphite vs Olaf Win Rate by Game Length
Malphite's win rate against Olaf 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 Olaf in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Malphite vs Olaf 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)EvenMalphite gold at 15: +113
- First itemOlafMalphite: 15.0 min · Olaf: 13.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Malphite Changes Against Olaf
Choices Malphite players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Frozen HeartItemUsually33.6%vs Olaf51.7%+18.1 pts61.3% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually54.3%vs Olaf70.0%+15.7 pts57.1% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually25.3%vs Olaf11.7%−13.6 pts
Hollow RadianceItemUsually16.6%vs Olaf3.3%−13.2 pts
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually4.5%vs Olaf10.0%+5.5 pts- W > Q > Ethe W > Q > E skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Olaf5.0%+5.0 pts
HeartsteelItemUsually2.1%vs Olaf6.7%+4.6 pts
Best Malphite Build vs Olaf
Usual Malphite build (Top)
63.7% win rate · 477 games
Against Olaf
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 42 Malphite games against Olaf 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 15.0 min (median of 25 games).
- Olaf usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.6 min (median of 37 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 Olaf
Usual Malphite runes (Top)
Arcane Comet
53.4% win rate · 2,440 games
Against Olaf
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Malphite draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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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 Olaf FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Malphite vs Olaf?
Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 55.0% of 60 games (95% range 42.5–66.9%).
What is Malphite's win rate against Olaf?
Malphite wins 55.0% of 60 Top games against Olaf on patch 26.20 (95% range 42.5–66.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 52.7% would be expected.
Does Malphite counter Olaf?
Not clearly. Malphite wins 55.0% of 60 games against Olaf, and the 95% range (42.5–66.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Malphite or Olaf?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 113, within the margin of error (60 games).
Does Malphite outscale Olaf?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Olaf strongest against Malphite?
Olaf is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Malphite build against Olaf?
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 Olaf: Frozen Heart (33.6% usually, 51.7% here).
What runes should Malphite use against Olaf?
Use Malphite's usual Arcane Comet page (Sorcery + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.