Rune choice
This setup pairs Sorcery with Resolve and uses Arcane Comet as its keystone. The highlighted runes and shards belong to this imported setup; inspect an icon to read its effect.
Build Malphite Top
Runes, items & skill order
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Patch 26.20
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All servers · Patch 26.20 · 2026-10-13 00:38 UTC · Data sources
Build Malphite Top
Core items
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Malphite Runes
Malphite Top Build
51.67% WR
Sorcery
Primary
Arcane Comet
Resolve
Secondary
Stat Shards
Offense
Attack Speed
Flex
Health Scaling
Defense
Health Scaling
Summoner Spells
51.67%
Flash
Teleport
Items
Starting items
51.62% WR
196,837 matches
Most popular starting combination
Core items
57.25% WR
13,255 matches
Popular core combination
Fourth item options
Jak'Sho, The Protean
56.87% WR
12,354 matches
Kaenic Rookern
57.07% WR
9,837 matches
Randuin's Omen
56.43% WR
8,728 matches
Frozen Heart
56.05% WR
7,410 matches
Thornmail
57.63% WR
7,106 matches
Fifth item options
Jak'Sho, The Protean
56.86% WR
3,016 matches
Randuin's Omen
56.81% WR
2,262 matches
Kaenic Rookern
55.54% WR
1,597 matches
Frozen Heart
55.43% WR
1,344 matches
Thornmail
54.31% WR
1,173 matches
Sixth item options
Jak'Sho, The Protean
53.41% WR
88 matches
Randuin's Omen
52.50% WR
80 matches
Dead Man's Plate
61.90% WR
63 matches
Unending Despair
51.67% WR
60 matches
Kaenic Rookern
50.88% WR
57 matches
Skill priority
51.67% WR
Skill order
Most popular ability leveling order · source levels 1–15Levels 1–5
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
Q | · | · | Q | Q |
| W |
· | · | W | · | · |
| E |
· | E | · | · | · |
 R |
· | · | · | · | · |
Levels 6–10
| Ability | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
· | Q | · | Q | · |
| W |
· | · | · | · | · |
| E |
· | · | E | · | E |
| R |
R | · | · | · | · |
Levels 11–15
| Ability | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
· | · | · | · | · |
| W |
· | · | · | W | W |
| E |
· | E | E | · | · |
| R |
R | · | · | · | · |
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3
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Champion win rate against each opponent, for the selected role and rank. Small samples are less reliable.
Malphite Top build guide: runes, items and skill order
This Malphite Top build covers League of Legends patch 16.20. Compare the selected runes, starting items and core purchases before the match, then adapt your later purchases to enemy damage and defenses. The source recommendations use the All ranks filter across all servers.
For Malphite runes, this setup uses Arcane Comet with Resolve as the secondary path. Check the highlighted stat shards as well: they are part of the rune page, not extra items. Hover or tap a rune to read its effect before deciding whether it suits your matchup.
The displayed Malphite skill order starts with Q and prioritizes Q → E → W. The level-by-level grid covers the first 15 levels supplied by the source. Follow that sequence as a reference while accounting for what your lane or team needs. Item win rates describe completed purchases and should be read alongside their game counts.
Which items should you build on Malphite Top?
The most popular core items in this Malphite Top build are Sunfire Aegis → Thornmail → Frozen Heart. Check starting items and boots separately, then compare later item options against the enemy team. This is a reference for patch 26.20, not a fixed purchase order for every match.
Which runes should you choose for Malphite Top?
For the selected All ranks rank filter, the rune page uses Arcane Comet with Resolve. Review each rune tooltip and the selected stat shards before entering champion select.
How do you compare Malphite builds by rank?
Use the rank selector to view a separate build and win rate for Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Emerald, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster or Challenger. Keep the same role when comparing. A small sample is less reliable, and a higher win rate alone does not prove a better build.
How this build works
Core purchases
The most popular core combination in the source is Sunfire Aegis → Thornmail → Frozen Heart. Treat it as a starting point: choose defensive or penetration options for the opponents you are facing.
Read the sample
The core combination has an observed win rate of 57.25% across 13,255 games. These are games that reached this purchase combination, not all games played by the champion. A completed build can appear stronger because winning players can afford more items.
How to play Malphite: combos, tips and builds
Learn Malphite abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
Read the guideAbout Malphite
A massive creature of living stone, Malphite struggles to impose blessed order on a chaotic world. Birthed as a servitor-shard to an otherworldly obelisk known as the Monolith, he used his tremendous elemental strength to maintain and protect his progenitor, but ultimately failed. The only survivor of the destruction that followed, Malphite now endures Runeterra's soft folk and their fluid temperaments, while struggling to find a new role worthy of the last of his kind.