Malphite Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 49.5%
- Pick rate
- 7.2%
- Ban rate
- 13.0%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Finish these three
Boots
Runes
Resolve +
Sorcery 
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Resolve
Sorcery
Summoner spells
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 49.5% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (544 games).
- Most common core: Kaenic Rookern → Sunfire Aegis → Thornmail — 57% win rate over 49 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 77% of games with a 48% win rate.
- Best matchup: Ambessa (85% over 13 games). Hardest: Tahm Kench (11% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 54.0% | 12% (63) | |
| 53.5% | 26% (142) | |
| 53.2% | 35% (190) | |
| 52.7% | 45% (245) | |
| 51.1% | 16% (88) | |
| 51.1% | 8% (45) | |
| 50.7% | 13% (73) | |
| 49.6% | 49% (264) | |
| 48.6% | 6% (35) | |
| 48.0% | 5% (25) | |
| 47.4% | 32% (173) | |
| 36.0% | 5% (25) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Resolve 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Sorcery
Resolve
Resolve +
Sorcery
Sorcery +
Resolve
Keystones
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
48.0%77% 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.
56.1%21% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
25.0%1% pick
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
50.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
48.3%77% pick
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Flash + Ignite
51.2%22% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
40.0%1% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
0.0%2 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (25%), Q → E → W (50%).
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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.