Malphite - Just a rock
Malphite · Top · by jjustonyy
Build
Boots of Speed325gEnhanced Movement: 25 Move SpeedBasic item — no components.
Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.
1Ninja Tabi1,000g (375g to combine)Armor25Ninja Footwork: Blocks 10% of the damage from Basic Attacks.Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipe
2Sunfire Cape2,650g (930g to combine)Health450Armor45Searing Heat: Deals 40 magic damage per second to nearby enemies.Recipe
3Glacial Shroud1,350g (230g to combine)Armor45Mana300Coolheaded: 10% Cooldown ReductionRecipe
4Mercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.Recipe
5Giant's Belt1,000gHealth380Basic item — no components.
6Abyssal Scepter2,560g (980g to combine)Ability Power70Magic Resist45Aura - Despair: Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies by 20Recipe
7Runic Bulwark2,950g (400g to combine)Health300Armor20Magic Resist30Aura - Legion: Grants nearby allies 10 Armor and 25 Magic Resist. This effect is increased by 50% on allied minions.Recipe
8Iceborn Gauntlet3,250g (700g to combine)Ability Power30Armor70Mana500Cooldown Reduction10%Spellblade of True Ice: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack (On-Hit) deals bonus physical damage equal to 125% of base Attack Damage to enemies near the target, and creates a field around the target for 2 seconds that Slows enemy Move Speed by 30% (2 second cooldown, half-sized field if ranged).Recipe
9Randuin's Omen3,125g (1,000g to combine)Health500Armor70Cold Steel: When hit by Basic Attacks, reduces the attacker's Attack Speed by 15% and Move Speed by 10% for 1 seconds.Active: 60s Slows nearby enemy units by 35% for seconds.Recipe
Randuin's Omen3,125g (1,000g to combine)Health500Armor70Cold Steel: When hit by Basic Attacks, reduces the attacker's Attack Speed by 15% and Move Speed by 10% for 1 seconds.Active: 60s Slows nearby enemy units by 35% for seconds.RecipeIceborn Gauntlet3,250g (700g to combine)Ability Power30Armor70Mana500Cooldown Reduction10%Spellblade of True Ice: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack (On-Hit) deals bonus physical damage equal to 125% of base Attack Damage to enemies near the target, and creates a field around the target for 2 seconds that Slows enemy Move Speed by 30% (2 second cooldown, half-sized field if ranged).RecipeRunic Bulwark2,950g (400g to combine)Health300Armor20Magic Resist30Aura - Legion: Grants nearby allies 10 Armor and 25 Magic Resist. This effect is increased by 50% on allied minions.RecipeAbyssal Scepter2,560g (980g to combine)Ability Power70Magic Resist45Aura - Despair: Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies by 20RecipeGiant's Belt1,000gHealth380Basic item — no components.Mercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.RecipeRunes and masteries
x9Mark of Attack DamageMark
x9Seal of ArmorSeal
x9Glyph of Scaling Magic ResistGlyph
x3Quintessence of HealthQuint
- Attack Damage +9.00
- Health +78.00
- Armor +9.00
- Scaling Magic Resist +1.80
0/1Summoner's Wrath0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Exhaust, Ignite, Ghost, Surge, Rally, and PromoteExhaust Exhaust also reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist by 10.Ignite While Ignite is on cooldown, gain 5 Ability Power and Attack Damage.Ghost Bonus Move Speed granted by Ghost is increased.Surge Increases the Attack Speed bonus by 5% and the Ability Power bonus by 10%.Rally Rally additionally gives Ability Power.Promote The Siege Rider's bonus Attack Damage aura also affects Champions.
0/4Fury0/4+1% Attack Speed per rank
4/4Sorcery4/4+1% Cooldown Reduction per rank
0/2Butcher0/2Basic attacks deal 2/4 bonus damage to minions and monsters
0/4Deadliness0/4+0.166/0.333/0.498/0.664 Attack Damage per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in offense.
