Malphite Top build

Source patch 26.21 · Snapshot 2026-11-03

Boots and later choices

Boot options are shown separately because recall timing and threats affect when to buy them.

• Plated Steelcaps

Later candidates from the source, not a mandatory order or a validated six-item combination:

• Malignance
• Kaenic Rookern
• Bramble Vest

How to use this route

Choose defenses based on actual enemy damage and your role in fights. An armor-focused champion still needs a plan against meaningful magic damage.

When to change this build

AP and tank routes serve different goals. Select the intended style in the library rather than treating damage and frontline items as interchangeable.

Enter your completed items and components in the build advisor before comparing the next purchase. Treat counter items as alternatives: buying every suggested counter can delay the core that makes your champion effective.

Matchup context

These are match results for the source sample, not lane-win probabilities or a prediction of your own game. Only rows with at least 200 games appear. Player skill, composition and patch changes can alter the result.

Does this also apply in ARAM or Classic?

No. This guide describes the listed Summoner’s Rift lane. Use the separate ARAM or Classic section in the interactive library for those modes. An alternative AP or AD route is not automatically a measured popular build.

Sources and limits

MOBA Trainer: Malphite top source · Riot Data Dragon item catalog · How Riftwise creates advice. Item catalog version 16.22.1.

Patch notes describe balance changes; they do not establish which build is most successful. Dates above describe the stored source snapshot. This is a reference, not a guarantee of an optimal purchase.

Worked example: Twitch versus Jinx and Leona · Browse all champion guides