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Malphite vs Illaoi

Malphite
vs
51.8%

over 521 games

Illaoi
Analyze a draft with Malphite

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh sustainSplit pushSustained DPS

Build vs Illaoi

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Bramble Vest, Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps, Frozen Heart, Malignance, Kaenic Rookern, Jak'Sho, The Protean.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Bramble Vest
1
Sunfire Aegis
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Frozen Heart
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport75%
FlashDot22%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Frozen Heart
Malignance
Kaenic Rookern
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Stormsurge
Randuin's Omen
Shadowflame
Hollow Radiance
Zeke's Convergence
Unending Despair
Rabadon's Deathcap
Iceborn Gauntlet
Oblivion Orb
Dark Seal
Zhonya's Hourglass
Heartsteel
Seeker's Armguard
Fimbulwinter
Tear of the Goddess
Morellonomicon
Abyssal Mask
Luden's Echo
Mejai's Soulstealer
Knight's Vow
Protoplasm Harness
Cosmic Drive
Bandlepipes
44.8% WR29 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Illaoi's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Prophet of an Elder God (P)

Illaoi and the Vessels she creates spawn Tentacles on nearby impassible terrain. Tentacles swing at spirits, Vessels, and victims of Illaoi's Harsh lesson. Tentacles deal physical damage to enemies hit, and will heal Illaoi if they damage a champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s4s16s–
68s4s16s2m
96s4s16s2m
116s4s16s1m35
166s4s14s1m10
186s4s12s1m10

Playing as Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

Playing against Illaoi

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge her E

    Dodge Test of Spirit (E): if it hits, you take part of the damage dealt to your spirit, and if the spirit dies, you're slowed and marked for her tentacles.

  2. Hit her if she pulls your spirit

    If Test of Spirit (E) pulls out your spirit, attack Illaoi instead of running: damaging her shortens the spirit, and moving too far from it marks you for her tentacles.

  3. Pull her away from walls

    Take your trades away from walls: Prophet of an Elder God (passive) spawns her tentacles on nearby terrain, and each tentacle that hits you heals her.

  4. Ask for ganks

    Ask for ganks: Harsh Lesson (W) only makes her leap toward an enemy, so she has no dash to escape, and no stun.

  5. Back off during her ult

    Don't fight during Leap of Faith (R): each champion hit spawns a tentacle, and while it lasts, they're untargetable and slam faster.

Other Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1