MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Sylas
What is Malphite's win rate vs Sylas?
In Top, Malphite wins 45% against Sylas across 3,620 observed 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 712 gold.
Malphite at 15:00
- Gold: -712
- CS: -13
- XP: -614
Typical gap to Sylas, from 3,605 games that reached 15:00.
Does Malphite counter Sylas?
No, it runs the other way. Sylas takes 56% of 3,620 ranked Top games. Malphite can still win it. The rows below show the spots that flip it, so plan your first recall and your trades around them, and play the lane for one of those spots rather than for kills.
How to beat Sylas as Malphite
When Malphite is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 55% over 1,015 games; behind, it drops to 40% over 2,603.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 55% | 1,015 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 2,603 |
| First blood | 53% | 1,102 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 792 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 885 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 55% | 533 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 59% | 268 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 3:55; the level 6 spike lands around 5:51. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Malphite build in Top?
Into Sylas specifically, Malphite finishes Hollow Radiance first most often: 43.1% over 817 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hollow Radiance, Thornmail, Frozen Heart: 42.9% across 77 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 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.