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Malphite in draft

Played at Top in 86% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Ban, presence, fearless and patch by patch: Malphite, all builds combined. In a comp, with / against and build: the chosen build.

Presence (pick + ban)

21 %

picked or banned · 25th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 8.2%

Picked 11% · 689 of 6,544 gamesBanned 10% · 334 of 3,272 drafts with bans

Win rate at Top

Everything below reads on 594 games at Top. · 422 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (3,272 games with bans) · Index built on Oct 27, 2026, 1:37 AM

In short

Four answers. Each card opens its chapter.

01 · In draftResponse ban: removed in phase 2, after the first picks.Banned, it makes room for

Dr. Mundo

Garen

02 · In a compWhat sets it apart from other top lanersFrontlineTeamfightLets allies carryCCFew duelsNo pokeNo split-push

03 · With / againstBad against Nautilus.Good againstno clear pairBad against

Nautilus29%38 gamesBad duo with

Rell27%33 games

04 · Build2 paths: Sunfire Aegis or Hollow Radiance.

Arcane Comet

Ban it or pick it?

Its place in the scene's drafts, and what happens when it is not there.

Read on Malphite, all builds combined.

Where it is played

Share of Top picks taken by Malphite, and its ban share, in each source

SoloQ

Master+ · ranked games of tracked players

3.3%19,849 picks out of 610,294banned in 16.8% of games · 16,543 of 98,270patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Tournaments

tournament code games

4.7%437 picks out of 9,366banned in 10.7% of games · 202 of 1,886patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

0.9%19 picks out of 2,194lolesports does not provide banspatches 16.20 → 16.17region filter not applicable

Frequency only: share of the role's picks in each source, over ITS last 3 patches with games — the page's period does not apply · under 30 games in the role, not measured · the three sources are never added up · ban share over games whose bans are read only (soloQ: games collected since 10/17)

Presence by patch

Between 23% and 29% since 16.12 · 27.7% on 16.21 · 28.0% on 16.20

show the detail of the 10 patches

Patch	Presence	Games	Majority keystone
16.21	27.7%	2,671	Arcane Comet63% · 166
16.20	28.0%	7,858	Arcane Comet65% · 460
16.19	27.5%	6,733	Arcane Comet62% · 368
16.18	26.1%	5,762	Arcane Comet66% · 336
16.17	26.7%	5,728	Arcane Comet67% · 313
16.16	25.6%	5,992	Arcane Comet65% · 299
16.15	25.4%	5,530	Arcane Comet66% · 263
16.14	23.2%	5,702	Arcane Comet62% · 237
16.13	28.6%	7,391	Arcane Comet66% · 450
16.12	28.8%	5,118	Arcane Comet67% · 307

Presence = picks + bans over the patch's games, all regions · the axis follows the calendar: a patch without games leaves a void · hollow point under 30 games, nothing compared

When it gets banned

Response ban: removed in phase 2, after the first picks.

334 bans of 3,272 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: taken at any point of the series.

G18.2%
G29.5%
G3+9.3%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Ornn27

K'Sante10

Dr. Mundo8

series, of 158 where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role

Share of each series game where it is picked · replacements: series where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role (158), published from 30 series

If it is banned, they pick

What is played more often at Top when Malphite is banned than when it is free, on both sides.

Read at Top, its main role: a ban has no role, it takes this one away first.

Dr. Mundo
4.6% → 8.7%
Garen
3.0% → 6.0%

334 games where it is banned · 2,633 where it is free and not picked · share of the role's picks: ○ free → ● banned · what the ban brings out, never why

When it is picked, the scene protects itself from

No feared counter: comps with Malphite ban nothing in phase 2 more than usual.

× = phase 2 bans in its comps relative to other comps, kept from ×1.25 · 44,638 tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12, the draft review window

What does it bring to a comp?

What its kit brings to its team, phase by phase, then in fights.

Read on Malphite, tank build.

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other top laners

Phase by phase

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Damage / mintick = the top laners

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Gold vs. direct opponent

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Not measured after 20 min: gold then follows the game's result.

Map pressuretakedowns outside its lane

Lane · 5–14 min

Not applicable to this position.

After 15 min

Measured before 15 min only.

Damage to champions per minute, at equal gold · gold against the direct opponent on a fixed ± 1,000 scale · map pressure before 15 min

In fights

ittop laners
Damage absorbed per minute.
Share of its takedowns taken with several allies.
Share of its takedowns taken in a duel.
Damage from its four allies per kill when it takes part: a high rank means it lets its allies carry the damage, a low rank that it carries it itself.
Riot CC score per minute.
Share of its team's damage.

Bar centred on top laners: to the right, more than them; to the left, less · fixed order, never sorted by value

What it is, what it is not

What marks itFrontlineTeamfightLets allies carryCC

What it is notFew duelsNo pokeNo split-push

Labels set by the server: the fact's criterion when it has one, otherwise the role rank (from 75 or at 25 and below)

Its tempo

level 6 at 5:24 (5:18), 1st item at 14:06 (12:48), 2nd at 21:54 (21:00), 3rd at 28:00 (27:06).

