How to win lane as Malphite against Heimerdinger · 55.39% win rate (408 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His turrets out-poke you — build MR, dodge his stun.
Track: Heimerdinger's E — CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade (11s cooldown). His self-peel stun. Dodge it.
Read from Malphite's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Heimerdinger.
This is Malphite's own plan; across 408 pooled games the lane is Malphite-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | You both have weak level-1s — his turrets aren't fully set and your Q Seismic Shard can chip him through the minions, so it's a genuine even start before his zone comes online. |
| Level 2 | Heimerdinger | His second turret and W rocket poke wall you off the wave, and with no Thunderclap armor yet you can only eat the chip and soak XP. |
| Level 3 | Heimerdinger | Three turrets plus his E stun-grenade fully zone you out of last-hits, and a level-3 Malphite has no trade pattern to punch back. |
| Levels 4-5 | Malphite | Thunderclap's armor and AoE autos plus a refreshing Granite Shield let you farm through his rockets and start clearing turrets — you stabilize here. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Your Unstoppable Force dashes displacement-immune, so his 11s grenade cannot deter it mid-flight — but it stuns you before the cast, so bait the grenade first. |
| First item | Heimerdinger | His first AP item charges his W rockets to chunk your tank HP from behind the turret line, out-poking your armor stack before MR comes online. |
| Two+ items | Malphite | Armor-stacked and grouped, your R flanks his fragile body into your team where his turrets and poke are worthless — you win every fight he can't wall off. |
Levels 1-3 belong to Heimerdinger and there is no sugarcoating it — his three turrets zone the entire wave and his W rocket storm pokes me off every last-hit before I have a single tool to fight back. My Q Seismic Shard is my only answer: tag him through the minions when he steps up so I steal his move speed and deny a clean reposition, but never walk into the turret field to do it. I have no Thunderclap armor and no Ground Slam yet, so I just eat poke, soak XP, and refuse to int into a grenade.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Malphite's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Malphite vs Heimerdinger 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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Malphite — a 55.39% win rate vs Heimerdinger in top lane over 408 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Malphite holds a real statistical advantage (55.39% win rate), so Heimerdinger is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Malphite counters Heimerdinger in top lane, winning 55.39% of 408 Emerald+ games.
Malphite takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Heimerdinger.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Iceborn Gauntlet / Frozen Heart first, then Thornmail / Abyssal Mask, with Mercury's Treads.
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