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Malphite Build
Latest Malphite build for League of Legends with items, runes, summoner spells, skill order, counters and patch data.
51.85% Win Rate 6.79% Pick Rate 82,188 Games
Malphite Build Guide
Malphite still holds a firm spot in the top lane against heavy AD lineups. On patch 16.13.1 he wins 51.61% of his ranked games and is picked in 6.96% of them. He can also work in the jungle for anyone who prefers a slower, different rhythm. Arcane Comet serves as his keystone, giving his tank-focused toolkit some poke damage.
The build opens with Sunfire Aegis for area damage and bonus health, moves into Thornmail to punish auto-attack based threats, and finishes with Frozen Heart for armor and attack speed reduction. For skill order, max Q first, then E, then W, and rely on Seismic Shard to poke and slow enemies. The complete rune page, item path, and matchup breakdowns follow in the guide below.
Malphite Build
S+ Current tier: S+ Top — view tier list
Imported from op.gg · updated every 48 hours · last update Nov 10, 2026.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Malphite Runes — Sorcery + Resolve
Arcane Comet 
Manaflow Band 
Transcendence 
Scorch 
Second Wind 
Overgrowth 
Attack Speed 
Health Scaling Health Scaling Malphite Summoner Spells
Flash 
TeleportMalphite Skill Order
Q › E › W
Ability Order by Level
1Q 2E 3W 4Q 5Q 6R 7Q 8E 9Q 10E 11R 12E 13E 14W 15W
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Malphite Runes — Precision + Inspiration
Press the Attack 
Triumph 
Legend: Alacrity 
Coup de Grace 
Magical Footwear 
Cosmic Insight Attack Speed 
Adaptive Force Health Scaling Malphite Summoner Spells
Flash 
SmiteMalphite Skill Order
W › E › Q
Ability Order by Level
1W 2E 3W 4Q 5W 6R 7W 8E 9W 10E 11R 12E 13E 14Q 15Q
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Malphite Counters
Weak Against
40.7% 258 games 
42.7% 218 games 
43.8% 1,220 games 
43.9% 180 games 
44.8% 446 games Strong Against
64.0% 527 games 
59.0% 1,252 games 
58.0% 162 games 
57.9% 627 games 
56.4% 3,800 games Win rates are Malphite's results against each champion, imported from op.gg.
Malphite Build FAQ
Based on current ranked data (op.gg, patch 16.18.1), the strongest recorded Malphite build in Top goes Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart as core items, with a 51.85% win rate across 82,188 games.
The most played rune page runs Arcane Comet (Sorcery) with Resolve as the secondary tree.
Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Frozen Heart.
Based on real matchup data, Malphite struggles most against Swain, Maokai, Sion.
Build and counter data is refreshed automatically every 48 hours from ranked game statistics.
