MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Garen
How often does Malphite beat Garen in Top?
Malphite into Garen in Top: 50% observed win rate across 3,026 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 Garen?
Too close for a counter call: Malphite sits at 50% over 3,026 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 Garen: the Malphite game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 56% across 1,152 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 45% across 1,873.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 56% | 1,152 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 45% | 1,873 |
| First blood | 55% | 1,347 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 970 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 860 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 53% | 1,064 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 59% | 591 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Top build, with receipts
Into Garen specifically, Malphite finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 49.7% over 960 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart: 57.8% across 116 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.