Malphite Build Guide by Skye

Introduction

(Update - Sorry I have not updated for a while guys.. I'm currently going through a lot & just recently my fiance left me.. I'll get back to you guys when I can.)

(Update 2 - At this point it probably seems like I'm making excuses.. But I have no motivation to play league. Going back into my depressed days, & can't enjoy even my favorite of games/activities. Sometimes once in a while I still play & test out new builds just for you guys. I'll update this sometime.. I promise. Sorry again guys. And thanks for all the support. <3)

Hello, my name is Skye & welcome to my very first guide! This guide will obviously be on Malphite. One of my favorite Counters top & Jungler. This is my first guide, so don't be to harsh. So before down voting, please tell me what you think I should change & what not. Not only do I want criticism, I encourage it!

For people telling me this build is bad, try it first. It's a lot more viable than you think, & I've used it in ranked many times. I'm also working on a typical tanky jungler build too.
so then you can't complain about the builds. >:D It's a site for guides, not just builds..
I also provide situational & alternatives items anyways.

Currently in the progress of making an entire Solo Top section.

Pros/Cons

Runes

Masteries

Summoner's Resolve : for the extra gold from smiting. Hardiness : Good not only for reducing damage taken in jungle, but also against other players. Tough Skin : This allows us to lose less health when jungling. Indomitable : Same with Tough Skin , we lose less health. Bladed Armor : great for faster jungle clearing. Initiator : Great for moving through the jungle quicker, & roaming. Juggernaut : for helping your role as the tank & initiator in teamfights.

Summoner's Insight : For the CD on our flash. Unless you pick Ghost, ignite, or exhaust. Good Hands : To get back in action sooner! ;] Improved Recall : You can either put 3/3 in Good Hands or 2/3 in it to get this. It's really what you prefer. Even if it's just a second sooner, this can still save your life. Swiftness : Great for anything that involves moving. Ganking, roaming, chasing, escaping. You name it. Runic Affinity : This is why we spec into the utility tree. You should ALWAYS get this is you are jungling. If you honestly don't want it, then put these points into the offense tree 4/4 Mental Force , 4/4 Sorcery , 1/1 Arcane Knowledge .

Summoner Spells

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Abilities

Granite Shield (passive): Malphite's skin innately produces a layer of rock as a shield which absorbs damage of up to 10% of his maximum health. The shield will recharge if Malphite has not received damage in the last 10 seconds.

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• Granite Shield is great for taking a lot less damage when jungling. Make sure before clearing out the next jungle camp your passive is back up. This saves a good bit of health.
• Late game Granite Shield is very strong. You can take a lot of tower hits without even losing health if you built enough armor.
• Building armor, magic resist, & health scales well with effectiveness.

Seismic Shard: Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his target, dealing magic damage upon impact and slowing them for 4 seconds. Additionally, Malphite will increase his own movement speed for 4 seconds by the same amount of flat movement speed that the target lost.

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• When in a tough position & can't outrun the enemy, try hitting them or even a minion with Seismic Shard. Not only will it slow your enemy, but also Speed you up.
• The faster the enemy, the faster you will go.

Brutal Strikes (Passive): Malphite's autoattacks will splash, dealing a percentage of his attack damage to nearby enemies.

(Active): Increases Malphite's armor and attack damage by a percentage for 6 seconds.

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• The passive is great for jungle clears & in teamfights your basic will be doing AOE damage.
• Activate Brutal Strikes first in a teamfight. It will increase damage & armor.
• Activating Brutal Strikes before using Ground Slam will boost your armor, and & the damage on Ground Slam

Ground Slam: Malphite slams the ground, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies and reducing their attack speed for 3 seconds.

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• Ground Slam scales with armor. So the tankier you are, the more you hurt. ;]
• Ground Slam isn't just for damage, it's also a AS slow debuff. This in conjunction with our other items Randuin's Omen & Frozen Heart really cripples the AD range carry.
• Make sure to use Brutal Strikes before Ground Slam for the best effect.

