MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Sion
Malphite vs Sion in Mid: who wins more often?
Across 76 ranked games in Mid, Malphite beats Sion in 41% of them.
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 760 gold.
Malphite at 15:00
- Gold: -760
- CS: -24
- XP: -460
Typical gap to Sion, from 75 games that reached 15:00.
Does Malphite counter Sion?
Even on the count: Malphite lands at 41% over 76 games. Neither pick wins the lane alone, so take the side you play better and use the rows below to see which early spots swing this one, then play your first ten minutes around them.
Your Malphite game plan against Sion
In the median game here, the first death comes near 6:58 and level 6 lands around 5:31. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.
Malphite in Mid: the items that actually get built
The most-finished Malphite core is Malignance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 53.4% across 654 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 Malignance (3,381 games).
Skill plan: Malphite players max Q first and take Q at level 1.