Sennavs Malphite
Senna vs Malphite is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Malphite wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Senna based on 17 games. Malphite wins the early laning phase while Senna scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Senna build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Senna vs Malphite matchup.
Senna Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Senna 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 the Senna vs Malphite Matchup?
Senna vs Malphite Matchup Summary
The Senna vs Malphite matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Malphite wins with a 52.9% win rate compared to Senna's 47.1%, giving Malphite a 5.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malphite controls the early laning stage, but Senna outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malphite needs to press advantages before Senna reaches their power spikes, while Senna should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Malphite leads by 359 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Malphite is slightly favored, Senna can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Malphite's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Senna vs Malphite Laning Phase Breakdown
Senna is favored during the laning phase against Malphite, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Senna holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Senna Build Against Malphite
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Malphite, providing the mobility and stats Senna needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Senna against Malphite are The Collector, Rapid Firecannon and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Senna an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Senna vs Malphite matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Senna12.5%
Malphite87.5%Senna77.8%Malphite22.2%Malphite dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 87.5% win rate — a 75.0 percentage point lead over Senna. This lopsided early game means Malphite can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Senna is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 77.8% win rate — 55.6 points above Malphite. Extended games heavily favor Senna, 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 Senna reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Senna 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 Senna Runes Against Malphite
Sorcery
Inspiration
The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Senna the best tools to compete against Malphite in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Senna matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Senna'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 Senna build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.48% | 330 | 2.0 | 636 | 10,673 | 50.4% | 47.3% | |
| 46.55% | 232 | 2.0 | 539 | 10,241 | 44.3% | 47.9% | |
| 47.98% | 223 | 5.4 | 732 | 12,244 | 52.4% | 45.3% | |
| 48.83% | 213 | 5.8 | 765 | 12,687 | 43.0% | 52.2% | |
| 45.00% | 180 | 1.7 | 593 | 9,973 | 51.4% | 40.9% | |
| 46.43% | 168 | 1.7 | 597 | 9,666 | 44.0% | 48.4% | |
| 44.24% | 165 | 1.7 | 615 | 10,062 | 46.4% | 42.7% | |
| 48.59% | 142 | 1.9 | 624 | 10,770 | 50.0% | 47.8% | |
| 46.76% | 139 | 5.6 | 768 | 12,540 | 42.9% | 48.9% | |
| 45.26% | 137 | 1.7 | 659 | 10,909 | 42.5% | 46.7% | |
| 49.22% | 128 | 5.1 | 717 | 11,531 | 52.7% | 46.6% | |
| 53.33% | 120 | 1.8 | 623 | 11,315 | 56.1% | 51.9% | |
| 48.15% | 108 | 5.7 | 775 | 11,933 | 44.7% | 50.8% | |
| 50.94% | 106 | 1.6 | 576 | 9,462 | 46.0% | 55.4% | |
| 50.49% | 103 | 2.5 | 711 | 10,553 | 52.4% | 49.2% | |
| 46.60% | 103 | 2.4 | 663 | 10,748 | 37.5% | 52.4% | |
| 54.37% | 103 | 1.6 | 636 | 10,355 | 65.0% | 47.6% | |
| 48.96% | 96 | 3.0 | 663 | 11,126 | 42.1% | 53.5% | |
| 59.34% | 91 | 5.7 | 812 | 12,733 | 52.5% | 64.7% | |
| 53.33% | 90 | 1.8 | 647 | 10,530 | 51.4% | 54.5% | |
| 46.59% | 88 | 6.0 | 713 | 11,620 | 56.8% | 36.4% | |
| 58.33% | 84 | 1.7 | 792 | 11,093 | 65.5% | 54.5% | |
| 50.60% | 83 | 1.6 | 586 | 9,475 | 56.8% | 43.6% | |
| 46.91% | 81 | 5.8 | 851 | 12,527 | 32.4% | 57.5% | |
| 42.86% | 77 | 2.0 | 620 | 10,004 | 48.4% | 39.1% | |
| 38.96% | 77 | 1.8 | 589 | 10,389 | 52.0% | 32.7% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 5.6 | 729 | 12,088 | 48.3% | 54.5% | |
| 61.97% | 71 | 1.8 | 663 | 10,244 | 66.7% | 58.5% | |
| 48.53% | 68 | 1.8 | 654 | 10,595 | 66.7% | 36.6% | |
| 54.41% | 68 | 1.7 | 670 | 10,739 | 54.2% | 54.5% | |
| 59.70% | 67 | 5.9 | 869 | 14,142 | 61.1% | 59.2% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 1.6 | 724 | 10,484 | 54.5% | 48.9% | |
| 52.31% | 65 | 5.6 | 809 | 11,962 | 56.5% | 50.0% | |
| 60.94% | 64 | 5.9 | 849 | 12,098 | 61.3% | 60.6% | |
| 38.10% | 63 | 1.6 | 706 | 10,377 | 34.8% | 40.0% | |
| 31.58% | 57 | 2.1 | 577 | 10,199 | 28.0% | 34.4% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 5.8 | 820 | 12,088 | 45.2% | 53.9% | |
| 54.39% | 57 | 1.8 | 656 | 10,089 | 46.7% | 63.0% | |
| 60.00% | 55 | 1.6 | 532 | 9,133 | 66.7% | 52.0% | |
| 35.19% | 54 | 5.5 | 803 | 11,809 | 43.5% | 29.0% | |
| 52.94% | 51 | 1.6 | 692 | 9,696 | 65.2% | 42.9% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 2.8 | 619 | 11,600 | 38.5% | 48.6% | |
| 40.82% | 49 | 1.8 | 718 | 10,555 | 40.9% | 40.7% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 1.5 | 568 | 10,175 | 38.5% | 57.1% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 4.7 | 733 | 13,296 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 4.1 | 628 | 11,118 | 52.9% | 63.6% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 1.7 | 732 | 9,913 | 63.2% | 55.0% | |
