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Malphite
Patch 16.2.1
TopDifficulty
Very Easy
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Survive the laning phase and reach mid-game teamfights. Your goal is to find a high-value on the enemy backline during objective contests (Dragon/Baron) to wipe the enemy carries.
Playstyle
An armor-stacking juggernaut who serves as the ultimate primary engage. You survive the early lane to become a game-changing teamfighter who shuts down physical damage carries.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- + is one of the most reliable and impactful engage tools in the game
- + provides massive attack speed reduction against AD champions
- +Point-and-click slow with makes you difficult to kite
- +Extremely high effective HP against physical damage due to armor scaling
Weaknesses
- -High mana costs make you vulnerable if you spam early
- -Relies heavily on to contribute to fights
- -Weak against magic damage and true damage since you stack armor
- -No innate sustain other than the shield
Abilities
A shield for 10% of your max HP that recharges when you haven't been hit. This is your trade window indicator. Only look for aggressive trades when is active to ensure you aren't losing permanent health.
Deals damage and steals movement speed. Use to facilitate ganks or to escape. Don't spam this for poke level 1-5 unless you have Manaflow Band or Corrupting Potion, as you will run out of mana quickly.
Empowers your attacks to create aftershocks in a cone. Use as an auto-attack reset. It is your primary tool for clearing waves and dealing sustained damage once you are in melee range.
Slams the ground to deal damage based on your Armor and slow enemy attack speed. This is your most important defensive tool in a 1v1. Use the moment an enemy tries to auto-attack you to ruin their DPS.
A high-speed unstoppable dash that knocks up everyone in the area. Do not always look for 5-man hits; using to delete a single priority target like the enemy ADC is often enough to win the fight.
Teamfight Role
Primary Engage and Disruptor
Position yourself in the front or a flank. Wait for the enemy carries to step up or clump together, then use to start the fight. After the knockup, stick to the ADC and use to reduce their damage.
If your own ADC is very fed and the enemy has a dive-heavy comp, save to peel and knock up the divers right as they land on your carry.
Combos
Standard Lane Trade
→ Walk up → → Auto → → Walk away
Use the speed from to close the gap. Hit them with to stop them from trading back effectively, then use the reset before walking out while your shield is still up.
The 'Delete' All-In
→ → → Auto →
The standard burst combo. You use immediately after landing so they are slowed and crippled the moment the knockup ends. Use last to chase if they Flash away.
Long Range Engage
Flash → → →
Used to catch enemies off guard from a screen away. Buffer your movement, Flash into range, and immediately press . This gives enemies almost zero reaction time.
Quick Disengage
→ (on closest target) → Walk away
If you're being collapsed on, use to slow their autos and to steal speed from the fastest enemy to safely retreat.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 6 | Unlocks , giving you massive kill pressure and making you a threat to every lane on the map. |
| Level 9 | Your first ability (usually or ) is maxed, significantly increasing your poke or waveclear. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 lowers the cooldown, allowing you to force teamfights more frequently. |
| Level 16 | Rank 3 provides a very short cooldown, making you a constant threat in the late game. |
Tips & Tricks
- • is unstoppable—you can use it to completely ignore CC like Blitzcrank hooks or Lillia sleeps if timed correctly.
- •The damage from scales with Armor; late game, you can deal massive damage to squishies just by being tanky.
- •Wait for your shield to come back before you walk up to last-hit if you're in a losing matchup.
- •You can a minion to get a speed boost for escaping or dodging skillshots if the enemy champion is too far away.
- • is an auto-attack reset; always press it immediately after a basic attack for maximum damage.
- •If an enemy has a spell shield (Sivir/Nocturne), use to pop it before you use .
Common Mistakes
- ✕Spamming early game→You run out of mana by level 4, lose your ability to farm safely, and become a free target for the enemy jungler.
- ✕Using when your team cannot follow up→You dive deep into the enemy team alone, get kited, and die while your team is still walking toward the fight.
- ✕Holding for a 5-man knockup→You miss the opportunity to catch a priority carry, and your team loses the fight while you still have your ultimate up.
- ✕Ignoring the attack speed slow on →You use it for damage early in a trade rather than timing it when the enemy bruiser actually starts their auto-attack combo.
- ✕Fighting when is down→You lose the bonus durability and take permanent health damage that forces you to back or lose lane pressure.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached