Malphite, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
51.3%
Pick Rate
4.4%
Ban Rate
16.3%

Malphite vs Sylas

Malphite S TierTankMage
Patch
26.22
Games
8,547
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Malphite vs Sylas (Top): Malphite wins 48.3% of 333 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: -544). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Malphite – League of Legends champion iconMalphite48.3%
No clear favoriteModerate confidence · 333 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
51.7%SylasSylas – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Sylas, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 48.3% of 333 games (95% range 43.0–53.7%).

Malphite Matchup Breakdown

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Malphite – League of Legends champion icon
Malphite
48.3%
VS
Sylas
51.7%
Sylas – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Malphite vs Sylas?

No clear favoriteModerate confidence

Malphite wins 48.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.0% and 53.7% (95% range).

Expected
54.0%
From both champions' overall Top win rates
Matchup effect
−5.7 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
333 games
Lane: Top · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
+4.2 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 13

The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (333 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (179 games).

They also met in another lane (Mid): 39 games, Malphite won 46.2%.

They also met in another lane (Jungle): 25 games, Malphite won 40.0%.

They also met in another lane (Support): 7 games, Malphite won 57.1%.

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Sylas, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 48.3% of 333 games (95% range 43.0–53.7%).
  • That is 5.7 points worse for Malphite than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (54.0%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
  • Sylas usually wins the lane: 544 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (175 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Malphite players pick Mercury's Treads far more often against Sylas: 22.3% of their other Top games, 53.6% 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 Sylas 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 Sylas Laning Stats

MalphiteSylas

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−544
Sylas ahead
95% range −721 to −367
XP difference
−503
Sylas ahead
95% range −714 to −292
CS difference
−12.9
Sylas ahead
95% range −16.5 to −9.2
1.47
Kills before 15 min
2.56
2.41
Deaths before 15 min
2.27
0.73
Solo kills before 15 min
1.53
10.1%
First blood
11.2%

Whole-game averages

5.7
CS / min
6.1
734
DMG / min
814
10,302
Gold / game
11,277
112
Heal / min
410
1,693
DMG Mitigated / min
984
1.1
CC / min
1.1

Malphite vs Sylas Win Rate by Game Length

Malphite's win rate against Sylas 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
18 games
57.7%
20–25 min
26 games
51.6%
25–30 min
62 games
47.5%
30–35 min
40 games
54.5%
35+ min
33 games
Malphite vs Sylas95% rangeMalphite usual (Top)

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

Malphite vs Sylas 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)SylasMalphite gold at 15: −544
  2. First itemSylasMalphite: 13.0 min · Sylas: 11.0 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesEvenMalphite wins 53.4% of 88 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenMalphite wins 50.7% of 73 games

What Malphite Changes Against Sylas

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

  • Mercury's Treads – League of Legends item
    Usually
    22.3%
    vs Sylas
    53.6%
    +31.3 pts56.3% WR here
  • Sunfire Aegis – League of Legends item
    Usually
    50.1%
    vs Sylas
    19.0%
    −31.1 pts47.1% WR here
  • Plated Steelcaps – League of Legends item
    Usually
    61.2%
    vs Sylas
    30.2%
    −31.0 pts50.0% WR here
  • Hollow Radiance – League of Legends item
    Usually
    16.0%
    vs Sylas
    41.3%
    +25.4 pts48.6% WR here
  • Kaenic Rookern – League of Legends item
    Usually
    24.8%
    vs Sylas
    40.2%
    +15.4 pts63.9% WR here
  • Doran's Ring – League of Legends itemHealth Potion – League of Legends itemHealth Potion – League of Legends item
    Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting items
    Usually
    38.9%
    vs Sylas
    29.1%
    −9.8 pts50.0% WR here
  • Doran's Ring – League of Legends itemHealth Potion – League of Legends itemHealth Potion – League of Legends itemStealth Ward – League of Legends item
    Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    32.8%
    vs Sylas
    41.9%
    +9.1 pts50.7% WR here
  • Doran's Helm – League of Legends itemHealth Potion – League of Legends itemStealth Ward – League of Legends item
    Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    3.9%
    vs Sylas
    8.4%
    +4.5 pts

Best Malphite Build vs Sylas

Usual Malphite build (Top)

100.0% win rate · 12 games

Against Sylas

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 80 Malphite games against Sylas 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 13.0 min (median of 66 games).
  • Sylas usually completes Hextech Rocketbelt first, at 11.0 min (median of 108 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 Sylas

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
Bone Plating – League of Legends runeOvergrowth – League of Legends rune
Attack Speed (offense) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

81.3% win rate · 16 games

Against Sylas

Grasp of the Undying – League of Legends runeGrasp of the Undying
Resolve
Shield Bash – League of Legends runeConditioning – League of Legends runeOvergrowth – League of Legends rune
Sorcery
Manaflow Band – League of Legends runeTranscendence – League of Legends rune
Attack Speed (offense) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

58.6% win rate · 29 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

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 Sylas FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Malphite vs Sylas?

Current data slightly favors Sylas, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Malphite wins 48.3% of 333 games (95% range 43.0–53.7%).

What is Malphite's win rate against Sylas?

Malphite wins 48.3% of 333 Top games against Sylas on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 43.0–53.7%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 54.0% would be expected.

Does Malphite counter Sylas?

Not clearly. Malphite wins 48.3% of 333 games against Sylas, and the 95% range (43.0–53.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Malphite or Sylas?

Sylas usually wins the lane: 544 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (175 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Malphite outscale Sylas?

Not measurably: Malphite's win rate against Sylas in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.

When is Sylas strongest against Malphite?

Sylas is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.

What should Malphite build against Sylas?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Malphite's usual Top core: Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Unending Despair. The biggest change against Sylas: Mercury's Treads (22.3% usually, 53.6% here).

What runes should Malphite use against Sylas?

Grasp of the Undying with Resolve and Sorcery — 58.6% over 29 games against Sylas.