Malphite vs Gnar Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Malphite is a tank/mage hybrid, Gnar a fighter/tank hybrid, and they meet in the Top lane. Over 2,023 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Malphite closes out 56.8% of them. That is 6.8 points above even, so Gnar is one of the matchups Malphite can lean on.
Malphite and Gnar overlap on mixed damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. Before items it is 665 HP, 40 armour, 28 MR for Malphite; 540, 32, 30 for Gnar. Early physical trades read in Malphite’s favour thanks to 8 more armour. At full build levels the gap widens to 2433 HP versus 1883, favouring Malphite.
This is a melee mirror in terms of reach — 125 versus 175 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
Malphite looks for Ground Slam (E); Gnar answers with Boomerang Throw / Boulder Toss (Q). Then it becomes Unstoppable Force against GNAR!, and the one still holding it sets the terms. Malphite pays in Mana, Gnar in Rage, so extended trades drain them at different rates.
Riot scores Gnar at 8/10 for difficulty against 2/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. Malphite players logged 2,023 of these games to produce the 56.8% figure.
FAQ
Yes — Malphite holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Malphite wins 56.8% of the recorded games.
56.8% from Malphite's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
2,023 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Malphite build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Malphite build page.