Warwick vs Malphite TOP Matchup Guide

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Warwick into Malphitemedium

Overview

Use Warwick's early dueling and sustain to pressure Malphite and deny passive scaling.
Focus on extended melee fights to outlast Malphite's poke and armor stacking.
Snowball early lane control to prevent Malphite from reaching impactful teamfight engage.

Take extended melee trades holding to absorb Malphite's burst and time fear to interrupt his attack speed slow.
Use to follow Malphite's movement and sustain through damage, punishing shield and poke cooldowns.
Avoid short trades where slow and attack speed reduction reduce Warwick's damage output.

Respect Malphite's engage, especially from fog or flash angles.
Avoid extended trades when Malphite's passive shield and poke are active.
Do not use prematurely before Malphite commits damage to avoid wasting fear and damage reduction.

Exploit Warwick's level 3 power spike to force extended trades with healing and fear.
Use to track Malphite when he tries to disengage or avoid fights at low health.
Avoid trading when Malphite's passive shield and poke are up; wait for cooldowns.

At level 3, use full kit to pressure Malphite with sustained fights and healing from .
At level 6, leverage to suppress and pick off Malphite after baiting movement or cooldowns.
Respect Malphite's level 6 engage by maintaining spacing and avoiding grouped fights.

Snowball lane by winning early duels and forcing Malphite into defensive play.
Track and chase low-health Malphite with and secure kills with suppression.
Deny Malphite scaling by punishing cooldowns and avoiding his engage windows to maintain lane dominance.

Tactical tip

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