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Malphite build & stats

TankMage B 151 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.0%
Pick rate
8.4%
Ban rate
0.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Malignance
Malignance
2,700 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
2,800 gold
8,700 gold
40.0% WR 20 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
73.9% 23 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
53.8% WR
39 games · 26% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Heal
62.5% 8 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 49.0% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (151 games).
  • Most common core: Malignance → Shadowflame → Stormsurge — 40% win rate over 20 games.
  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 57% of games with a 42% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Malignance
Malignance
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
40.0% WR
20 games · 13% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Malignance
Malignance
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
22.2% WR
9 games · 6% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Malignance
Malignance
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
20.0% WR
5 games · 3% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
38.2% WR
68 games · 45% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
53.8% WR
39 games · 26% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
73.9% WR
23 games · 15% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Frozen Heart Frozen Heart
 66.7% 8% (12)
Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor
 62.5% 11% (16)
Thornmail Thornmail
 61.8% 23% (34)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 58.8% 34% (51)
Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
 50.0% 13% (20)
Unending Despair Unending Despair
 46.2% 9% (13)
Void Staff Void Staff
 45.5% 7% (11)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 45.2% 28% (42)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 42.6% 36% (54)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 40.3% 41% (62)
Malignance Malignance
 39.0% 54% (82)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 33.3% 20% (30)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
46.8% WR
47 games · 31% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
53.8% WR
39 games · 26% pick
Grasp of the Undying Font of Life Conditioning Overgrowth Legend: Haste Triumph
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
35.0% WR
20 games · 13% pick
Dark Harvest Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 41.9%57% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 57.7%34% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 75.0%3% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 100.0%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 49.6%84% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 62.5%5% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 33.3%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PGranite Shield

    Malphite 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • RUnstoppable Force

    Malphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.