How to win lane as Warwick against Malphite · 50.26% win rate over 760 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Malphite's passive shield trades evenly with your early poke at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is a skill coin-flip before his kit and mana come online. |
| Level 3 | Warwick | At 3 your W-empowered burst out-trades his low early armor. |
| Levels 4-5 | Warwick | Through levels 4-5 you win trades before he stacks shield and armor. |
| Level 6 | Warwick | At 6 Unstoppable Force interrupts your R, making it an even skill fight. |
| First item | Even / skill | His first armor item blunts your on-hit damage back to an even trade. |
| Two+ items | Malphite | Full tank Malphite's armor and R engage beat your sustain outright. |
Levels 1-2 are close: Malphite's passive shield eats your early poke, but before he has mana or Thunderclap online your Eternal Hunger sustain keeps trades even.
The full Warwick 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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