MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Ambessa
How often does Malphite beat Ambessa in Top?
Malphite into Ambessa in Top: 52% observed win rate across 2,047 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite behind by 211 gold.
Malphite at 15:00
- Gold: -211
- CS: -8
- XP: -21
Typical gap to Ambessa, from 2,043 games that reached 15:00.
Does Malphite counter Ambessa?
No counter here: Malphite sits at 52% over 2,047 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Ambessa: the Malphite game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 60% across 773 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 47% across 1,273.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 773 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 1,273 |
| First blood | 58% | 881 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 607 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 565 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 782 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 64% | 465 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Top build, with receipts
Into Ambessa specifically, Malphite finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 47.8% over 556 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart: 57.6% across 59 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 26.1-26.12.
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.