
Malphite·Top Build





Win rate | 50.6% |
Pick rate | 4.1% |
Ban rate | 6.0% |
Matches | 20 990- |

Malphite Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 54.6% based on 2 272 matches
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Most Popular
54.6%

2nd Most Popular
52.7%

Alternative
49.7%

Off-Meta
50.6%Top Players ALL
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75.0%NESMONSTRO#MELÃO OTP
66.7%Deutschsky Rusky OTP
40.0%Matchup Specific

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spells

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items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 13 sec
Early Items


@ 5 min
Core Items



@ 20 min
Full Build






ability order
Q
E
W
Skills





situational items






Frozen Heart
Recommended whenever you need to 1) increase mana usage; 2) reduce enemy attack speed. It's effective against AD champions who rely on basic attacks (Jinx, Tristana, Vayne) or use their abilities frequently (Yasuo, Riven, Zed).

Malphite Matchups Overview
Malphite General information
Malphite tips and tricks
You’re weak in the early game. Try and avoid skirmishing with the enemy especially if they’re strong in the early game.
In team fights, you can either look for a multi-person knockup with your Ultimate R, or try to isolate a target that’s overextended and too far forward.
Avoid team fighting until you have your Ultimate R up. Without it, you’re not very good in team fights.
Malphite combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Malphite Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Malphite Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport 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 Overgrowth and Second Wind in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Sunfire Aegis as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Thornmail. For your last 3 items, you should build Kaenic Rookern, Jak'Sho, The Protean and finish with Unending Despair. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 54.6% winrate over 2 272 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Malphite Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Shield Bash, Conditioning and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Transcendence in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Sunfire Aegis, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Thornmail as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Frozen Heart, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Unending Despair. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 52.7% win rate over 1 679 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Overgrowth with Second Wind 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 Malignance as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Stormsurge as a third item. You want to finish the build with Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 49.7% win rate across 892 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Malphite Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Overgrowth with Second Wind as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Health Scaling and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Hollow Radiance as your first item, then finish Mercury's Treads as your second item, and Thornmail as third item. The last 3 options are Frozen Heart, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Malignance. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 50.6% win rate over 741 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.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Malphite runes page.

Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Malphite Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.4 the best possible matchups for Malphite Top are:
- vs. Vayne - 62.4% win rate over 205 games.
- vs. Irelia - 57.2% win rate over 442 games.
- vs. Gnar - 55.6% win rate over 710 games.
- vs. Trundle - 55.6% win rate over 162 games.
- vs. Riven - 55.4% win rate over 772 games.
Consider picking Malphite into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Malphite.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Malphite in the current patch into the following Top matchups:
- vs. Singed - 40.6% win rate over 106 games.
- vs. Sylas - 42.1% win rate over 810 games.
- vs. Cho'Gath - 43.3% win rate over 540 games.
- vs. Maokai - 43.4% win rate over 99 games.
- vs. Rumble - 43.6% win rate over 204 games.
These champions are considered as Malphite counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Malphite counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.