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Malphite in draft

Played at Top in 81% 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)

27 %

picked or banned · 15th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 8.6%

Picked 11% · 3,033 of 27,744 gamesBanned 16% · 3,691 of 22,759 drafts with bans

Win rate at Top

Everything below reads on 2,452 games at Top. · 1,064 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (22,759 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 Elise, bad against Cho'Gath.Good against

Elise78%32 gamesBad against

Cho'Gath27%30 gamesBad duo with

Lulu42%199 gamesGood duo with

Zeri69%77 games

04 · Build3 paths: Sunfire Aegis or Hollow Radiance or Frozen Heart.

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

3.2%49,947 picks out of 1,584,432banned in 14.2% of games · 36,954 of 259,636patches 16.21 → 16.19

Tournaments

tournament code games

4.5%1,559 picks out of 34,524banned in 16.7% of games · 2,232 of 13,367patches 16.21 → 16.19

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

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

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.

3,691 bans of 22,759 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: taken at any point of the series.

G18.3%
G28.9%
G3+8.7%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Ornn65

Sion40

Shen33

series, of 568 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 (568), 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
5.2% → 8.1%
Jayce
3.9% → 7.2%
Fiora
2.6% → 3.9%

show 6 other champions

Maokai
1.4% → 3.0%
Yasuo
0.9% → 1.5%
Wukong
0.5% → 0.8%
Teemo
0.4% → 0.7%
Ryze
0.4% → 0.6%
Zed
0.3% → 0.6%

3,691 games where it is banned · 16,620 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 14:18 (13:00), 2nd at 21:48 (21:06), 3rd at 27:54 (27:00).

2,153 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	220	Evenbetween 45% and 56%
NautilusSUP	194	Evenbetween 44% and 56%
LuluSUP	191	Leans its waybetween 49% and 61%
Lee SinJGL	185	Evenbetween 46% and 58%
YunaraADC	184	Evenbetween 43% and 55%
CaitlynADC	176	Leans its waybetween 47% and 60%
AhriMID	174	Leans its waybetween 49% and 61%
GnarTOP	162	Evenbetween 45% and 58%
JhinADC	161	Leans its waybetween 50% and 63%
ViJGL	159	Evenbetween 46% and 59%

