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Malphite in draft

Played at Top in 79% 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)

29 %

picked or banned · 12th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 9.4%

Picked 11% · 2,094 of 18,490 gamesBanned 18% · 3,131 of 17,478 drafts with bans

Win rate at Top

Everything below reads on 1,660 games at Top. · 493 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (17,478 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

Jayce

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

03 · With / againstGood against Orianna, bad against Zac.Good against

Orianna66%47 gamesBad against

Zac30%30 gamesBad duo with

Lulu42%134 gamesGood duo with

Zeri70%59 games

04 · Build3 paths: Sunfire Aegis or Hollow Radiance or Kaenic Rookern.

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

2.9%16,264 picks out of 558,540banned in 9.4% of games · 8,170 of 86,901patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Tournaments

tournament code games

4.6%987 picks out of 21,472banned in 18.5% of games · 1,876 of 10,152patches 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.

3,131 bans of 17,478 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: taken at any point of the series.

G18.4%
G28.9%
G3+9.1%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Sion31

Ornn29

Shen25

series, of 350 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 (350), 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
5.1% → 7.9%
Jayce
4.3% → 7.7%
Maokai
1.5% → 3.1%

show 4 other champions

Cho'Gath
1.7% → 2.7%
Yasuo
1.0% → 1.6%
Tahm Kench
1.0% → 1.5%
Teemo
0.4% → 0.7%

3,131 games where it is banned · 12,404 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 5:18 (5:18), 1st item at 14:30 (13:06), 2nd at 21:42 (21:00), 3rd at 27:48 (26:48).

1,508 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
Lee SinJGL	171	Evenbetween 46% and 59%
NautilusSUP	138	Leans its waybetween 49% and 63%
WukongJGL	137	Leans its waybetween 49% and 63%
JhinADC	125	Favourablebetween 54% and 68%
CaitlynADC	123	Leans its waybetween 48% and 63%
YunaraADC	122	Evenbetween 42% and 57%
LeonaSUP	122	Leans its waybetween 46% and 61%
LuluSUP	121	Leans its waybetween 49% and 63%
Kai'SaADC	118	Leans against itbetween 38% and 53%
ViJGL	116	Leans its waybetween 46% and 61%

