Malphite Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 47.8%
- Pick rate
- 4.7%
- Ban rate
- 10.6%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Resolve 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Overgrowth
Second Wind
Summoner spells
50.0%
14 games
Max order
E
W
Q
77.8%
9 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Malphite
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Malphite wins 47.8% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (899 games).
- Most common core: Sunfire Aegis → Frozen Heart → Kaenic Rookern — 100% win rate over 5 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 71% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Garen (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Singed (17% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 67.6% | 12% (111) | |
| 59.5% | 4% (37) | |
| 56.3% | 4% (32) | |
| 55.5% | 34% (310) | |
| 54.3% | 4% (35) | |
| 54.2% | 33% (301) | |
| 51.2% | 18% (162) | |
| 50.0% | 11% (96) | |
| 49.5% | 24% (218) | |
| 48.3% | 42% (379) | |
| 47.9% | 11% (96) | |
| 47.0% | 22% (202) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Resolve
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Overgrowth
Second Wind
Resolve +
Sorcery 
Sorcery +
Resolve
Keystones
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
48.7%71% pick
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Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
43.9%25% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
83.3%1% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
71.4%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
48.1%81% pick
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Flash + Ignite
47.7%17% pick
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Teleport + Ignite
50.0%2% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
50.5%105 games
Q
W
E
58.8%34 games
W
E
Q
47.1%17 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (53%), Q → W → E (49%), Q → W → Q (47%).
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PGranite ShieldMalphite is shielded by a layer of rock which absorbs damage up to 10% of his maximum Health. If Malphite has not been hit for a few seconds, this effect recharges.
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QSeismic Shard
Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing Move Speed for 3 seconds.
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WThunderclap
Malphite attacks with such force that it creates a sonic boom. For the next few seconds, his attacks create aftershocks in front of him.
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EGround Slam
Malphite slams the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor and reduces the Attack Speed of enemies for a short duration.
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RUnstoppable ForceMalphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.