Malphite Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.9%
- Pick rate
- 5.6%
- Ban rate
- 12.5%
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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
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Sorcery
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
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 48.9% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (2,348 games).
- Most common core: Sunfire Aegis → Thornmail → Frozen Heart — 60% win rate over 10 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 72% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Vladimir (71% over 28 games). Hardest: Heimerdinger (33% over 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 68.3% | 2% (41) | |
| 61.1% | 5% (126) | |
| 56.9% | 15% (360) | |
| 55.6% | 2% (45) | |
| 55.1% | 10% (243) | |
| 52.0% | 16% (367) | |
| 51.7% | 7% (174) | |
| 49.6% | 20% (462) | |
| 48.4% | 4% (95) | |
| 46.7% | 11% (261) | |
| 45.7% | 4% (105) | |
| 43.2% | 2% (37) |
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.
48.6%31% 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.
45.8%13% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
78.6%1% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
75.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
48.6%36% pick
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Flash + Ignite
47.6%8% pick
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Teleport + Ignite
50.0%1% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
52.6%95 games
Q
W
E
58.6%29 games
W
E
Q
43.8%16 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (52%), Q → W → E (52%), 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.