show 213 other pairs

EzrealADC	115	Evenbetween 41% and 56%
AhriMID	109	Favourablebetween 53% and 68%
ThreshSUP	109	Evenbetween 41% and 56%
NasusTOP	108	Evenbetween 42% and 58%
BraumSUP	103	Leans against itbetween 35% and 51%
XayahADC	94	Leans its waybetween 45% and 61%
GnarTOP	91	Leans its waybetween 45% and 62%
Dr. MundoTOP	90	Evenbetween 43% and 60%
ViktorMID	88	Leans its waybetween 46% and 63%
BlitzcrankSUP	86	Evenbetween 42% and 60%
SeraphineSUP	82	Leans against itbetween 38% and 55%
SyndraMID	81	Leans its waybetween 49% and 67%
JinxADC	81	Evenbetween 39% and 57%
Jarvan IVJGL	80	Evenbetween 40% and 58%
ApheliosADC	78	Evenbetween 41% and 59%
LissandraMID	75	Unfavourablebetween 29% and 47%
LucianADC	75	Leans its waybetween 45% and 64%
AmbessaTOP	73	Evenbetween 39% and 58%
Xin ZhaoJGL	70	Leans its waybetween 45% and 64%
RellSUP	67	Evenbetween 39% and 59%
AsheADC	66	Leans against itbetween 36% and 56%
TristanaADC	64	Evenbetween 41% and 62%
YoneTOP	62	Evenbetween 41% and 62%
MilioSUP	61	Leans its waybetween 44% and 64%
KarmaSUP	60	Leans against itbetween 33% and 54%
GalioMID	59	Leans its waybetween 45% and 66%
RakanSUP	59	Evenbetween 39% and 60%
AatroxTOP	58	Leans its waybetween 50% and 70%
SionTOP	58	Evenbetween 41% and 62%
ViegoJGL	57	Leans its waybetween 47% and 68%
AlistarSUP	56	Evenbetween 39% and 61%
RenektonTOP	55	Leans against itbetween 35% and 57%
Miss FortuneADC	55	Unfavourablebetween 27% and 47%
MordekaiserTOP	54	Leans against itbetween 36% and 57%
NocturneJGL	51	Leans its waybetween 44% and 66%
AkaliMID	51	Evenbetween 36% and 58%
JayceJGL	50	Leans its waybetween 43% and 65%
LilliaJGL	50	Leans against itbetween 31% and 54%
YuumiSUP	50	Leans its waybetween 46% and 69%
LockeMID	49	Evenbetween 40% and 62%
HweiMID	48	Leans against itbetween 33% and 56%
YoneMID	48	Leans its waybetween 47% and 69%
OrnnTOP	47	Leans against itbetween 35% and 59%
OriannaMID	47	Favourablebetween 54% and 76%
XerathMID	47	Leans its waybetween 43% and 67%
SivirADC	47	Leans its waybetween 50% and 72%
OlafTOP	46	Leans against itbetween 28% and 51%
ZeriADC	46	Evenbetween 40% and 64%
SejuaniJGL	44	Evenbetween 38% and 62%
LeBlancMID	44	Leans against itbetween 30% and 53%
AuroraMID	43	Leans its waybetween 41% and 65%
RyzeMID	43	Leans its waybetween 43% and 68%
GalioMID	42	Leans its waybetween 42% and 67%
GwenTOP	40	Leans its waybetween 42% and 67%
VexMID	40	Evenbetween 37% and 63%
QiyanaJGL	39	Leans its waybetween 43% and 69%
ZedJGL	39	Leans against itbetween 34% and 59%
NeekoSUP	39	Leans its waybetween 48% and 73%
CamilleTOP	38	Leans against itbetween 32% and 58%
TaliyahMID	38	Leans against itbetween 30% and 55%
ZiggsADC	37	Leans its waybetween 46% and 72%
ZaahenTOP	36	Leans its waybetween 45% and 71%
K'SanteTOP	35	Leans its waybetween 46% and 72%
Twisted FateMID	35	Leans against itbetween 30% and 57%
NaafiriJGL	34	Evenbetween 34% and 61%
BardSUP	33	Leans against itbetween 27% and 54%
JayceTOP	32	Evenbetween 36% and 64%
Cho'GathJGL	32	Leans its waybetween 42% and 70%
GangplankTOP	31	Leans against itbetween 31% and 60%
JaxTOP	31	Leans against itbetween 31% and 60%
GravesJGL	31	Evenbetween 37% and 66%
AniviaMID	31	Leans its waybetween 40% and 69%
SylasTOP	30	Leans against itbetween 24% and 52%
ZacJGL	30	Unfavourablebetween 18% and 45%
PykeSUP	30	Leans its waybetween 42% and 70%
VarusADC	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
MorganaSUP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
NidaleeJGL	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
PantheonJGL	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
CorkiADC	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
PoppySUP	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
ShenTOP	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
FioraTOP	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
JayceTOP	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
MelMID	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
EliseJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
SettTOP	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
MalzaharMID	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
EkkoJGL	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
HecarimJGL	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
ZedMID	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
ZyraJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
CassiopeiaMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
GragasTOP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
YasuoMID	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
LuxSUP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
GarenTOP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
IreliaTOP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
JayceTOP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
DianaJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
VeigarMID	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
VladimirMID	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
KalistaADC	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
KennenTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
SkarnerJGL	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
DianaMID	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
ViktorADC	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
Tahm KenchSUP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
AnnieMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
RumbleTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
KindredJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
TalonJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
IreliaMID	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
NamiSUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
DariusTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
PantheonTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
Kha'ZixJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
MaokaiJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
TrundleJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
LuxMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SylasMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
Kog'MawADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
IllaoiTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
YorickTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
KaynJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
LockeJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
FizzMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
ZyraSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
TaliyahJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
EkkoMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
DravenADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
SmolderADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
VayneADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
SorakaSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
SionMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
TalonMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
MelADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
TwitchADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
CamilleSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
PantheonSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
WukongTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
TryndamereTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
PoppyJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
Rek'SaiJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
JayceMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
HweiADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SeraphineADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
XerathADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
PoppyTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
VladimirTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
AatroxJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
AzirMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
KassadinMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
SwainMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ZoeMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
EliseSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
GalioSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
JannaSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
AkaliTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SwainTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
VolibearTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
AmumuJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
Master YiJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SylasJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
YasuoADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
MaokaiSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SwainSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SylasSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ZileanSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
GalioTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MaokaiTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
TrundleTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
YasuoTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
GwenJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
JaxJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
KarthusJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ShacoJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Aurelion SolMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
KatarinaMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MorganaMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
NasusMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
NeekoMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
PantheonMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
TristanaMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ShenSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
CorkiTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Tahm KenchTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
IvernJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
WarwickJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ZaahenJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
KatarinaMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
RenektonMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Vel'KozMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
NilahADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SyndraADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SejuaniTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
VarusTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
VayneTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
FiddlesticksJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
RammusJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
RengarJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
AmbessaMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
QiyanaMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SeraphineMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SettMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ZiggsMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SonaSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
XerathSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 223 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 1,508 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 · 162 games
Patch16.21 · 236 games
2 patches854 games
Window1,508 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Arcane Comet+

Resolve

59% · 96 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

94% · 152 games

First maxed skill

74% · 120 games

show 4 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orGrasp of the Undying+Sorcery28% · 46 games
orArcane Comet+Inspiration12% · 20 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ignite4% · 7 games
orTeleport + Ignite1% · 2 games

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

Item paths

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

Sunfire Aegis56% · 14:30
Thornmail38% · 20:36
Frozen Heart53% · 27:06
Hollow Radiance18% · 13:18
Thornmail38% · 22:36
Kaenic Rookern7% · 14:06

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).