MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Aatrox
How often does Malphite beat Aatrox in Top?
Malphite into Aatrox in Top: 54% observed win rate across 4,055 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite behind by 283 gold.
Does Malphite counter Aatrox?
The numbers say yes: across 4,055 ranked Top games into Aatrox, Malphite takes 54% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Aatrox's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Aatrox: the Malphite game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 64% across 1,391 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 49% across 2,661.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 64% | 1,391 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 49% | 2,661 |
| First blood | 59% | 1,678 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 1,270 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 793 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 1,326 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 63% | 745 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:21 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:39. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Top build, with receipts
Into Aatrox specifically, Malphite finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 55.5% over 1,007 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart: 59.9% across 137 games.
The most-finished Malphite core is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart: 60.1% across 2,504 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sunfire Aegis (19,247 games).
Skill plan: Malphite players max Q first and take Q at level 1.