How to play it
- Press early
Malphite is stronger in the first levels — shove and deny farm.
- Physical resistance
Kindred deals physical damage — Zhonya's Hourglass as your 2nd or 3rd item.
- Full combo or nothing
Kindred is squishy — wait for every ability, go in once. No half-combo trades.
When you are in danger
Items that answer Kindred
Grouped by why they work — hover or tap an item for its stats
How to beat Kindred
- Buy armor items like Plated Steelcaps or Thornmail
- Slow with no escape — pressure him hard
- Get close — he hates melee range
- Stay at max distance — he shaves your HP early
How to play as Malphite
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Malphite · ■ KindredLevel 1
- Health690 / 630
- Attack damage58 / 62
- Armor49 / 37
- Magic resistance38 / 32
- Attack speed0.80 / 0.81
- Movement speed340 / 335
Level 5
- Health1170 / 1142
- Attack damage72 / 74
- Armor66 / 57
- Magic resistance46 / 38
- Attack speed0.87 / 0.92
- Movement speed340 / 335
Level 15
- Health2370 / 2422
- Attack damage108 / 104
- Armor109 / 107
- Magic resistance66 / 52
- Attack speed1.05 / 1.18
- Movement speed340 / 335
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.