How to win lane as Illaoi against Malphite · 51.28% win rate over 1,601 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Illaoi | Level 1 you out-body Malphite, who has only Q poke and no way to answer a step-in. |
| Level 2 | Illaoi | Level 2 keeps you ahead as his single spell can't trade with your swings. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | Level 3 gives you E and W to grab and slam a champion with no escape. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Through Levels 4-5 he can't break tether or dodge tentacles, so you dominate. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | At Level 6 your R field melts his low-armor body while his R is only an engage tool. |
| First item | Illaoi | At first item you out-sustain and out-slam before his armor stacking pays off. |
| Two+ items | Malphite | Into 2+ items full-tank Malphite shrugs off tentacles and out-values you with R engage. |
You own the early game: Malphite's Q pokes but he can't answer a dash-in, and with no escape he eats your E grab whenever it's up. Walk him down and abuse the free tentacle stacks.
The full Illaoi vs Malphite report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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