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

Malphitevs Zoe

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

Malphite vs Zoe is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Zoe wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Malphite based on 6 games. Zoe wins the early laning phase while Malphite scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Malphite build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Malphite vs Zoe 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
Zoe - 33.3% win rateZoe(33.3%)
Malphite - 33.3% win rate in this matchup
Malphite
33.3% WR
VS
Zoe vs Malphite matchup - 66.7% win rate
Zoe
66.7% WR

Who Wins the Malphite vs Zoe Matchup?

Zoe wins the Malphite vs Zoe matchup
Winner
Zoe
Matches: 6
33.3%
Win Rate
66.7%
4.6
CS / min
4.8
719
DMG / min
853
9,250
Gold / game
10,365
101
Heal / min
102
980
DMG Mitigated / min
285
1.0
CC / min
1.4
20.0%
Early Game WR
80.0%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Malphite vs Zoe Matchup Summary

The Malphite vs Zoe matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Zoe wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Malphite's 33.3%, giving Zoe a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Zoe controls the early laning stage, but Malphite outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Zoe needs to press advantages before Malphite reaches their power spikes, while Malphite should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Malphite leads by 694 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zoe 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 Zoe 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 Zoe Laning Phase Breakdown

Zoe wins the laning phase against Malphite in League of Legends

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

Farming
4.6Malphite
4.8Zoe
Malphite and Zoe farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
719Malphite
853Zoe
Zoe heavily out-damages Malphite by 134 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 Zoe's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,250Malphite
10,365Zoe
Zoe generates a commanding 1,115 more gold per game than Malphite. This substantial economic advantage means Zoe consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Malphite should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.0Malphite
1.4Zoe
Zoe provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Malphite, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Zoe coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,081Malphite
387Zoe
Malphite vastly out-sustains Zoe, healing and mitigating 694 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Malphite can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Zoe is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Zoe, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Malphite Build Against Zoe

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Zoe, providing the mobility and stats Malphite needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Malphite against Zoe 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zoe. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Malphite vs Zoe matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Zoe
80.0%
+60.0% advantage
Malphite early game win rateMalphite20.0%
Zoe early game win rateZoe80.0%
Late Game
Malphite
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Malphite late game win rateMalphite100.0%
Zoe late game win rateZoe0.0%

Zoe dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Malphite. This lopsided early game means Zoe can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Malphite is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Zoe. Extended games heavily favor Malphite, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

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

Domination rune tree - Malphite primary runes vs ZoeDomination
Dark Harvest - best Malphite rune vs ZoeSudden Impact - best Malphite rune vs ZoeGrisly Mementos - best Malphite rune vs ZoeUltimate Hunter - best Malphite rune vs Zoe
Sorcery rune tree - Malphite secondary runes vs ZoeSorcery
Gathering Storm - best Malphite rune vs ZoeAxiom Arcanist - best Malphite rune vs Zoe
100.0% WR

The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Malphite the best tools to compete against Zoe 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 Zoe - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Malphite do against Zoe in League of Legends?

Zoe wins the Malphite vs Zoe matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Malphite's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Malphite do against Zoe in the early game?

In the early game, Zoe has the advantage against Malphite with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. Zoe players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Malphite do against Zoe in the late game?

In the late game, Malphite takes over the Malphite vs Zoe matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Malphite scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Malphite vs Zoe matchup?

Zoe wins the matchup against Malphite with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Zoe is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Malphite build against Zoe?

The best Malphite build against Zoe 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 Zoe?

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

Does Malphite counter Zoe?

No, Malphite struggles against Zoe with only a 33.3% win rate. Zoe has the advantage in this matchup. Malphite players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Zoe's lead.

How do I play Malphite against Zoe?

When playing Malphite against Zoe, play cautiously and avoid Zoe's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Zoe in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.