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League of Legends Champion MalphiteMalphite is in the s tier of champions

Malphite

TankFighter
Malphite is a tankRoletank
DifficultyEasy
Power SpikeMid-Game
Granite Shield abilityp
Seismic Shard abilityq
Thunderclap abilityw
Ground Slam abilitye
Unstoppable Force abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Malphite Build

based on 107,779 matches
Win Rate
51 %
Pick Rate
9 %
Ban Rate
13.3 %

How We Come Up with Our Malphite Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Malphite build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Malphite builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Malphite core items and runes for any situation.

Malphite Build Summary

Malphite is a good top lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Sorcery Resolve. Incorporating the highlighted runes shown below in your Malphite build will provide you the additional stats to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the game and into the late game. Malphite players should start by building up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Malphite

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Cloth ArmorHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestPlated Steelcaps

Core Malphite Items

~22 Mins
Iceborn GauntletSunfire AegisFimbulwinterPlated Steelcaps

Optional Items

Gargoyle StoneplateFrozen HeartAbyssal MaskRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Malphite to level upq
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Second ability for Malphite to level upe
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Last skill for Malphite to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Malphite's passive ability p
Malphite's q ability q
Malphite's w ability w
Malphite's e ability e
Malphite's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Malphite Matchups Overview

Malphite is Weak Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo42.5% winrateSionSion43.1% winrateSingedSinged44.3% winrateCho'GathCho'Gath45.1% winrate

Malphite is Strong Against

KennenKennen59.4% winrateJayceJayce56.8% winrateGnarGnar56.2% winrateTryndamereTryndamere56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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More Gameplay Tips for Malphite Players

Tips and Tricks

Malphite is an extremely tanky champion with high armor and sustainability. Get armor and health items to further improve his sustain.

Use his ultimate, Unstoppable Force, to initiate teamfights and knock their entire team into the air.

Additional Malphite Build Insights

LoL Malphite players will find him to be a confusing champion to build out properly. You'll see that his build is modified when he is fighting either well-rounded or highly focused team comps, indicating you should not take the same Malphite build every single round of League of Legends

The best items to use in your champ's build are: Iceborn Gauntlet, Sunfire Aegis, and Fimbulwinter. Those who added these items in their gear had a higher winrate than those who used other item builds for Malphite. Similarly, if you are trying to beat a mixed enemy team composition, you should really consider grabbing Malphite the Sorcery, and Resolve runes. In recent games, he won the largest percentage of his games when equipped with these runes.

We established our Malphite build suggestions by analyzing 107,779 recently ranked League matches with him in them. We only advise the highest winrate Malphite builds that have been built by ranked gamers enough times for us to reccomend them. With so many rounds in our dataset, we are very confident in our suggested builds.