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Malphite vs Zed

Malphite
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Zed
Analyze a draft with Malphite
High burstCountered by stasisHeavy AD damageDive threat

Build vs Zed

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1
Thornmail
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Frozen Heart
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport74%
FlashDot24%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Frozen Heart
Malignance
Kaenic Rookern
Randuin's Omen
Bramble Vest
Stormsurge
Zeke's Convergence
Shadowflame
Hollow Radiance
Zhonya's Hourglass
Dark Seal
Unending Despair
Iceborn Gauntlet
Force of Nature
Knight's Vow
Luden's Echo
Rabadon's Deathcap
Abyssal Mask
Protoplasm Harness
90.0% WR10 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

Zed's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Contempt for the Weak (P)

Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s20s5s–
66s20s5s2m
96s19s5s2m
116s18s5s1m50
166s16s4s1m40
186s16s3s1m40

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 Zed

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade when his shadow is down

    Take a trade when he has used Living Shadow (W): while it's on cooldown, he has no double shuriken and no way out.

  2. Don't stay in lane at low health

    Back rather than staying in lane at low health against him: Contempt for the Weak (passive) adds magic damage to his autos against low-health targets.

  3. Get ready for his mark to pop

    If you have invulnerability or a shield, use it right before Death Mark (R) pops, 3 seconds after his dash: it repeats part of the damage he dealt you.

  4. Watch the shadow from his mark

    After his dash onto you, spot the shadow left at his starting point: if he recasts Death Mark (R), that's where he reappears.

Other Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1