4/4Blast4/4+0.25/0.5/0.75/1 Ability Power per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Destruction0/1Increase damage to turrets by 5%Needs 4 points spent higher in offense.
0/3Havoc0/3Increases damage dealt by 0.67%/1.33%/2%Needs 8 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Weapon Expertise0/1+8% Armor PenetrationNeeds 8 points spent higher in offense.Needs Deadliness at 4/4.
1/1Arcane Knowledge1/1+8% Magic PenetrationNeeds 8 points spent higher in offense.Needs Blast at 4/4.
0/2Lethality0/2+2.5%/5% Critical Strike Damage (5%/10% for melee)Needs 12 points spent higher in offense.
0/2Brute Force0/2+1.5/3 Attack DamageNeeds 12 points spent higher in offense.
0/3Mental Force0/3+2/4/6 Ability PowerNeeds 12 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Spellsword0/1Deals 5% of your Ability Power as magic damage on basic attacksNeeds 12 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Frenzy0/1Grants 10% attack speed for 2 seconds after landing a critical hitNeeds 16 points spent higher in offense.Needs Lethality at 2/2.
0/3Sunder0/3+2/4/6 LethalityNeeds 16 points spent higher in offense.
0/4Archmage0/4Increases Ability Power by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%Needs 16 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Executioner0/1Increases damage dealt by 5% to targets below 50% HealthNeeds 20 points spent higher in offense.
0/1Summoner's Resolve0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Cleanse, Heal, Smite, Barrier, and FortifyCleanse Extends the Tenacity buff duration.Heal Gain 5 Health per level.Smite Smite grants 10 gold per cast.Barrier Barrier's Shield is increased.Fortify Turrets deal splash damage around their target.
0/3Perseverance0/3Grants up to +2/4/6 Health Regen per 5 seconds based on missing Health
4/4Durability4/4+1.5/3/4.5/6 Health per level
0/2Tough Skin0/2Reduces damage taken from monsters by 1/2
3/3Hardiness3/3+2/4/6 ArmorNeeds 4 points spent higher in defense.
2/3Resistance2/3+2/4/6 Magic ResistNeeds 4 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Bladed Armor0/1Deals 6 damage to any enemy monster that attacks youNeeds 4 points spent higher in defense.Needs Tough Skin at 2/2.
2/2Unyielding2/2Reduces damage taken from enemy champions by 1/2Needs 8 points spent higher in defense.
0/2Relentless0/2Reduces the effectiveness of slows by 7.5%/15%Needs 8 points spent higher in defense.
1/1Veteran's Scars1/1+30 HealthNeeds 8 points spent higher in defense.Needs Durability at 4/4.
0/1Safeguard0/1Reduces damage taken from turrets by 5%Needs 8 points spent higher in defense.
1/1Block1/1Reduces damage taken from champion basic attacks by 3Needs 12 points spent higher in defense.Needs Unyielding at 2/2.
0/3Tenacious0/3Reduces the duration of crowd control effects by 5%/10%/15%Needs 12 points spent higher in defense.
3/3Juggernaut3/3Increases your maximum Health by 1.5%/2.75%/4%Needs 12 points spent higher in defense.
1/1Defender1/1Grants +1 Armor and Magic Resist for each nearby enemy championNeeds 16 points spent higher in defense.
3/3Legendary Armor3/3Increases bonus Armor and Magic Resist by +2%/4%/6%Needs 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Good Hands0/1Reduce time spent dead by 10%Needs 16 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Reinforced Armor0/1Reduce damage taken from critical strikes by 10%Needs 16 points spent higher in defense.
1/1Honor Guard1/1Reduces damage taken from all sources by 3%Needs 20 points spent higher in defense.
0/1Summoner's Insight0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Teleport, Flash, Clarity, Revive, and Clairvoyance.Teleport Teleport's channel time is reduced.Flash Reduces Flash's Cooldown by 15 seconds.Clarity Restores 25% more mana.Revive Revive temporarily grants the user 220-560 Health.Clairvoyance Retain sight on units revealed by Clairvoyance for 5 seconds.
