Malphite·Support Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Malphite Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Malignance. For your last 3 items, you should build Stormsurge, Shadowflame and finish with Rabadon's Deathcap. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 42.9% winrate over 1 726 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Malphite Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Overgrowth with Second Wind in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Celestial Opposition, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Malignance as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Stormsurge, Kaenic Rookern and Frozen Heart. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 45.9% win rate over 449 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Dark Harvest as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Axiom Arcanist with Transcendence in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Malignance as a third item. You want to finish the build with Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 46.0% win rate across 161 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Malphite Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Deep Ward and Ultimate Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Axiom Arcanist with Transcendence as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Malignance as third item. The last 3 options are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 44.3% win rate over 97 matches played.

Situational Malphite Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Malphite build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.