MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Heimerdinger
How often does Malphite beat Heimerdinger in Top?
Malphite into Heimerdinger in Top: 51% observed win rate across 475 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite behind by 740 gold.
Does Malphite counter Heimerdinger?
Too close for a counter call: Malphite sits at 51% over 475 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 Heimerdinger: the Malphite game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 62% across 106 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 48% across 369.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 62% | 106 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 48% | 369 |
| First blood | 55% | 214 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 125 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 179 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 59% | 91 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:44 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:25. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Top build, with receipts
Into Heimerdinger specifically, Malphite finishes Malignance first most often: 57.1% over 112 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.