0/3Wanderer0/3Grants +0.66%/1.33%/2% increased Movement Speed when out of combat
0/3Meditation0/3+1/2/3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
0/1Improved Recall0/1Reduces the cast time of Recall by 1 second
0/1Scout0/1Wards gain 25% increased vision range for the first 3 seconds after placing themNeeds 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Mastermind0/3Reduces the cooldown of Summoner Spells by 4%/7%/10%Needs 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Expanded Mind0/3+4/7/10 mana per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/2Artificer0/2Reduces the cooldown of activated items by 7.5%/15%Needs 4 points spent higher in utility.
0/4Greed0/4Grants an additional +0.5/1/1.5/2 gold every 10 secondsNeeds 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Runic Affinity0/1Increases the duration of neutral monster buffs by 20%Needs 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Vampirism0/3+1%/2%/3% Lifesteal and Spell VampNeeds 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Biscuiteer0/1Start the game with a regenerative biscuit that restores 80 Health and 50 Mana over 10 secondsNeeds 8 points spent higher in utility.
0/2Wealth0/2Increases starting gold by 40/75Needs 12 points spent higher in utility.Needs Greed at 4/4.
0/4Awareness0/4Increases Experience earned by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%Needs 12 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Strength of Spirit0/3Up to +1/2/3 Health Regen per 5 seconds for each 400 Mana you possessNeeds 12 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Explorer0/1Start the game with an Explorer's Ward.Needs 12 points spent higher in utility.Needs Biscuiteer at 1/1.
0/1Pickpocket0/1Grants 5 gold (melee) or 3 gold (ranged) each time you basic attack an enemy champion (5s cooldown)Needs 16 points spent higher in utility.
0/3Intelligence0/3+2%/4%/6% Cooldown ReductionNeeds 16 points spent higher in utility.
0/1Nimble0/1Grants 3% increased Movement SpeedNeeds 20 points spent higher in utility.Not the author's. This is a 21 Defense / 9 Offense page for the author's armor, health, and resistance-heavy Malphite build: Sunfire Cape, Runic Bulwark, Randuin's Omen, Iceborn Gauntlet, Abyssal Scepter, and Giant's Belt. The 9 Offense points take cooldown reduction and magic penetration because Malphite's lane trade and engage damage come mostly from Q, E, and R. Inferred from the build and text they did publish.
Skill order
ultimate at 6, 11 and 16
Granite Shield
Granite ShieldPassive
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 10 seconds, this effect recharges.
Seismic ShardQSeismic ShardQ
Using his primal elemental magic, Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing movement speed for 4 seconds.
- Damage
- 70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270 + 60% AP
- Cooldown
- 8s
- Cost
- 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 Mana
- Range
- 625
Brutal StrikesWBrutal StrikesW
Malphite starts to hit with such force that his attacks deal damage to all units in front of him. Activating Brutal Strikes greatly increases his Armor and Attack Damage for a short amount of time.
- Cooldown
- 14s
- Cost
- 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 Mana
- Range
- 400
Ground SlamEGround SlamE
Malphite slams the ground sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor as damage and reduces the Attack speed of enemies for a short duration.
- Damage
- 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 + 30% Armor + 20% AP
- Cooldown
- 7s
- Cost
- 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 Mana
- Range
- 400
Unstoppable ForceRUnstoppable ForceR
Malphite ferociously charges to a location, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.
- Damage
- 200 / 300 / 400 + 100% AP
- Cooldown
- 130 / 115 / 100s
- Cost
- 100 Mana
- Range
- 1000
- Seismic Shard (Q) takes points at levels 1, 4, 8, 10, 12.
- Brutal Strikes (W) takes points at levels 13, 14, 15, 17, 18.
- Ground Slam (E) takes points at levels 2, 3, 5, 7, 9.
