Wincon
Top · 381 games · NA

Malphite

Top · 88% of games Mid · 7%Jungle · 5%

Strongest when games end at 25–30 minutes (55%). On average behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes (−633 gold), and still wins 54%.

Win rate
53.8%
±5.0 · role avg 50.0%
Tier
S
#3 of 77
Pick rate
6.2%
ban 13.1%
Games
381
ranked solo/duo

Malphite top wins 53.8% of 381 ranked games in NA, rank 3 of 77 top champions (tier S). Most players finish Sunfire Aegis first, at about 13:24.

The build at a glance

What most Malphite players run

Items 1–4: the most common path. Later items: the most common pick in the games that last that long, so fewer games.
Items, in buying orderEvery option, item by item →
Boots Plated Steelcaps 12:30 · 67% of games
Item 1 Sunfire Aegis 13:31 · 42% · 152 games
Item 2 Frozen Heart 21:03 · 31% · 37 games
Item 3 Thornmail 25:36 · 79% · 11 games
Item 4 · late game Randuin's Omen 30:30 · 5 of 38 games
Runes
Arcane Comet · Sorcery + Resolve 35% of games · 54% wins All runes →
Start
Doran's Ring + Health Potion 66% of games · 56% wins Other starts →
Spells
Flash + Teleport 84% of games · 54% wins Other spells →
Skill order
Seismic ShardQ Ground SlamE ThunderclapW
Max Seismic Shard first 58% of games · 52% wins Skill orders →
When Malphite wins

Best when games end at 25–30′

Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished.
70%60%50%40%30% Games that ended at 15–20′: 51% wins over 47 games 51% Games that ended at 20–25′: 54% wins over 72 games 54% Games that ended at 25–30′: 55% wins over 128 games 55% Games that ended at 30–35′: 54% wins over 96 games 54% Games that ended at 35–40′: 53% wins over 30 games 53% Games that ended at 40–45′: 40% wins over 5 games 40% 0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′
Plated Steelcaps Sunfire Aegis Frozen Heart Thornmail Randuin's Omen
Ends before 25′53% wins31% of games · 119
Lasts 25′ or more54% wins68% of games · 259
Lanes

Watch out for Yone, Sylas

Hard Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →
What wins Malphite games

First Baron: 82% against 32%

Win rate when the team took it firstwhen it didn't Gap
First Baron 32% 82% +50
First tower 35% 80% +45
First dragon 38% 70% +32
Rift Herald 42% 70% +28
First blood 45% 64% +19
First Voidgrubs 54% 53% −1

Taking an objective goes with winning; it isn't the whole cause. First inhibitor is left out: it mostly means the game is already won.

How Malphite plays

Fewer multikills, fewer solo kills

What stands out (10% or more) against the average top laner. Blue: better for winning, red: worse.

Fewer multikills a game0.20 against 0.42 · −52%
Fewer solo kills a game1.2 against 2.1 · −42%
More assists a game7.3 against 5.3 · +38%
Less damage to towers6438 against 8625 · −25%
Fewer deaths a game4.4 against 5.7 · −23%

About average: vision, kill participation.