MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Gwen vs Malphite
How often does Gwen beat Malphite in Jungle?
Gwen into Malphite in Jungle: 52% observed win rate across 302 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gwen ahead by 227 gold.
Does Gwen counter Malphite?
Too close for a counter call: Gwen sits at 52% over 302 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Malphite: the Gwen game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Gwen at 60% across 159 games. Flip the lead and Gwen falls to 43% across 143.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 60% | 159 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 43% | 143 |
| First blood | 57% | 183 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 114 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 155 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 55% | 120 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 54 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:21 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:50. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gwen's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Malphite specifically, Gwen finishes Dusk and Dawn first most often: 57.2% over 145 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Dusk and Dawn, Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker: 69.8% across 43 games.
The most-finished Gwen core is Dusk and Dawn, Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker: 57.7% across 1,927 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Dusk and Dawn (8,804 games).
Skill plan: Gwen players max Q first and take Q at level 1.