- Unstoppable Force (R) takes points at levels 6, 11, 16.
Why these items
Openingsall within the 475 starting gold
- Boots of Speed325gEnhanced Movement: 25 Move SpeedBasic item — no components.Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.
Starting Items — The opening as the guide publishes it.
Corein buy order
1Ninja Tabi1,000g (375g to combine)Armor25Ninja Footwork: Blocks 10% of the damage from Basic Attacks.Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipeNinja TabiNinja Tabi1,000g (375g to combine)Armor25Ninja Footwork: Blocks 10% of the damage from Basic Attacks.Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipe
1,000g
2Sunfire Cape2,650g (930g to combine)Health450Armor45Searing Heat: Deals 40 magic damage per second to nearby enemies.RecipeSunfire CapeSunfire Cape2,650g (930g to combine)Health450Armor45Searing Heat: Deals 40 magic damage per second to nearby enemies.Recipe
2,650g- 3Glacial Shroud1,350g (230g to combine)Armor45Mana300Coolheaded: 10% Cooldown ReductionRecipe
Glacial ShroudGlacial Shroud1,350g (230g to combine)Armor45Mana300Coolheaded: 10% Cooldown ReductionRecipe
1,350g 
4Mercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.RecipeMercury's TreadsMercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.Recipe
1,200g- 5Giant's Belt1,000gHealth380Basic item — no components.
Giant's BeltGiant's Belt1,000gHealth380Basic item — no components.1,000g
6Abyssal Scepter2,560g (980g to combine)Ability Power70Magic Resist45Aura - Despair: Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies by 20RecipeAbyssal ScepterAbyssal Scepter2,560g (980g to combine)Ability Power70Magic Resist45Aura - Despair: Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies by 20Recipe
2,560g
7Runic Bulwark2,950g (400g to combine)Health300Armor20Magic Resist30Aura - Legion: Grants nearby allies 10 Armor and 25 Magic Resist. This effect is increased by 50% on allied minions.RecipeRunic BulwarkRunic Bulwark2,950g (400g to combine)Health300Armor20Magic Resist30Aura - Legion: Grants nearby allies 10 Armor and 25 Magic Resist. This effect is increased by 50% on allied minions.Recipe
2,950g
8Iceborn Gauntlet3,250g (700g to combine)Ability Power30Armor70Mana500Cooldown Reduction10%Spellblade of True Ice: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack (On-Hit) deals bonus physical damage equal to 125% of base Attack Damage to enemies near the target, and creates a field around the target for 2 seconds that Slows enemy Move Speed by 30% (2 second cooldown, half-sized field if ranged).RecipeIceborn GauntletIceborn Gauntlet3,250g (700g to combine)Ability Power30Armor70Mana500Cooldown Reduction10%Spellblade of True Ice: After using an ability, the next Basic Attack (On-Hit) deals bonus physical damage equal to 125% of base Attack Damage to enemies near the target, and creates a field around the target for 2 seconds that Slows enemy Move Speed by 30% (2 second cooldown, half-sized field if ranged).Recipe
3,250g
9Randuin's Omen3,125g (1,000g to combine)Health500Armor70Cold Steel: When hit by Basic Attacks, reduces the attacker's Attack Speed by 15% and Move Speed by 10% for 1 seconds.Active: 60s Slows nearby enemy units by 35% for seconds.RecipeRanduin's OmenRanduin's Omen3,125g (1,000g to combine)Health500Armor70Cold Steel: When hit by Basic Attacks, reduces the attacker's Attack Speed by 15% and Move Speed by 10% for 1 seconds.Active: 60s Slows nearby enemy units by 35% for seconds.Recipe
3,125g
Notes
the author's own wordsMalphite - Just a rock — rated 9.4/10 from 26 votes on MOBAFire.
Build by jjustonyy, written in Season 3 and transcribed from [MOBAFire's League Classic library](https://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/malphite-just-a-rock-222288).