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MageMidSupportShard of the Monolithnet buff (minor)Resource: Mana
TankMage

Malphite

Minor net buff (score +2, 2 buffs / 0 nerfs). Notable: base base armor 37→40; E base damage 70→80; W monster modifier 1→2. Touched across patches 25-20, 25-23.

Patches touched
2
Cumulative score
+2.0
Released
2009-09-02

Abilities

Passive

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.

Q

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.

Cooldown
8s8888
Mana
7075808590
Range
625
W

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.

Cooldown
10s9.598.58
Mana
3035404550
Range
400
E

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.

Cooldown
7s7777
Mana
5055606570
Range
400
Patch trajectory
Base Damage70.080.0buff
R (Ultimate)

Unstoppable Force

Malphite launches himself to a location at high speed, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.

Cooldown
130s115100
Mana
100100100
Range
1,000

Base stats

Patch trajectory
Base Armor37.040.0buff
StatBase (Lv 1)Per level
Health665+104
Mana280+60
Attack damage62
Attack speed0.736/s+3.400/s
Armor40+5.0
Magic resist28+2.1
Move speed335
Attack range125

Lore

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...

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 progenitor, but ultimately failed. The only survivor of the destruction that followed, Malphite now endures Runeterra's soft folk and their fluid temperaments, while struggling to find a new role worthy of the last of his kind.

Tips

Playing as Malphite

  • Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
  • Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.

Playing against Malphite

  • If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
  • Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Patch impact

Net verdict+2.02 patches touched
Patch presence2 of 27 patches
S2625-4 (2025-02-19) — untouched25-5 (2025-03-04) — untouched25-6 (2025-03-18) — untouched25-7 (2025-04-01) — untouched25-8 (2025-04-15) — untouched25-9 (2025-04-29) — untouched25-10 (2025-05-13) — untouched25-11 (2025-05-27) — untouched25-12 (2025-06-10) — untouched25-13 (2025-06-24) — untouched25-14 (2025-07-15) — untouched25-15 (2025-07-29) — untouched25-16 (2025-08-12) — untouched25-17 (2025-08-26) — untouched25-18 (2025-09-09) — untouched25-19 (2025-09-23) — untouched25.2025-20 (2025-10-07) — buff25-21 (2025-10-21) — untouched25-22 (2025-11-04) — untouched25.2325-23 (2025-11-18) — neutral25-24 (2025-12-02) — untouched26-4 (2026-02-19) — untouched26-5 (2026-03-03) — untouched26-6 (2026-03-17) — untouched26-7 (2026-03-31) — untouched26-8 (2026-04-14) — untouched26-9 (2026-04-28) — untouched
buffnerfmixed

Changelog

Patch 25-232025-11-18
  • WMonster Modifier12neutral
Patch 25-202025-10-07
  • BASEBase Armor3740buff
  • EBase Damage7080buff

Live performance

Live performanceComing soon

Win rate, pick rate, and ban rate from third-party tracker data will overlay here once the fetcher pipeline ships. Patch trajectory tells you what was changed; the live overlay will tell you whether the change worked.

Champion data sourced from Riot Data Dragon (opens in new tab) (16.10.1).