Aatrox

Aatrox is vulnerable to Q poke, max Q then W, but build tank or DS, don't go AP, try to not get caught by his Q3 and W. [Keep in mind aatrox Passive heals when hitting champions mostly]

Akali

If you're unlucky, you get akali TOP :D
Build AP or simply max Q and play safe, she's vulnerable to poke, winnable, but not really a joke.

Camille

Camille's trading pattern is perfect, however, if you max E, you can time it when she tries to stun you, make sure to damage her before her passive shield is applied, camille will most probably build DS against a tank like you, so if you want to keep the lead against her, play it safe until you also get DS, very winnable, yet not easy either, mostly skill matchup.

Cho'Gath

Completely invulnerable to your poke, in this matchup you will have to Max E Q and DEFINITELY go for DS, it's a very deadly item to face for Cho Gath, it does very high damage to him and heals you back of big amounts, will make you harder to kill for everyone and also a threat for Cho'Gath.

Darius

Darius is very slow when his ghost isn't up, simply max Q E and build tank.

Dr. Mundo

Mundo is definitely EXTREME, he absolutely counters Malphite, his Q has a lot of magic damage, he has got nice sustain and base HP Regen to nullify your poke, you might want to max E and have a good clear, try to roam, don't try to kill him unless your jungler is fed and can delete him, all you should do is focusing at roaming and clearing waves without taking so much damage, or he can freely dive and kill you with his passive, remember you can't even knock him up.

Gangplank

Even if his W gives him enough sustain, most of GP players will build Crit, starting with essence reaver, then going for Shieldbow, before he gets his Shieldbow tho, he's pretty vulnerable to poke, make sure to not get hit by many barrels, if you manage to get melee against him, try to dodge or even break the barrels before he explodes them, dont engage him.

Garen

Invulnerable to poke and a bit dangerous to trade against, but extremely easy to play safe against, go tank and farm, chill lane phase until it will be your moment to win with your R in teamfights or to secure objectives.

Gnar

Gnar, little guy is VERY countered by Malphite, he's vulnerable to poke, he uses auto attacks so cripple also is a threat for him, your W gives you insane amount of armor and mega gnar does ONLY flat physical damage... This little thing has no way unless you don't survive till first or second back.

Gwen

Now, before talking about the matchup, don't down vote the guide for this, but Gwen isn't hard for Malphite...
Max E Q, but buy divine sunderer, take fleet footwork, 1 ATK Speed - Adaptive Force and MR.
Good luck.

Illaoi

Is this even a champ?
Tries to harass in lane, but can't without hitting E, just move and she doesn't deal damage to you, she might try to negate some CS but it's nothing deadly, get your sunderer as she will do and take her down without mercy.

Irelia

Extremely strong at low levels, but falls off a bit once you get Bramble Vest and Plated Steelcaps, make sure to not get caught when her passive if full stacked, do short trades.

Jax

Auto attack only champion and vulnerable to poke.
I want to be honest, you can go by preference about maxing Q or E first, just make sure to not fight inside his E and wait for ganks.

Jayce

lol, look at his face xD
Q max but build tank, he will die like a cockroach.

Kled

Dangerous early, but his aggro can easily be stopped with E, not worth maxing Q and trying to poke a champion with such high HP, building DS is a considerable option in this matchup due to Kled's high HP, but Sunfire Aegis works aswell, just depending from enemy teamcomp.

Lillia

Lillia has tons of movement speed, she's insane as kiting, and she's also going to do only magic and true damage, which hurts Malphite a lot, a good Lillia player can stomp you hard and negate you a lot of CS, this is probably worse than fighting Dr.Mundo, however, she doesn't have very much sustain so she kinda feels your Q poke, and if is greedy or does a wrong move, you may be able to get a kill, but other than that, exactly like with Mundo, I would recommend to try farming much as possible without dying, then roam when possible, your ult is still dangerous and can make you win the game.

Malphite

Bruh, if you're playing blind pick for some reason... Skill matchup, who doesnt build meme AP wins.

Maokai

Hello divine sunderer, hello bramble vest.
But whatever... Maokai is off meta anyway right now...

Mordekaiser

After collecting more and more data about this matchup, the final result is even.

Make sure to max E, start dorans shield and take fleet footwork, it will give you enough sustain to survive and even trade if you manage to dodge his Qs abusing your Q movement speed buff.

Nasus

Now here's a weird one, i recommend to go with burst rune setup and to build sunderer, try to bully him as early as possible, keep good vision so you wont die of ganks, get much lead as possible and win the game quickly.

Olaf

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Ornn

High magic damage, good CC, very tanky goat, Id personally recommend E max, clear waves fast and farm much as possible, your teams or your roaming will say who's the winner.
This goat is my 2nd toplane pick btw :p
Hi Ornn Mains.

Quinn

Press Q, get bone plating, have fun.

Jokes aside tho, care at lv 6, she roams a lot.

