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

Malphitevs Vex

DTankMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 20, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Malphite vs Vex is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Vex wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Malphite based on 9 games. Malphite wins the early laning phase while Vex scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malphite build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malphite vs Vex 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
Vex - 44.4% win rateVex(44.4%)
Malphite - 44.4% win rate in this matchup
Malphite
44.4% WR
VS
Vex vs Malphite matchup - 55.6% win rate
Vex
55.6% WR

Who Wins the Malphite vs Vex Matchup?

Vex wins the Malphite vs Vex matchup
Winner
Vex
Matches: 9
44.4%
Win Rate
55.6%
5.1
CS / min
5.7
781
DMG / min
1,039
10,614
Gold / game
11,317
104
Heal / min
81
1,351
DMG Mitigated / min
482
1.1
CC / min
1.3
75.0%
Early Game WR
25.0%
20.0%
Late Game WR
80.0%

Malphite vs Vex Matchup Summary

The Malphite vs Vex matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 9 recent matches analyzed, Vex wins with a 55.6% win rate compared to Malphite's 44.4%, giving Vex a 11.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malphite controls the early laning stage, but Vex outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malphite needs to press advantages before Vex reaches their power spikes, while Vex should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Malphite leads by 892 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vex has a strong advantage in this matchup. Malphite players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Vex overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Malphite vs Vex Laning Phase Breakdown

Vex wins the laning phase against Malphite in League of Legends

Vex is favored during the laning phase against Malphite, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Vex holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.1Malphite
5.7Vex
Vex edges out Malphite by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 10 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Vex.
Damage
781Malphite
1,039Vex
Vex heavily out-damages Malphite by 258 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 Vex's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,614Malphite
11,317Vex
Vex earns 703 more gold per game than Malphite, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Vex slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.1Malphite
1.3Vex
Both Malphite and Vex provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,455Malphite
563Vex
Malphite vastly out-sustains Vex, healing and mitigating 892 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Malphite can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Vex is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Vex, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Malphite Build Against Vex

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Vex, providing the mobility and stats Malphite needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malphite against Vex are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Malignance. This combination gives Malphite an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Vex. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malphite vs Vex matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Malphite
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Malphite early game win rateMalphite75.0%
Vex early game win rateVex25.0%
Late Game
Vex
80.0%
+60.0% advantage
Malphite late game win rateMalphite20.0%
Vex late game win rateVex80.0%

Malphite dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Vex. This lopsided early game means Malphite can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Vex is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 80.0% win rate — 60.0 points above Malphite. Extended games heavily favor Vex, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Malphite must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Vex reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Vex 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 Vex

Sorcery rune tree - Malphite primary runes vs VexSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Malphite rune vs VexAxiom Arcanist - best Malphite rune vs VexTranscendence - best Malphite rune vs VexScorch - best Malphite rune vs Vex
Domination rune tree - Malphite secondary runes vs VexDomination
Cheap Shot - best Malphite rune vs VexUltimate Hunter - best Malphite rune vs Vex
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Domination rune setup gives Malphite the best tools to compete against Vex in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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 Vex - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Malphite do against Vex in League of Legends?

Vex wins the Malphite vs Vex matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to Malphite's 44.4%, a 11.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Malphite do against Vex in the early game?

In the early game, Malphite has the advantage against Vex with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Malphite players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Malphite do against Vex in the late game?

In the late game, Vex takes over the Malphite vs Vex matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to 20.0%. Vex scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Malphite vs Vex matchup?

Vex wins the matchup against Malphite with a 55.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 11.1 percentage point advantage means Vex is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.

What is the best Malphite build against Vex?

The best Malphite build against Vex includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Malignance with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Vex?

The best Malphite runes against Vex use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Malphite vs Vex matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Malphite counter Vex?

No, Malphite struggles against Vex with only a 44.4% win rate. Vex has the advantage in this matchup. Malphite players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Vex's lead.

How do I play Malphite against Vex?

When playing Malphite against Vex, play cautiously and avoid Vex's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Vex has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.