478 games · median minute of each milestone, top laners in brackets

With whom, against whom?

The win rate is a range: only a range entirely on one side of 50% says something.

Read on Malphite, tank build.

Allies and opponents

Its opponents, most frequent first.

Facing	Games	Reading
WukongJGL	67	Unfavourablebetween 24% and 43%
AhriMID	51	Evenbetween 36% and 58%
LuluSUP	49	Leans its waybetween 44% and 66%
GnarTOP	48	Evenbetween 40% and 64%
ViktorMID	47	Unfavourablebetween 26% and 48%
YunaraADC	47	Leans against itbetween 31% and 55%
SyndraMID	46	Leans against itbetween 30% and 53%
JinxADC	44	Leans against itbetween 30% and 53%
BraumSUP	44	Evenbetween 38% and 62%
Jarvan IVJGL	42	Evenbetween 40% and 65%

show 120 other pairs

OriannaMID	41	Leans against itbetween 28% and 52%
TristanaADC	40	Evenbetween 35% and 60%
NautilusSUP	38	Unfavourablebetween 19% and 42%
Xin ZhaoJGL	37	Leans against itbetween 28% and 54%
AsheADC	35	Leans against itbetween 33% and 59%
CaitlynADC	35	Evenbetween 38% and 65%
MilioSUP	32	Unfavourablebetween 20% and 46%
RakanSUP	32	Unfavourablebetween 20% and 46%
ViJGL	31	Evenbetween 37% and 66%
KarmaSUP	31	Leans its waybetween 40% and 69%
XayahADC	30	Unfavourablebetween 21% and 48%
SylasTOP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
AmbessaTOP	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
SeraphineSUP	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
LeonaSUP	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
Kai'SaADC	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
SivirADC	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
SejuaniJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
JhinADC	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
ThreshSUP	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
RenektonTOP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
SionTOP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
EzrealADC	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
Dr. MundoTOP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
NocturneJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
LucianADC	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
RellSUP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
OrnnTOP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
BardSUP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
MordekaiserTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
XerathMID	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
AatroxTOP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
HweiMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
RyzeMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
YoneTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
NamiSUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
K'SanteTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SkarnerJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
LissandraMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
JayceTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
ZaahenTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
LockeMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
YoneMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
ZeriADC	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
CamilleTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
GarenTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
PantheonJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
QiyanaJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
MaokaiJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
MelMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
ApheliosADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
AlistarSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
JaxTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
OlafTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
ShenTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SylasJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
AuroraMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
AzirMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
TaliyahMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
Twisted FateMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
Miss FortuneADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
ZiggsADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
BlitzcrankSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
NeekoSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
AmumuJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ViegoJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
CassiopeiaMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
GalioMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
VexMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
SmolderADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
YuumiSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
KledTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
NasusTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SettTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
DianaJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
EliseJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
JayceJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
AkaliMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
AniviaMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
CorkiADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
KalistaADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
JannaSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
GragasTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
JayceTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MaokaiTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
GravesJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Lee SinJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
LilliaJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ZaahenJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
LeBlancMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MalzaharMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SylasMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ZiggsMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
PoppySUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
GwenTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
UrgotTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
TrundleJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
EkkoMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
GalioMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VeigarMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
YasuoMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
LuxSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
MorganaSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
PykeSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
JayceTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
TalonJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ZyraJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
LuxMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
DravenADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SamiraADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SennaADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SeraphineADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SyndraADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
VarusADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
VayneADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
MaokaiSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 130 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 478 games, listed from 5 games per pair; under 30 games, only W/L counts are written.

How is it built?

Keystone, spells, first skill maxed and item paths, on the fallback level that has enough games.

Read on Malphite, tank build.

The usual build

Read on patch 16.21, filtered regions.

Patch + region16.21 · 60 games
Patch16.21 · 236 games
2 patches854 games
Window478 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Arcane Comet+

Resolve

65% · 39 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

95% · 57 games

First maxed skill

77% · 46 games

show 3 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orGrasp of the Undying+Sorcery30% · 18 games
orArcane Comet+Inspiration10% · 6 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ignite5% · 3 games

60 games at the level read · a level is read from 30 games

Item paths

2 item paths, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Sunfire Aegis48% · 13:36
Thornmail39% · 20:24
Hollow Radiance20% · 13:00
Frozen Heart50% · 21:24

Each % reads along the path: at the 1st item, over the games that completed a 1st item; then, over those that made the previous steps AND completed one more item. A path stops under 10 games · median minute the item is completed, from 3 games.

show how we count

Draft, with / against and build: the filters at the top of the page (window, regions, level). What follows the meta moves fast.
In a comp and “the scene protects itself from”: 180 days of tournaments (from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12), the draft review window. A champion's kit changes little, it needs volume.
All games come from Master+ amateur tournaments. No soloQ.
A win rate is written from 30 games, always with its range. Under that threshold, wins and losses are written.
What the data does not say: the pick order (missing from the Riot API), engage (no reliable measure).