Malphite Support Build: Items & Boots

Most Malphite Support players rush Malignance first (61% of games), finished at a median of 13.3 minutes. Sorcerer's Shoes are the usual boots (45%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (82%). The game usually starts with Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.

Malphite boots

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Sorcerer's ShoesMost played	44.5%	44.9%	390
Plated Steelcaps	21.2%	46.8%	186
Mercury's Treads	12.3%	50.9%	108
Ionian Boots of Lucidity	8.7%	36.8%	76

Malphite starting items

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Health Potion ×2 + Stealth WardMost played	50.3%	45.5%	418
Health Potion ×2	26.5%	48.2%	220

Malphite summoner spells

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Flash + IgniteMost played	82.4%	46.7%	722
Exhaust + Flash	9.0%	41.8%	79

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	13.3 min 11.6-15.0 min	60.7%	45.5%	519

Three-item core

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
›› Malignance → Stormsurge → Shadowflame	30.8 min 29.2-32.8 min	13.7%	29.8%	57

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	66.2%	45.9%	580
Stormsurge	32.5%	42.8%	285
Thornmail	28.9%	45.5%	253
Shadowflame	17.8%	43.6%	156
Frozen Heart	12.7%	46.8%	111
Sunfire Aegis	11.8%	49.5%	103
Luden's Echo	10.8%	40.0%	95
Kaenic Rookern	9.4%	48.8%	82
Zeke's Convergence	6.7%	57.6%	59
Rabadon's Deathcap	5.7%	52.0%	50