Top Matchup

Malphite vs Jax

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Malphite

Malphite

Shard of the Monolith
Top
Malphite Top Overall Win Rate
53.01%

Matchup Win Rate

55.7%
Malphite vs Jax Wins
⚔
44.3%
Jax vs Malphite Wins
Jax

Jax

Grandmaster at Arms
Top
Jax Top Overall Win Rate
49.63%

Malphite vs Jax - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Malphite Top vs Jax Top - Who is stronger?

Malphite Top performs well against Jax (55.7% win rate) based on 1300 games. This matchup works well for Malphite players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Malphite Top vs Jax Top in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 71.9% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Malphite (7.8% pick rate, 2nd most popular out of 63 Top champions) versus Jax (5.7%, 8th place). These two top lane titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Meta strength confirmed: Malphite's superior tier rating (S+ vs B+) translates into a solid 55.7% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Malphite ranks 1st in win rate among Top champions. Malphite shows excellent consistency, combining a strong 53.0% overall win rate with matchup success. Amplify your advantage: The Arcane Comet + Manaflow Band rune setup achieves 61.7% win rate (11.2% popularity), while the core build Sunfire Aegis > Thornmail > Kaenic Rookern with Plated Steelcaps (71.9% win rate) lets you snowball advantages into guaranteed victories by 15 minutes.

Win through macro: Malphite takes the matchup (55.66%) despite falling behind in CS (6.53 vs 7.03/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Malphite wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (679 vs 704/min), the 55.7% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Malphite leads in both matchup win rate (55.7%) and KDA (2.60 vs 1.60) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Malphite vs Jax - Top Stats Comparison

Malphite Top
Malphite Top		Versus
Jax Top
Jax Top
S+TierB+
55.7%Matchup Winrate44.3%
53.01%Role Winrate49.63%
#1Winrate Rank#40
7.8%Pickrate5.7%
2.6Average KDA1.6
395Gold per Minute412
6.53CS/Min7.03
0.27Wards per Minute0.33
679Damage per Minute704

How to Beat Jax as Malphite (Top)

The Malphite versus Jax matchup in the top lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Malphite deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Jax has mixed damage, be careful as it may be harder to defend if the opponent gets ahead or plays aggressively.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Jax, ranking 16th (versus 31st for Malphite) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (1.6 versus 2.6) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Malphite Top versus Jax Top matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Malphite player to maintain constant pressure on Jax, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Malphite vs Jax: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
55.7% Win Rate94.2% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
62.0% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate

Malphite vs Jax: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.7% Win Rate55.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

61.7% Win Rate11.2% Pick Rate

Malphite vs Jax: Top Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
56.1% Win Rate71.3% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
55.8% Win Rate74.8% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
58.4% Win Rate13.2% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
42.2% Win Rate5.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bami's Cinder
Bami's Cinder (900 gold) 150 Health
5 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
->
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
54.3% Win Rate9.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
63.5% Win Rate23.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
56.1% Win Rate71.3% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
68.6% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
58.4% Win Rate13.2% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
55.8% Win Rate74.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bami's Cinder
Bami's Cinder (900 gold) 150 Health
5 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
->
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
71.9% Win Rate7.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate3.7% Pick Rate
Other Items
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
44.5% Win Rate11.3% Pick Rate
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
65.8% Win Rate7.6% Pick Rate
Malignance
Malignance (2700 gold) 85 Ability Power
600 Mana
15 Ability Haste
Scorn
Gain 20 Ultimate Ability Haste.
Hatefog
Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3s, dealing magic damage per second and reducing their Magic Resist.
79.2% Win Rate6.4% Pick Rate
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
50.4% Win Rate5.1% Pick Rate
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
66.7% Win Rate3.8% Pick Rate
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
33.0% Win Rate3.8% Pick Rate
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate3.7% Pick Rate

Malphite vs Jax: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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2
3
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9
10
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13
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Q
Q
Seismic Shard Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing Move Speed for 3 seconds.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Thunderclap Malphite attacks with such force that it creates a sonic boom. For the next few seconds, his attacks create aftershocks in front of him.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Ground Slam Malphite slams the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor and reduces the Attack Speed of enemies for a short duration.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Unstoppable Force Malphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
48.5% Win Rate35.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
R
Q
Seismic Shard Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing Move Speed for 3 seconds.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Thunderclap Malphite attacks with such force that it creates a sonic boom. For the next few seconds, his attacks create aftershocks in front of him.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Ground Slam Malphite slams the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor and reduces the Attack Speed of enemies for a short duration.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Unstoppable Force Malphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > W > Q
70.9% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate

Malphite tips:

  • Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
  • Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.

Playing Against Jax

  • Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.
  • Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

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