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Playing Against Malphite
TopPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
A massive rock tank that specializes in countering AD champions and initiating fights. He uses to kite, to cripple auto-attackers, and to instantly delete backliners with heavy AOE burst.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A stone-like glow or crust over his body. | Provides a shield for 10% max HP. If he is not hit for 8-6s, it recharges. Always tap him with a basic attack or spell to keep on cooldown before committing to a trade. | |
| A rolling rock shard that follows a target. | Point-and-click damage that steals your Move Speed. It is very mana-intensive early; if he spams , he will run out of mana quickly. | |
| Glowing hands followed by cone-shaped shockwaves on his autos. | An auto-attack reset that deals splash damage in front of him. It scales with Armor, so he hits harder the more physical defense he buys. | |
| A circular ground slam shockwave. | Deals magic damage scaling with Armor and reduces enemy Attack Speed by 30-50%. If you are an auto-attacker, never all-in while this debuff is active. | |
| A high-speed unstoppable dash that knocks up enemies. | One of the most dangerous engages in the game. It is unstoppable, meaning you cannot CC him out of the dash. You must use Flash or a dash to dodge it reactively. |
Respect
- !Engage→It is nearly instant at close range and sets up a full combo that can one-shot squishy targets or setup a team wipe.
- !Cripple→The Attack Speed reduction lasts 3 seconds and completely ruins the DPS of champions like Jax, Irelia, or Tryndamere.
- !Armor Scaling Damage→Because and scale with Armor, he can deal massive damage to AD champions while simultaneously being unkillable for them.
- !Kiting→He steals your movement speed. If you have no gap closer, he can poke you with and you will never be able to reach him.
Punish
- +is down→He is significantly less tanky without his 10% max HP shield. Poke him once to stop the recharge timer, then all-in while the crust is gone.
- +Early Mana Depletion→His costs 70-90 mana. If he uses it 3-4 times at level 3, he is likely OOM. Engage on him when his mana bar is blue/empty.
- +is on Cooldown→Without his ultimate, he has zero reliable escape or hard CC. Call your jungler for a dive or play aggressively as he cannot stop you.
- +is Missed/Wasted→The cooldown is roughly 15-13 seconds early. If he uses to farm the wave, you have a massive window to trade with auto-attacks.
Laning Tips
- •Run Second Wind and Doran's Shield. The healing from these two items almost entirely negates the damage from early poke.
- •Pick champions with Magic Damage or True Damage. He gets free Armor from passive, making him a nightmare for AD-only teams.
- •Tag him with a ranged ability or auto every 6-8 seconds. If you don't, will keep coming back, giving him infinite effective HP.
- •Do not use your gap-closer (like Camille E or Jax Q) until after he uses , or he will just slow you and walk away.
- •If he is playing 'AP Malphite' (Comet/Luden's), he is very squishy. All-in him the moment he misses or wastes .
- •Stand away from your own minion wave. This forces him to choose between hitting you or the minions with and splash.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not clump with your team. A multi-man is usually an instant loss for your team.
- ⚠Keep your finger on the Flash key whenever he is in vision. You must react to the sound and animation instantly.
- ⚠If you are a marksman, do not enter his melee range even if he is low, as will prevent you from life-stealing or dealing damage.
- ⚠Wait for him to engage on a tank or miss his before you commit your own high-value cooldowns.
- ⚠Ward over walls and in bushes near objectives. Malphite loves to flank with where you can't see the start of the animation.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached