How to win lane as Malphite against Vayne · 54.36% win rate over 2,614 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vayne | Vayne tumble-kites your slow single-target Q and her W Silver Bolts stack percent-HP true damage on you before you have any trade pattern — this is her window. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | It evens out as your autos and first Q point start matching her chip, but she still kites your slow Q so neither of you can safely commit. |
| Level 3 | Malphite | W Thunderclap armor and E Ground Slam's attack-speed slow come online — you cripple her auto DPS and out-trade her in melee when she steps up. |
| Levels 4-5 | Malphite | Your armor stack and Granite Shield let you farm through her physical autos while E's attack-speed slow keeps her damage off you. |
| Level 6 | Malphite | Unstoppable Force knocks her up, Q steals her move speed and E slows her attacks — flash-R when her condemn is down and she can't kite out. |
| First item | Malphite | Your first armor item turns her autos to chip while your R all-in still bursts her squishy frame — force the kill here before her items come online. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | Full-build Vayne's W true damage ignores your armor and her Q invis dodges your telegraphed R — don't 1v1 her; flank her in teamfights instead. |
Levels 1-2 belong to Vayne and I just have to eat it — I have no trade pattern, my Q is a slow single-target bolt she tumbles around, and her W Silver Bolts stack percent-max-HP true damage that ignores the very HP I'm built around. Don't walk into auto range chasing a Q; last-hit at range, let Granite Shield soak her poke, and refresh it by stepping back whenever I'm not taking damage. The good news is she has zero kill pressure here as long as I don't get greedy — she can chip but not commit, so I just survive to level 3.
The full Malphite vs Vayne 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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