MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Kennen
How often does Malphite beat Kennen in Top?
Malphite into Kennen in Top: 53% observed win rate across 955 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Malphite ahead by 35 gold.
Does Malphite counter Kennen?
The numbers say yes: across 955 ranked Top games into Kennen, Malphite takes 53% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Kennen's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Kennen: the Malphite game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 61% across 458 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 46% across 497.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 61% | 458 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 46% | 497 |
| First blood | 58% | 476 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 352 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 422 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 321 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 179 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:06 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:26. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Top build, with receipts
Into Kennen specifically, Malphite finishes Malignance first most often: 57.8% over 275 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.