| 57.89% | 38 | 5.9 | 816 | 13,620 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 6.1 | 833 | 12,992 | 50.0% | 70.6% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 1.7 | 617 | 10,184 | 30.8% | 52.6% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 2.1 | 655 | 11,292 | 55.6% | 45.5% | |
| 26.67% | 30 | 1.8 | 595 | 8,586 | 40.0% | 13.3% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 5.8 | 893 | 12,795 | 58.3% | 66.7% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 5.8 | 666 | 12,062 | 54.5% | 68.8% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 1.5 | 593 | 9,462 | 61.5% | 61.5% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.2 | 805 | 14,306 | 62.5% | 43.8% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.8 | 627 | 10,632 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 2.1 | 635 | 9,591 | 30.8% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 5.8 | 850 | 11,309 | 58.3% | 62.5% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.4 | 699 | 9,364 | 72.7% | 42.9% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 3.0 | 794 | 11,197 | 77.8% | 33.3% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 5.7 | 653 | 11,752 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 3.4 | 722 | 10,546 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.9 | 800 | 12,256 | 44.4% | 44.4% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.4 | 680 | 11,556 | 66.7% | 45.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.9 | 901 | 13,681 | 25.0% | 53.9% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.9 | 609 | 10,388 | 12.5% | 77.8% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 2.0 | 715 | 10,828 | 83.3% | 55.6% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.2 | 858 | 14,168 | 33.3% | 63.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.7 | 775 | 12,417 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 2.7 | 924 | 12,526 | 40.0% | 71.4% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.0 | 514 | 11,508 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.2 | 665 | 10,183 | 40.0% | 83.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 642 | 10,259 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 3.0 | 653 | 11,817 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.6 | 690 | 11,690 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 567 | 11,633 | 0.0% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 3.5 | 864 | 11,193 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 631 | 9,672 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 847 | 12,445 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 1.8 | 512 | 7,212 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.7 | 752 | 9,803 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.8 | 721 | 11,554 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.2 | 862 | 12,973 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.8 | 759 | 14,755 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.3 | 1,051 | 10,414 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.8 | 781 | 9,224 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.8 | 682 | 7,090 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.8 | 604 | 12,379 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.5 | 816 | 13,453 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 674 | 10,639 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.9 | 851 | 10,720 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 744 | 11,731 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 657 | 8,057 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 768 | 11,618 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 724 | 9,877 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 719 | 11,350 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.9 | 665 | 9,641 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
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Senna vs Malphite - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Senna do against Malphite in League of Legends?
Malphite wins the Senna vs Malphite matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to Senna's 47.1%, a 5.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Senna do against Malphite in the early game?
In the early game, Malphite has the advantage against Senna with a 87.5% win rate versus 12.5%. Malphite players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Senna do against Malphite in the late game?
In the late game, Senna takes over the Senna vs Malphite matchup with a 77.8% win rate compared to 22.2%. Senna scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Senna vs Malphite matchup?
Malphite wins the matchup against Senna with a 52.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 5.9 percentage point advantage means Malphite is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.
What is the best Senna build against Malphite?
The best Senna build against Malphite includes The Collector, Rapid Firecannon, Black Cleaver with Boots of Swiftness. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Senna runes against Malphite?
The best Senna runes against Malphite use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 57.1% win rate in the Senna vs Malphite matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Senna counter Malphite?
No, Senna struggles against Malphite with only a 47.1% win rate. Malphite has the advantage in this matchup. Senna players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malphite's lead.
How do I play Senna against Malphite?
When playing Senna against Malphite, play cautiously and avoid Malphite's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Malphite in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.