show 239 other pairs

BraumSUP	158	Leans against itbetween 39% and 52%
LeonaSUP	156	Leans its waybetween 49% and 62%
ViktorMID	152	Evenbetween 42% and 55%
SyndraMID	148	Evenbetween 43% and 56%
Kai'SaADC	147	Leans against itbetween 40% and 53%
Jarvan IVJGL	141	Evenbetween 44% and 57%
EzrealADC	140	Evenbetween 42% and 56%
JinxADC	138	Leans against itbetween 39% and 53%
ThreshSUP	135	Leans against itbetween 38% and 52%
XayahADC	130	Evenbetween 41% and 55%
SeraphineSUP	121	Leans against itbetween 36% and 51%
NasusTOP	119	Evenbetween 44% and 59%
AmbessaTOP	116	Evenbetween 41% and 56%
AsheADC	116	Leans against itbetween 37% and 52%
Dr. MundoTOP	115	Leans against itbetween 39% and 54%
Xin ZhaoJGL	115	Evenbetween 44% and 59%
TristanaADC	114	Evenbetween 43% and 59%
LucianADC	102	Evenbetween 41% and 57%
KarmaSUP	101	Evenbetween 41% and 58%
MilioSUP	101	Evenbetween 40% and 56%
BlitzcrankSUP	98	Evenbetween 42% and 58%
RakanSUP	97	Leans against itbetween 34% and 51%
RellSUP	97	Evenbetween 40% and 57%
LissandraMID	95	Unfavourablebetween 30% and 46%
OriannaMID	95	Evenbetween 44% and 61%
ApheliosADC	95	Evenbetween 40% and 57%
RenektonTOP	91	Leans against itbetween 35% and 52%
AatroxTOP	88	Leans its waybetween 46% and 63%
SionTOP	87	Evenbetween 39% and 56%
MordekaiserTOP	83	Leans against itbetween 38% and 56%
NocturneJGL	82	Evenbetween 43% and 61%
YoneTOP	79	Evenbetween 42% and 60%
SivirADC	77	Leans its waybetween 47% and 65%
AlistarSUP	75	Evenbetween 41% and 60%
GalioMID	74	Evenbetween 38% and 57%
HweiMID	72	Leans against itbetween 37% and 56%
XerathMID	71	Favourablebetween 51% and 70%
Miss FortuneADC	71	Unfavourablebetween 29% and 48%
SejuaniJGL	70	Leans against itbetween 35% and 54%
ViegoJGL	70	Leans its waybetween 46% and 65%
OrnnTOP	69	Leans against itbetween 36% and 55%
YoneMID	68	Evenbetween 43% and 63%
LilliaJGL	64	Leans against itbetween 34% and 54%
LockeMID	64	Evenbetween 41% and 62%
YuumiSUP	64	Evenbetween 41% and 62%
ZeriADC	63	Leans against itbetween 36% and 56%
AkaliMID	62	Evenbetween 41% and 62%
OlafTOP	61	Leans against itbetween 31% and 52%
RyzeMID	61	Leans against itbetween 36% and 56%
BardSUP	61	Leans against itbetween 36% and 56%
SylasTOP	60	Leans against itbetween 33% and 54%
AuroraMID	60	Leans its waybetween 44% and 65%
JayceJGL	59	Evenbetween 42% and 63%
ZaahenTOP	55	Leans its waybetween 45% and 67%
QiyanaJGL	55	Leans against itbetween 33% and 55%
Cho'GathJGL	54	Leans its waybetween 43% and 64%
LeBlancMID	54	Leans against itbetween 29% and 50%
VexMID	54	Evenbetween 39% and 61%
CamilleTOP	51	Leans against itbetween 32% and 55%
ZiggsADC	51	Favourablebetween 51% and 73%
K'SanteTOP	50	Leans its waybetween 43% and 65%
TaliyahMID	50	Leans against itbetween 35% and 58%
NeekoSUP	50	Leans its waybetween 48% and 71%
JayceTOP	49	Leans against itbetween 34% and 57%
GalioMID	49	Leans its waybetween 44% and 66%
GwenTOP	48	Evenbetween 38% and 62%
Twisted FateMID	48	Leans against itbetween 35% and 58%
JaxTOP	43	Evenbetween 39% and 63%
MelMID	43	Leans its waybetween 41% and 65%
ZedJGL	42	Leans against itbetween 33% and 58%
AniviaMID	42	Evenbetween 40% and 65%
GravesJGL	41	Evenbetween 39% and 64%
SkarnerJGL	41	Leans against itbetween 34% and 59%
VarusADC	41	Evenbetween 39% and 64%
ShenTOP	40	Unfavourablebetween 24% and 48%
PantheonJGL	40	Evenbetween 40% and 65%
NaafiriJGL	39	Leans against itbetween 31% and 57%
PykeSUP	39	Evenbetween 36% and 62%
GangplankTOP	37	Leans against itbetween 33% and 59%
CorkiADC	37	Leans against itbetween 28% and 54%
ZacJGL	35	Unfavourablebetween 20% and 45%
MorganaSUP	35	Leans against itbetween 33% and 59%
NamiSUP	35	Unfavourablebetween 23% and 48%
PoppySUP	35	Favourablebetween 52% and 77%
GarenTOP	33	Leans its waybetween 43% and 71%
SettTOP	33	Leans against itbetween 29% and 57%
EliseJGL	32	Favourablebetween 64% and 88%
CassiopeiaMID	32	Leans against itbetween 30% and 58%
JayceTOP	31	Leans its waybetween 50% and 77%
DianaJGL	31	Leans against itbetween 31% and 60%
MalzaharMID	31	Leans its waybetween 40% and 69%
Cho'GathTOP	30	Unfavourablebetween 16% and 42%
KalistaADC	30	Leans its waybetween 42% and 70%
FioraTOP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
MaokaiJGL	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
LuxSUP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
ZyraJGL	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
VeigarMID	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
GragasTOP	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
JayceTOP	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
HecarimJGL	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
NidaleeJGL	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
YasuoMID	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
SylasMID	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
VladimirMID	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
ZedMID	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
IreliaTOP	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
EkkoJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
SmolderADC	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
ViktorADC	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
Tahm KenchSUP	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
TrundleJGL	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
AzirMID	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
DianaMID	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
KennenTOP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
RumbleTOP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
LuxMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
DariusTOP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
PantheonTOP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
AmumuJGL	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
SylasJGL	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
TalonJGL	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
EkkoMID	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
ZaahenJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
AnnieMID	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
DravenADC	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
TwitchADC	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
VayneADC	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
JannaSUP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
KaynJGL	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
Kha'ZixJGL	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
Kog'MawADC	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
SorakaSUP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
YorickTOP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
KindredJGL	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
IreliaMID	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
MelADC	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
IllaoiTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
UrgotTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
VolibearTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
PoppyJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
FizzMID	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
SeraphineADC	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
ZyraSUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
MaokaiTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
TryndamereTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
LockeJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
TaliyahJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
SyndraADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
KledTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
AatroxJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
SwainMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
YasuoADC	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
MaokaiSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
SylasSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
WukongTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
Rek'SaiJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
JayceMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
SionMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
ZiggsMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
HweiADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
CamilleSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
PantheonSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
ZileanSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
PoppyTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
SwainTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
Tahm KenchTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
VladimirTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
JaxJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
Aurelion SolMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
KassadinMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
KatarinaMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
TalonMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
ZoeMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
SwainSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
IvernJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
Master YiJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
NeekoMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
TristanaMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SamiraADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
XerathADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
GalioSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
AkaliTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
GalioTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
YasuoTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
GwenJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
RengarJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
MorganaMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
EliseSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
SennaSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
SonaSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
TrundleTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
RammusJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
WarwickJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SwainADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
RivenTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SejuaniTOP	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)
ShenJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
NasusMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
PantheonMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Vel'KozMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
NilahADC	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SennaADC	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)
DariusTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VayneTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
FiddlesticksJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
AkshanMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
GalioMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
KatarinaMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
QiyanaMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
RenektonMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SeraphineMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SettMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
KayleTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
RyzeTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SingedTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
VarusTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
AmbessaJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Dr. MundoJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
FizzJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
GragasJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Nunu & WillumpJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
AmbessaMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Kog'MawMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
NaafiriMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
VeigarADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
XerathSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 249 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 2,153 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, all regions.

Patch16.21 · 236 games
2 patches854 games
Window2,153 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Arcane Comet+

Resolve

60% · 142 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

95% · 223 games

First maxed skill

73% · 172 games

show 4 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orGrasp of the Undying+Sorcery30% · 71 games
orArcane Comet+Inspiration11% · 26 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ignite4% · 10 games
orTeleport + Ignite1% · 2 games

236 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 Aegis54% · 14:12
Thornmail39% · 20:42
Frozen Heart56% · 27:06
Hollow Radiance18% · 13:06
Thornmail29% · 22:36
Frozen Heart9% · 14:00
Thornmail33% · 19:12

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).