Shyvanavs Malphite
Shyvana vs Malphite is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Shyvana wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Malphite based on 74 games. Malphite wins the early laning phase while Shyvana scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Shyvana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shyvana vs Malphite matchup.
Shyvana Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Shyvana 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.
Malphite(50.0%)Who Wins the Shyvana vs Malphite Matchup?
Shyvana vs Malphite Matchup Summary
The Shyvana vs Malphite matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 74 recent matches analyzed, Shyvana wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Malphite's 50.0%, giving Shyvana a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malphite controls the early laning stage, but Shyvana outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malphite needs to press advantages before Shyvana reaches their power spikes, while Shyvana should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Malphite leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Shyvana has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Malphite's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Shyvana vs Malphite Laning Phase Breakdown
Shyvana is favored during the laning phase against Malphite, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Shyvana holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Shyvana Build Against Malphite
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Malphite, providing the mobility and stats Shyvana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shyvana against Malphite are Kraken Slayer, Spear of Shojin and Dusk and Dawn. This combination gives Shyvana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Malphite. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shyvana vs Malphite matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Shyvana48.7%Malphite51.3%Shyvana51.4%Malphite48.6%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Malphite has a meaningful 51.3% win rate, outperforming Shyvana by 2.6 percentage points. Malphite players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Shyvana takes over with a 51.4% win rate, leading Malphite by 2.9 percentage points. Shyvana scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Malphite has the edge early, but Shyvana gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Shyvana Runes Against Malphite
Precision
Resolve
The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Shyvana maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Malphite.
Shyvana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Shyvana'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 Shyvana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.63% | 268 | 1.3 | 747 | 13,037 | 49.6% | 49.7% | |
| 50.19% | 267 | 1.3 | 726 | 13,151 | 50.0% | 50.4% | |
| 53.72% | 242 | 1.3 | 709 | 13,178 | 50.5% | 56.0% | |
| 43.69% | 222 | 1.3 | 807 | 12,811 | 41.8% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 210 | 1.3 | 777 | 13,137 | 45.9% | 53.6% | |
| 51.79% | 195 | 1.2 | 788 | 13,149 | 60.9% | 44.4% | |
| 55.68% | 176 | 1.3 | 782 | 13,331 | 52.4% | 58.5% | |
| 57.14% | 168 | 1.3 | 776 | 12,847 | 56.5% | 57.9% | |
| 53.29% | 152 | 1.3 | 823 | 13,859 | 58.5% | 49.4% | |
| 47.26% | 146 | 1.3 | 788 | 12,785 | 50.0% | 45.1% | |
| 52.14% | 140 | 1.7 | 772 | 12,892 | 53.3% | 51.3% | |
| 45.71% | 140 | 1.8 | 1,002 | 13,202 | 50.9% | 42.0% | |
| 54.89% | 133 | 2.0 | 744 | 12,528 | 51.4% | 59.3% | |
| 43.44% | 122 | 1.2 | 812 | 12,781 | 40.0% | 47.4% | |
| 46.61% | 118 | 1.4 | 722 | 13,605 | 42.2% | 49.3% | |
| 52.59% | 116 | 1.2 | 772 | 12,969 | 53.6% | 51.7% | |
| 43.86% | 114 | 2.2 | 786 | 12,226 | 44.8% | 42.9% | |
| 54.13% | 109 | 1.2 | 765 | 12,710 | 44.4% | 63.6% | |
| 53.47% | 101 | 2.7 | 857 | 12,867 | 55.3% | 51.9% | |
| 57.14% | 98 | 1.3 | 820 | 13,578 | 54.0% | 59.0% | |
| 55.79% | 95 | 1.3 | 768 | 13,233 | 45.6% | 65.3% | |
| 53.85% | 91 | 1.3 | 843 | 13,855 | 51.4% | 55.6% | |
| 47.78% | 90 | 2.1 | 743 | 12,652 | 43.2% | 52.2% | |
| 53.93% | 89 | 1.2 | 792 | 12,548 | 56.8% | 51.1% | |
| 49.41% | 85 | 1.3 | 675 | 12,148 | 53.5% | 45.2% | |
| 54.12% | 85 | 1.3 | 819 | 13,430 | 50.0% | 57.5% | |
| 56.10% | 82 | 1.3 | 794 | 12,775 | 47.7% | 65.8% | |
| 55.84% | 77 | 1.5 | 779 | 12,993 | 60.0% | 52.4% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 2.8 | 734 | 11,969 | 48.7% | 51.4% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 1.2 | 759 | 13,706 | 47.2% | 50.0% | |
| 51.39% | 72 | 1.1 | 728 | 12,560 | 51.4% | 51.4% | |
| 45.07% | 71 | 5.7 | 765 | 12,130 | 43.3% | 46.3% | |
| 41.43% | 70 | 4.2 | 834 | 12,130 | 41.2% | 41.7% | |
| 50.72% | 69 | 1.5 | 790 | 13,650 | 53.6% | 48.8% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 2.1 | 871 | 13,420 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 1.2 | 772 | 13,243 | 46.4% | 47.4% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 3.7 | 827 | 11,829 | 55.6% | 44.7% | |
| 42.19% | 64 | 2.5 | 707 | 13,547 | 54.5% | 35.7% | |
| 64.06% | 64 | 1.1 | 927 | 12,944 | 65.6% | 62.5% | |
| 62.71% | 59 | 1.1 | 758 | 12,370 | 64.5% | 60.7% | |
| 32.76% | 58 | 1.2 | 753 | 13,246 | 26.9% | 37.5% | |
| 37.25% | 51 | 2.2 | 794 | 13,181 | 34.8% | 39.3% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 1.5 | 860 | 12,792 | 57.7% | 54.2% | |
| 59.57% | 47 | 1.2 | 767 | 13,102 | 56.0% | 63.6% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 1.1 | 776 | 12,698 | 39.1% | 47.8% | |