Unstoppable Force: Malphite charges to the target location, dealing magic damage to all enemies in the area, knocking them into the air for 1.5 seconds. Malphite cannot be interrupted during his charge by anything except his own death.

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• The knock up from Unstoppable Force is not reduced by tenacity.
• Unstoppable Force is an amazing initiater. You can go through walls, to catch your enemies by surprise, or even use it to escape. Try to hit as much enemies together as possible.
• Unstoppable Force can not be interrupted unless you die.
• Using Unstoppable Force on channeled ult's such as Fiddlesticks Crowstorm, Karthuses Requiem, Shens Stand United, or Katarinas Death Lotus will interrupt them.

Skill Sequence

Starting Items

Jungling Guide

Recommended Jungle Build

: These are the boots I almost always buy if there is any amount of CC. If the enemy team has no CC, then there is no need for these. Unless you want the little magic resist they give.

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: This item is great for all. It builds out of our Philosopher's Stone & we not only get health, health regen & mana regen. But also more cooldown reduction. Around this time our ult will be coming back a lot sooner. And then you can't forget the active which is not only great for chasing, but helping teammates & yourself escape.

: This is great for cooldown reduction, armor, crippling AD range carries, & our mana problems.

: This builds out of our Heart of Gold which is perfect for us. It provides us with a good amount of armor, health, & health regen. It also gives us a decent cooldown reduction & the chance to slow the movement speed & attack speed of our attacker. Upon activating we slow the movement speed & attack speed of all surrounding enemies. This also stays activated longer the more armor & magic resist we have!

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Recommended Laning Build

: If there isn't much CC, then these are the boots I get for damage reduction.

: This is great for cooldown reduction, armor, crippling AD range carries, & our mana problems.

: Armor, health, & constant damage to anybody near you. Try to buy this item early on. Late game it's not as great.

: This item is great for all. It builds out of our Philosopher's Stone & we not only get health, health regen & mana regen. But also more cooldown reduction. Around this time our ult will be coming back a lot sooner. And then you can't forget the active which is not only great for chasing, but helping teammates & yourself escape.

Highest magic resist in the game, & the health regen we get in combination with our other items is great. The movement speed is a bonus also.

: This builds out of our Heart of Gold which is perfect for us. It provides us with a good amount of armor, health, & health regen. It also gives us a decent cooldown reduction & the chance to slow the movement speed & attack speed of our attacker. Upon activating we slow the movement speed & attack speed of all surrounding enemies. This also stays activated longer the more armor & magic resist we have!

Situational items

Mercury's Treads is the go to boots if the enemy has a lot of CC. Such as fear , slow , stun
ETC. Or AP damage. This reduces the duration of those effects. & provides us with some magic resist also.


Ninja Tabi is definitely the item you want to get if your taking too much physical damage.
If I do get these, I usually end up selling them late game for Mercury's Treads because we have plenty of armor.


This is a great item for us if we aren't worried about magical or physical damage. We get our chasing tool Seismic Shard & our ultimate Unstoppable Force even sooner. And by late game we're usually tanky enough without Mercury's Treads or Ninja Tabi.


You can replace Zhonya's Hourglass with this. Nothing ever wrong with a second life. But then the enemy team may pay no attention to you if you are doing less damage, & they know you will just come back alive. And this is what you do not want. This could mean trouble for your team or benefit you all.

I usually replace abyssal scepter with this if the team is very AD heavy. It all depends on what damage your taking. I usually get this if a AD ranged carry get's out of hand.

Hall of Fame

Wow I didn't expect my very first guide to make it in the top 5!
Thanks for the support guys!

Closing Statements

Accidentally published. This is still being updated! Along with tons of other things. Working on Solo Top section right now.

Thanks for reading my guide, please leave me criticism, questions or suggestions.
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