Malphite Arena Build Guide
“Shard of the Monolith”
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...
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Recommended Items for Malphite in Arena
Optimal 2v2 combat item build path for Malphite. Build your core synergy items first, prioritize speed with tailored boots, and adapt situational picks to counter enemy comps.
Best Augments for Malphite in Arena
Top-performing Prismatic, Gold, and Silver augments tailored to maximize Malphite's combat scaling, ability cooldowns, and survivability in 2v2 Arena rounds.
Become large, gaining 15% Health and 10% Adaptive Force.
Your Abilities can Critically Strike. Gain % Crit Chance.
Stars orbit you, dealing magic damage to enemies they pass through.
Gain increased size and percent bonus Health per takedown.
Gain 1000 Health, but you deal 10% less damage.
Requirement: Possess Heartsteel with 400+ stacks. Reward: Multiply your Heartsteel stacks by 3. Increase your Health Regeneration by 12.5% of your Heartsteel stacks.
Your Attacks deal additional physical damage equal to 3.5% of your max Health.
There is a tether connecting your team, deals constant magic damage to enemies it touches.
Convert Bonus Attack Damage to Ability Power. Gain 15% Ability Power.
Best Prismatic Items for Malphite in Arena
Prismatic items tier list ranked by performance synergy on Malphite. Aim to roll S-Tier items in your round 3 anvil choices to secure early combat dominance.
Malphite Abilities & Kit Overview
Comprehensive breakdown of Malphite's passive and active spells in Arena mode, highlighting ability interactions and combo execution.
Granite Shield
Malphite is shielded by a layer of rock which absorbs damage up to 10% of his maximum Health. If Malphite has not been hit for a few seconds, this effect recharges.
Seismic Shard
Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing Move Speed for 3 seconds.
Thunderclap
Malphite attacks with such force that it creates a sonic boom. For the next few seconds, his attacks create aftershocks in front of him.
Ground Slam
Malphite slams the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor and reduces the Attack Speed of enemies for a short duration.
Unstoppable Force
Malphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.
Frequently Asked Questions about Malphite in Arena
Common Arena build strategies, augment interactions, and item synergies answered for Malphite.
The best Arena build for Malphite in patch 16.17.1 currently sits at Tier S (49.61% win rate). The optimal core items include Shield of Molten Stone, Heartsteel, Thornmail, paired with Plated Steelcaps or Mercury's Treads. Adjust your situational items to counter burst assassins, heavy tanks, or healing comps in later rounds.
The top Prismatic augments for Malphite are Goliath, Jeweled Gauntlet, Center of the Universe. These augments provide massive combat scalings and ability enhancements that synergize directly with Malphite's kit to win late-game rounds.
The best Prismatic items to roll on Malphite include Black Hole Gauntlet, Darksteel Talons, Gargoyle Stoneplate. Securing one of these S-Tier prismatic items in the early rounds gives Malphite a decisive stat and passive advantage over enemy pairs.