Duo
| Style | Two tanks with control: knock-up and freeze |
| Difficulty | Medium To verify |
| Strong at | Levels 3 to 6 and team fights |
| Weak against | Lanes with poke and assassins To verify |
| Patch tier | Pending |
| Win rate | Pending |
Why it works
- Malphite's R knocks up. It launches to a location, deals damage and knocks enemies up (range 1000).
- Sejuani freezes. Her R throws a bola that freezes and stuns the first champion and creates an ice storm that slows the others.
- Her Q knocks up and stops when it hits a champion; her W slows and stacks Frost.
- Two tanks. Malphite's granite shield and Sejuani's resistance give them staying power.
Weak points: Lanes with poke and assassins; it depends on coordination between both players. To verify
Powerspikes by level
| Level | What changes | How to play it |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sejuani's Q and Malphite's Q: gank with slow and knock-up. | Coordinate the play before going in. |
| 6 | Malphite's R and Sejuani's R: total control. | Coordinate the play before going in. |
Combo (top gank)
- Sejuani: Q to go in and knock up.
- Malphite: Q to steal speed.
- Malphite: R on the group.
- Sejuani: R to freeze the most dangerous one. To verify
Combo mistakes: doing it when the other isn't ready or without vision of the map.
Level 6 protocol
- Malphite: R on the group.
- Sejuani: R on the priority target. To verify
Game plan
| Phase | Goal | Key action |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Farm without giving away health. | Vision and communication. |
| 3-5 | First strong trade. | Sejuani's Q and Malphite's Q: gank with slow and knock-up. |
| 6+ | Decisive fights. | Malphite's R and Sejuani's R: total control. |
Runes and summoner spells
To verify
| Champion | Main path | Spells |
|---|---|---|
| Malphite | Guardian or Glacial Augment | Flash + Ignite or Teleport |
| Sejuani | Guardian or Conqueror | Flash + Smite |
Items, matchups and bans
Pending No patch data. Bans by mechanic (hypotheses to verify): Lanes with poke and assassins. Win-rate-based bans will come with Riot API data. To verify
Critical mistakes to avoid
- Spending both ultimates at once without a target.
- Going in without vision.
- Leaving Malphite without his R in the fight.
How to play against Malphite + Sejuani
Save a dash for Malphite's R and avoid grouping. To verify
Frequently asked questions
What does Sejuani's R do? It freezes and stuns the first champion hit and slows the rest.
Methodology and updates
- Data source: abilities from Data Dragon 16.21.1; own analysis, untested.
- Last review: Pending.
