MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Malphite vs Zed
How often does Malphite beat Zed in Jungle?
Malphite into Zed in Jungle: 54% observed win rate across 574 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 551 gold.
Malphite at 15:00
- Gold: -551
- CS: -5
- XP: -257
Typical gap to Zed, from 571 games that reached 15:00.
Does Malphite counter Zed?
No counter here: Malphite sits at 54% over 574 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zed: the Malphite game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Malphite at 66% across 199 games. Flip the lead and Malphite falls to 47% across 374.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 66% | 199 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 374 |
| First blood | 58% | 384 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 174 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 239 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 217 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 70% | 116 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:16 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:55. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Malphite's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Malphite finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 56.8% over 155 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Malphite core is Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern: 50.7% across 822 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sunfire Aegis (5,230 games).
Skill plan: Malphite players max W first and take W at level 1.