MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Irelia
How often does Malphite beat Irelia in Top?
Malphite into Irelia in Top: 58% observed win rate across 2,232 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite behind by 257 gold.
Does Malphite counter Irelia?
The numbers say yes: across 2,232 ranked Top games into Irelia, Malphite takes 58% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Irelia's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Irelia: the Malphite game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 67% across 850 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 52% across 1,380.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 67% | 850 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 52% | 1,380 |
| First blood | 65% | 985 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 877 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 426 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 555 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 335 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:35 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:37. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Top build, with receipts
Into Irelia specifically, Malphite finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 58.0% over 552 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart: 70.2% across 94 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.