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. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.

By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite behind by 277 gold.

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 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.