MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Karthus
How often does Malphite beat Karthus in Top?
Malphite into Karthus in Top: 38% observed win rate across 32 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 277 gold.
Malphite at 15:00
- Gold: -277
- CS: -21
- XP: +23
Typical gap to Karthus, from 32 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Karthus: the Malphite game plan
Someone usually dies here around 6:18 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
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.