Malphite Build
The patch 26.1 Malphite build uses Spellslinger's Shoes, Frozen Heart, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Kaenic Rookern, Oracle Lens. This Malphite build has a 6.71% pick rate and a 59.58% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Malphite build choices below.
Granite Shield
Malphite is shielded by a layer of rock which absorbs damage up to 10% of his maximum Health. If Malphite has not been hit for a few seconds, this effect recharges.
Seismic Shard
Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing Move Speed for 3 seconds.
Cost:- 70/
- 75/
- 80/
- 85/
- 90
Cooldown:- 8
Range:- 625
Thunderclap
Malphite attacks with such force that it creates a sonic boom. For the next few seconds, his attacks create aftershocks in front of him.
Cost:- 30/
- 35/
- 40/
- 45/
- 50
Cooldown:- 10/
- 10/
- 9/
- 9/
- 8
Range:- 400
Ground Slam
Malphite slams the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor and reduces the Attack Speed of enemies for a short duration.
Cost:- 50
Cooldown:- 7
Range:- 400
Unstoppable Force
Malphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 130/
- 105/
- 80
Range:- 1000
- Tank,
- Mage
Select a Malphite Build
Frozen Heart
Thornmail
Sunfire Aegis
- Thornmail
- Sunfire Aegis
Kaenic Rookern
- Frozen Heart
- Sunfire Aegis
- Kaenic Rookern
- Frozen Heart
- Thornmail
- Kaenic Rookern
Best Malphite Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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.
These are Malphite's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Frozen Heart (59.7% WR, +6.3% WR diff, 28.5% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 400 Mana. Thornmail (56.2% WR, +2.8% WR diff, 51.4% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Kaenic Rookern (56.1% WR, +2.7% WR diff, 31.1% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 80 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,500Malphite 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.
Top situational items for Malphite include Jak'Sho, The Protean, Sunfire Aegis. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Malphite are Armored Advance. 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.
Armor:280
Movement Speed:45
Mana:400
Health:1250
Magic Resistance:125
When facing Malphite's top counters like Illaoi, Sylas, Yorick, 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 Sunfire Aegis based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Malphite performance.
This Malphite durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 58.0% win rate across 667 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 14,950, this Malphite build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Frozen Heart, Thornmail, 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.
Malphite Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Malphite build?
The best Malphite build in this patch includes Frozen Heart, Thornmail, and Kaenic Rookern. This build has a 58.02% win rate and is picked 4.12% of the time.
What are Malphite's core items?
Malphite's core items are Frozen Heart, Thornmail, and Kaenic Rookern. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Malphite's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Malphite?
Armored Advance are the best boots for Malphite. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Malphite's playstyle. They are included in 4.1% of Malphite builds.
What is the best trinket for Malphite?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Malphite. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Malphite maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Malphite builds?
Yes, alternative Malphite builds include options like Frozen Heart, Thornmail, and Sunfire Aegis. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Malphite?
MetaBot sources its build data for Malphite directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Malphite builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Malphite. From there, we aggregate the Malphite builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.