Malphite - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
4.9%

MalphiteTop Build

BTankMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Malphite top build uses Spellslinger's Shoes, Frozen Heart, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Kaenic Rookern, Oracle Lens. This Malphite build has a 5.21% pick rate and a 61.72% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Malphite build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Frozen Heart - Malphite Highest Win Rate Build core itemFrozen Heart
  • Thornmail - Malphite Highest Win Rate Build core itemThornmail
  • Sunfire Aegis - Malphite Highest Win Rate Build core itemSunfire Aegis
Core Items
61.7%Win Rate
+11.2%WR Diff
5.2%Pick Rate

Best Malphite Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
Warden's Mail
Warden's Mail
Glacial Buckler
Glacial Buckler
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
Boots
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes

Top Summoner Spells

  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    62.1%Win Rate66.8%Pick Rate

Build Stats

61.72%Win Rate
+11.17%WR Diff
5.21%Pick Rate
687Matches

This Malphite build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Malphite build are Frozen Heart, Thornmail and Sunfire Aegis. This item combination achieves a 61.7% win rate across 687 matches analyzed.

At full build, Malphite gains a total of 1250 Health, 245 Armor, 125 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.

Best Malphite Runes

Sorcery primary rune treeSorcery
  • Arcane Comet
  • Manaflow Band
  • Transcendence
  • Scorch
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Overgrowth
  • Second Wind
  • Attack Speed
  • Health Scaling
  • Health
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Malphite Abilities

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Malphite build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Malphite are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 67.0% win rate and 32.2% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
67.0%Win Rate
32.2%Pick Rate
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
75.0%Win Rate
5.2%Pick Rate
These are Malphite's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Frozen Heart (55.1% WR, +4.6% WR diff, 27.6% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 400 Mana. Thornmail (51.1% WR, +0.6% WR diff, 44.3% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Sunfire Aegis (53.1% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 42.6% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 350 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Malphite include Jak'Sho, The Protean, Kaenic Rookern. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Malphite are Spellslinger's Shoes. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Malphite is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Malphite build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total armorArmor:245
  • Total manaMana:400
  • Total healthHealth:1250
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:125
When facing Malphite's top counters like DrMundo, Illaoi, TahmKench, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Malphite needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Jak'Sho, The Protean or Kaenic Rookern based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Malphite performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,500g~4 min

This Malphite durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 61.7% win rate across 687 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, excellent magic damage resistance, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Malphite build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 14,850, this Malphite build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Frozen Heart, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Malphite build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Excellent magic damage resistance
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

See Also

Malphite OverviewMalphite RunesMalphite CountersAll Items