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.
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 410 gold.
Malphite at 15:00
- Gold: -410
- CS: -12
- XP: -140
Typical gap to Garen, from 3,011 games that reached 15:00.
Does Malphite counter Garen?
No counter here: Malphite sits at 50% over 3,026 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 Garen: the Malphite game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 56% across 1,152 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 46% across 1,873.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 1,152 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 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 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.