How to win lane as Malphite against Ryze · 55.43% win rate over 1,068 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both of you are weak at level 1 — he has only one spell and no root chain yet, so deny his Q last-hits and let Granite Shield set up. |
| Level 2 | Ryze | His Q-E root plus W chunk you before your W armor or E shockwave exist — this is his cleanest poke window. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Your W splash and E come online so you can farm through his Q, but he can still root-poke even — neither owns it outright. |
| Levels 4-5 | Malphite | Granite Shield plus armor-scaling W and E let you farm through his poke and start out-trading once your armor stacks. |
| Level 6 | Malphite | Unstoppable Force knocks him up out of his W root and lets you all-in before he can flux-Q reset away — your single biggest spike. |
| First item | Malphite | Your first armor item makes your E and W out-trade his ranged poke in a straight 1v1 — force the all-in now. |
| Two+ items | Ryze | Full mana stacks and 2+ items make Ryze a raid boss — his Q spam and realm warp out-range and out-scale your armor, so he reclaims the duel. |
Ryze owns the very first levels — his Q-E root combo and W root let him chain poke while your Granite Shield is your only buffer and your W armor and E shockwave aren't online yet. Don't try to trade back through a root at level 2; just farm with the tip of your Q (Seismic Shard) to grab the movement-speed steal and disengage so Granite Shield refreshes. His Q out-ranges your everything, so accept the chip and respect that a landed E-Q root can set up a full combo or a jungle gank.
The full Malphite vs Ryze 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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