How to win lane as Volibear against Malphite · 48.81% win rate over 1,305 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Volibear | Level 1 is yours — you out-brawl a mana-starved Malphite before he pokes safely. |
| Level 2 | Volibear | Level 2 stays yours as W's sustain wins every short trade against his Q poke. |
| Level 3 | Volibear | Level 3 favours you: full Q-W-E all-in beats him while he's low on armor. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | Levels 4-5 remain yours since he can't out-trade your health and on-hit. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | Level 6 is even — his R is a defensive/teamfight tool you answer with your own R. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is a skill window as his armor and passive shield start blunting you. |
| Two+ items | Malphite | At 2+ items Malphite's armor wall shrugs off your combo and he out-scales you. |
You dominate the early lane. Malphite is mana-starved and every Q Seismic Shard poke drains him fast, so whenever he steps up you punish with Q Thundering Smash and the sustain from W Frenzied Maul. Before he has armor items he simply can't brawl you — walk him down, deny his farm, and build a lead you'll need later.
The full Volibear 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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