Sett vs Malphite Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Top, this is Sett versus Malphite — a fighter/tank hybrid against a tank/mage hybrid. 1,641 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Sett at a 46.8% win rate into Malphite. A deficit of 3.2 points is what earns Malphite its counter flag in this matchup.
This is a melee mirror in terms of reach — 125 versus 125 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
Track Haymaker on Sett and Unstoppable Force on Malphite — the lane swings on those two. Whoever spends The Show Stopper or Unstoppable Force first hands the other a window. Grit against Mana — the sustain maths are not symmetrical here.
Neither profile surprises the other: Sett and Malphite are both physical threats. Before items it is 670 HP, 33 armour, 28 MR for Sett; 665, 40, 28 for Malphite. Malphite absorbs early autos better by 7 armour. Sett scales to 2608 health by 18 while Malphite reaches 2433. Speed reads 340 to 335, handing Sett the better rotations.
Stats for Malphite in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Top.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Malphite has the statistical edge. Sett wins 46.8% of the recorded games.
46.8% from Sett's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,641 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Sett build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Sett build page.