How to win lane as Vayne against Malphite · 39.28% win rate (2,788 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Kite him — W-shred his armor stacks, respect his R.
Track: Malphite's R — Unstoppable Force (130–100s cooldown). Saved for fights. Tumble/condemn it.
Read from Vayne's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Malphite.
This is Vayne's own plan; across 2,788 pooled games the lane is Malphite-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vayne | Malphite is squishy pre-armor, so early Silver Bolts trades favour you. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | His slow Seismic Shard (Q) poke is easily kited before he has stacks. |
| Level 3 | Vayne | Level 3 flips to Malphite: Ground Slam cuts your attack speed every 7s. |
| Levels 4-5 | Malphite | Levels 4-5: Thunderclap (W) and Granite Shield make him too tanky to burst. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is his: Unstoppable Force is a 1000-range charge on 130s. |
| First item | Malphite | First item is his: armour items plus Granite Shield blunt your bolts. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | In the very late game your %HP true damage out-scales his armor stacking 1v1. |
You actually win the first two levels — Granite Shield absorbs only 10% of his maximum health and recharges only if he goes a few seconds untouched, so steady chip means it never comes back. Take those trades; the clock is against you.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vayne's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vayne 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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Malphite — Vayne wins only 39.28% of 2,788 games, so Vayne plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Malphite holds a real statistical advantage (60.72% win rate), so Vayne is the one working uphill.
No — Malphite counters Vayne (Vayne wins only 39.28% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Vayne takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Malphite.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Blade of the Ruined King (%HP duel spike) first, then Phantom Dancer, with Mercury's Treads.
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