Quinn vs Malphite TOP Matchup Guide

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Quinn into Malphitemedium

Overview

Use Quinn's ranged poke and blind to deny Malphite safe farm early.
Focus on crashing waves quickly to open roam windows with before Malphite hits level 6.
Snowball lane pressure into side-lane picks and map tempo, avoiding grouped fights where Malphite excels.

Trade short bursts using to blind and reduce Malphite's auto retaliation.
Avoid extended trades when is down to prevent Malphite's attack speed slow punishing sustained fights.
Step forward to poke when Malphite's passive shield is down for safer damage windows.

Beware Malphite's engage especially with jungle or mid follow-up; keep available.
Avoid all-in trades when is on cooldown as Malphite's engage and slows become more threatening.
Punish Malphite if he roams or wastes without follow-up by hard pushing lane for plates and map control.

Harass Malphite with autos and while keeping max distance to avoid slow.
Hold for disengage against Malphite's limited early all-ins.
Crash waves fast to create roam opportunities before Malphite's level 6 engage threat.

Level 6 unlocks for high-speed roams; crash waves then roam immediately.
First damage item spike increases kill pressure; keep ready to escape after burst.
Respect Malphite's level 6 engage by maintaining spacing and saving for disengage.

Deny Malphite farm with ranged poke and spacing, then convert lane pressure into roams with .
Exploit Malphite's low mobility by creating side-lane picks and generating map tempo post-level 6.
Avoid grouped fights to maximize Quinn's pick potential and ranged damage advantage over Malphite's teamfight engage.

Tactical tip

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