Malphite Mid Build: Items & Boots

Most Malphite Mid players rush Malignance first (58% of games), finished at a median of 11.4 minutes. Spellslinger's Shoes are the usual boots (38%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (49%). The game usually starts with Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion.

Malphite boots

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Spellslinger's ShoesMost played	38.1%	45.9%	338
Armored Advance	32.4%	55.1%	287
Chainlaced Crushers	18.1%	43.8%	160
Crimson Lucidity	4.9%	51.2%	43

Malphite starting items

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2Most played	46.6%	47.1%	412
Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2 + Stealth Ward	28.0%	47.2%	248
Doran's Shield + Health Potion	6.0%	64.2%	53

Malphite summoner spells

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Flash + IgniteMost played	49.4%	47.5%	438
Flash + Teleport	46.4%	51.3%	411

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Which item Malphite players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
Malignance	11.4 min 10.1-13.0 min	58.3%	45.4%	507
Sunfire Aegis	13.0 min 11.1-14.9 min	14.6%	59.1%	127
Hollow Radiance	12.8 min 11.3-15.2 min	5.7%	52.0%	50
Thornmail	13.5 min 11.3-15.3 min	5.2%	53.3%	45

Three-item core

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
›› Malignance → Stormsurge → Shadowflame	26.5 min 24.6-29.6 min	20.1%	47.3%	112

The completed items Malphite players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
MalignanceMost played	67.3%	47.1%	596
Stormsurge	40.5%	47.9%	359
Thornmail	28.3%	55.4%	251
Sunfire Aegis	25.5%	54.0%	226
Shadowflame	24.3%	49.8%	215
Frozen Heart	15.1%	53.7%	134
Kaenic Rookern	11.9%	50.5%	105
Hollow Radiance	10.0%	52.8%	89
Rabadon's Deathcap	9.3%	43.9%	82
Zhonya's Hourglass	9.1%	49.4%	81
Luden's Echo	8.8%	44.9%	78
Randuin's Omen	7.7%	61.8%	68