MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Darius
How often does Malphite beat Darius in Top?
Malphite into Darius in Top: 52% observed win rate across 2,874 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite behind by 328 gold.
Does Malphite counter Darius?
The numbers say yes: across 2,874 ranked Top games into Darius, Malphite takes 52% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Darius's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Darius: the Malphite game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 64% across 982 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 47% across 1,890.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 64% | 982 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 47% | 1,890 |
| First blood | 59% | 1,304 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 950 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 562 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 867 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 62% | 497 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:09 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Top build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, Malphite finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 55.9% over 706 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart: 65.4% across 104 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.