Malphite vs Aurelion Sol TOP Matchup Guide

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Malphite into Aurelion Solmedium

Overview

Prioritize surviving early waves and avoid extended trades before level 6 when your engage is limited.
Maintain a stable lane state focusing on armor stacking to blunt physical damage and prepare for impactful teamfight engages.
Deny Aurelion Sol's scaling by controlling lane pressure and timing engages effectively.

Take low-risk trades using poke combined with to reduce Aurelion Sol's attack speed and auto damage.
Avoid extended trades especially when your passive shield is down.
Use for guaranteed kill setups or objective fights rather than low-value poke follow-up after level 6.

Respect level 6 when Aurelion Sol's roaming and teamfight presence increases, making sudden engage threats more dangerous.
Avoid low mana and passive shield down states where poke damage from Aurelion Sol is amplified.
Be cautious when is down as your threat and engage potential are significantly reduced.

Use to poke and steal movement speed, but avoid wasting mana on low-value poke.
Farm under turret until your first armor item reduces damage from Aurelion Sol's poke and autos.
Avoid overcommitting to trades before level 6 as your early kill pressure is low.

At level 6, unlocks long-range engage; use it to create lethal gank setups or teamfight initiations.
First armor item significantly reduces physical damage, allowing safer trades and better mana preservation.
Respect Aurelion Sol's spikes at 75+ Stardust stacks and after Rylai's completion by playing toward stable farm and safe resets.

Survive early lane pressure by farming safely and stacking armor to blunt poke and autos.
Use to initiate grouped mid-game fights where your engage can decide objectives.
Deny Aurelion Sol's scaling by applying pressure before his major item spikes and forcing him into unfavorable trades.

Tactical tip

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