Renekton

His W will shred your passive so will also lower your armor, his Q heals a decent amount of hp, get your bramble vest and plated steelcaps, W Q max, you can bully him pre 6 if played properly.

Rengar

Tests required :(

Prediction: Rengar is a very angry cat in early game, he will most probably bully you before you get enough items, most recommended W E max for high armor, clear and cripple because rengar does a lot of auto attacks when he can't burst a target, you will outscale him so hard that he can't even trade anymore without dying.

Sett

Skill matchup, recommended W E max, get steelcaps and abuse sunderer's healing to survive his 0 brain all in, make sure to dodge W.

Rumble

Who plays this thing, almost nobody, but if someone does, well... Gl i guess.

[REQUIRED MORE TESTING]

Kennen

Even if he does magic damage, this rat is very vulnerable to poke, if he goes AD, he will lack the damage to kill you and you can run him down with all ins, if he goes AP, he will die with your point click Q spam, if the rest of the enemy team comp allows you to do it, feel free to go AP against Kennen.

Shen

I personally find Shen annoying... Blocks your W, blocks your E with his shield, goes dorans shield and survives your poke... Just max E and farm dodging his taunt harass and don't let him negate too much farm, get steelcaps, go full tank.

Sion

Now for this listen closely, Sion can kick you of the game, as he can be kicked too by you, dont ask why, go sunderer, max Q W, clap his butt until he goes afk or teamfights start. [If he has more brain than you, heh, you're probably done unless it's jungle diff]

Skarner

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Sylas

This idiot is in extreme just cuz he steals your R, you can even take him down in lane, this is a PTA Sunderer or carry build matchup, comps depending, Max Q because he only heals against champions and W cuz lowering his attack speed is useless due to his passive, if you win the lane phase and roam, you probably won the game.

Tahm Kench

Tahm is like Mundo, he heals a lot and does mostly magic damage, you just have no way to kill him 1v1, not even with divine sunderer, but keep in mind Tahm uses a lot of auto attacks, so going for E max can make it sure you won't lose a lot of CS against him, like other hard matchups, you should just farm and wait for your jungler or roam a lot.

Teemo

Q max, second wind, dorans shield, go AP and have fun getting back the CS you lost in low levels.

Trundle

Wait Trundle is a toplaner too? Idk man, build tf you want and bully him before lv6, just make sure to have bramble vest and steelcaps, max E cuz he only does auto attacks.

Riven

Now you'd expect this to be put as minor or tiny threat, but a riven OTP can be a pain to handle, bone plating is core in this matchup, you can go either PTA or Grasp, don't do the famous mistake of maxing Q against riven, max E W and take her down.

Urgot

Urgot has been suffering in the current conditions of toplane, in this case, he is very easy to kite with your Q, and once you'll get Steelcaps, Bramble Vest and Warden's mail, he will completely become unable to negate your CS.

Vladimir

High sustain, survives your poke, does magic damage, means you can build armor, you'd do better playing it safe with E or W max to clear or trying to kill him with ignite/pta sunderer...

Volibear

His sustain is high, his trading pattern is the best, he will force trading a lot and negate you a lot of CS.

Warwick

Incredible sustain, immune to poke, heals more at low HP, it's like Volibear but worse.

Wukong

Lane phase can be a little annoying, this is another matchup you should face using Sunderer, wukong will build it aswell and will shred you with it, also will heal, bramble vest and sunderer are core items.

Yasuo

Yasuo Syndrome even in master...

Yone

Yone Syndrome, just a little better than Yasuo.

Yorick

His lv6 makes him a Major threat, he has also decent healing from Q against minions, he's still very killable before lv6 no matter what you build as long as it's not AP, just dodge his E and max Q W

Zac

DIVINE SUNDERER IS A THING for this slimy boy!

Cassiopeia

Ekko

Brand

Corki

Azir

Diana

Draven

Elise

Ezreal

Fizz

Kayle

Very vulnerable to poke even if her W heals, and even if she does Magic damage, her early game is poor, not hard at all to bully in lane.

Galio

Gragas

Graves

Hecarim

Heimerdinger

Jarvan IV

Kalista

Karma

Kassadin

Katarina

Kayn

Kha'Zix

Kog'Maw

Lee Sin

Lissandra

Neeko

Lux

Master Yi

Nunu & Willump

Orianna

Poppy

Qiyana

Rek'Sai

Ryze

Sejuani

Shaco

Nocturne

Thresh

Viego

Shyvana

Kindred

Anivia

Zed

Akshan

Akshan is a marksman, he's vulnerable to poke, so comet and second wind will surely do, however his poke potential in lane will hurt as his magic damage will, avoid to force trading and get to Lv6 if you want to force a kill, don't be afraid of losing HP in a fight, simply engage with Q and take away some of his health THEN ult in middle of the fight so your cooldowns will be over and you will be able to score a high total of damage to guarantee a kill.