MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Brand
How often does Malphite beat Brand in Top?
Malphite into Brand in Top: 54% observed win rate across 199 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite behind by 410 gold.
Does Malphite counter Brand?
Too close for a counter call: Malphite sits at 54% over 199 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 Brand: the Malphite game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 58% across 77 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 51% across 122.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 58% | 77 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 51% | 122 |
| First blood | 57% | 89 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 66 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 53% | 51 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:34 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Top build, with receipts
Into Brand specifically, Malphite finishes Malignance first most often: 54.8% over 42 games of this matchup.
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.