Malphite - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.7%
Pick Rate
4.7%

MalphiteTop Build

BTankMage
Patch26.14
Matches134,440
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.14 Malphite top build uses Mercury's Treads, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Kaenic Rookern, Malignance, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Oracle Lens. This Malphite build has a 3.32% pick rate and a 63.49% win rate in LoL patch 26.14. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Malphite build choices below.

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Select a Malphite Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Thornmail - Malphite Highest Win Rate Build core itemThornmail
  • Sunfire Aegis - Malphite Highest Win Rate Build core itemSunfire Aegis
  • Kaenic Rookern - Malphite Highest Win Rate Build core itemKaenic Rookern
Core Items
63.5%Win Rate
+12.8%WR Diff
3.3%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Frozen Heart - Malphite Most Popular Build core itemFrozen Heart
  • Thornmail - Malphite Most Popular Build core itemThornmail
  • Sunfire Aegis - Malphite Most Popular Build core itemSunfire Aegis
Core Items
54.7%Win Rate
+4.0%WR Diff
4.0%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Jak'Sho, The Protean - Malphite Alternative Build 1 core itemJak'Sho, The Protean
  • Thornmail - Malphite Alternative Build 1 core itemThornmail
  • Sunfire Aegis - Malphite Alternative Build 1 core itemSunfire Aegis
Core Items
59.6%Win Rate
+8.9%WR Diff
2.5%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Frozen Heart - Malphite Alternative Build 2 core itemFrozen Heart
  • Thornmail - Malphite Alternative Build 2 core itemThornmail
  • Kaenic Rookern - Malphite Alternative Build 2 core itemKaenic Rookern
Core Items
47.6%Win Rate
-3.1%WR Diff
2.2%Pick Rate

Best Malphite Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Bami's Cinder
Bami's Cinder
Chain Vest
Chain Vest
Ruby Crystal
Ruby Crystal
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis
Boots
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle
Null-Magic Mantle
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashTeleport
    Flash + Teleport
    62.8%Win Rate68.3%Pick Rate
  • SmiteFlash
    Smite + Flash
    77.8%Win Rate14.3%Pick Rate

Build Stats

63.49%Win Rate
+12.78%WR Diff
3.32%Pick Rate
63Matches

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 Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis and Kaenic Rookern. This item combination achieves a 63.5% win rate across 63 matches analyzed.

At full build, Malphite gains a total of 90 Ability Power, 1250 Health, 170 Armor, 145 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Malphite Runes

Resolve primary rune treeResolve
  • Grasp of the Undying
  • Shield Bash
  • Conditioning
  • Overgrowth
Sorcery secondary rune treeSorcery
  • Manaflow Band
  • Transcendence
  • Attack Speed
  • Health Scaling
  • Health Scaling
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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, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Malphite are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 55.6% win rate and 28.6% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
55.6%Win Rate
28.6%Pick Rate
These are Malphite's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Thornmail (52.7% WR, +2.0% WR diff, 39.3% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Sunfire Aegis (55.6% WR, +4.9% WR diff, 35.4% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 350 Health. Kaenic Rookern (55.3% WR, +4.6% WR diff, 20.0% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 80 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Malphite include Malignance, Jak'Sho, The Protean. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Malphite are Mercury's Treads. 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 magic resistanceMagic Resistance:145
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total armorArmor:170
  • Total healthHealth:1250
  • Total manaMana:600
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:90

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Malphite magic resistanceMR
145
145
45
125
Malphite movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Malphite armorArmor
170
245
345
295
Malphite healthHealth
1250
1250
1200
1250
Malphite manaMana
600
400
400
400
Malphite ability powerAP
90
0
0
0
When facing Malphite's top counters like Yorick, DrMundo, Gnar, 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 Malignance or Jak'Sho, The Protean 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 Spike2,450g~4 min

This Malphite durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 63.5% win rate across 63 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 15,200, this Malphite build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Kaenic Rookern 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