| 52.17% | 46 | 2.6 | 755 | 12,059 | 31.8% | 70.8% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 3.6 | 803 | 11,293 | 47.8% | 47.1% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 2.5 | 805 | 13,716 | 60.0% | 52.0% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 1.3 | 822 | 14,743 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 35.90% | 39 | 1.1 | 677 | 12,910 | 31.3% | 39.1% | |
| 28.21% | 39 | 5.3 | 763 | 10,974 | 29.4% | 27.3% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 4.5 | 831 | 11,233 | 52.6% | 70.6% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 3.2 | 879 | 13,740 | 60.0% | 52.6% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 2.1 | 830 | 13,088 | 55.6% | 56.3% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 1.2 | 707 | 11,888 | 52.4% | 75.0% | |
| 63.64% | 33 | 1.6 | 775 | 12,656 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 1.5 | 870 | 13,327 | 64.3% | 42.9% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 3.0 | 700 | 12,284 | 40.0% | 69.2% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 5.4 | 795 | 10,615 | 62.5% | 70.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 6.6 | 720 | 11,670 | 63.6% | 46.7% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 674 | 12,059 | 46.7% | 50.0% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 721 | 11,473 | 43.8% | 77.8% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.3 | 645 | 13,244 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 5.9 | 755 | 11,756 | 30.0% | 58.3% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 4.4 | 759 | 11,678 | 46.1% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 4.0 | 909 | 11,746 | 54.5% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.4 | 857 | 11,498 | 36.4% | 63.6% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 697 | 12,257 | 46.1% | 57.1% | |
| 15.79% | 19 | 5.2 | 512 | 9,563 | 9.1% | 25.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.6 | 804 | 12,415 | 28.6% | 60.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.9 | 769 | 10,233 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.8 | 807 | 8,880 | 58.3% | 66.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 3.2 | 660 | 12,910 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.6 | 816 | 11,699 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.2 | 821 | 12,309 | 14.3% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.6 | 822 | 12,877 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.6 | 753 | 14,388 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 2.5 | 785 | 12,491 | 37.5% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.1 | 879 | 13,605 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 5.5 | 865 | 10,639 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.7 | 659 | 11,806 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 855 | 13,230 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 672 | 12,861 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 774 | 8,799 | 16.7% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.0 | 683 | 12,542 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.6 | 1,045 | 17,670 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.1 | 762 | 15,417 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.5 | 739 | 13,758 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.0 | 750 | 12,158 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.6 | 781 | 15,865 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.8 | 687 | 11,426 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.2 | 647 | 11,262 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 555 | 10,083 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 1,038 | 12,538 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 550 | 11,321 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 751 | 15,193 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
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Shyvana vs Malphite - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Shyvana do against Malphite in League of Legends?
Shyvana wins the Shyvana vs Malphite matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Malphite's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 74 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Shyvana do against Malphite in the early game?
In the early game, Malphite has the advantage against Shyvana with a 51.3% win rate versus 48.7%. Malphite players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Shyvana do against Malphite in the late game?
In the late game, Shyvana takes over the Shyvana vs Malphite matchup with a 51.4% win rate compared to 48.6%. Shyvana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Shyvana vs Malphite matchup?
Shyvana wins the matchup against Malphite with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Shyvana is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 74 games analyzed.
What is the best Shyvana build against Malphite?
The best Shyvana build against Malphite includes Kraken Slayer, Spear of Shojin, Dusk and Dawn with Mercury's Treads. 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 Shyvana runes against Malphite?
The best Shyvana runes against Malphite use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 77.8% win rate in the Shyvana vs Malphite matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Shyvana counter Malphite?
Yes, Shyvana has a favorable matchup against Malphite with a 50.0% win rate. Shyvana slightly edges out Malphite in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Shyvana against Malphite?
When playing Shyvana against Malphite, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Malphite. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.