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Malphite

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions

Bans, presence and fearless: Malphite across all builds. Build, best results and matchups: the selected build.

Tournament presence · pick + ban
27.1%#15 of 173 champions
Pick
10.9%picked in 3,043 of 27,937 games
Ban
16.2%3,677 bans over 22,729 games, against 14.4% in soloQ
Win rate as Top49.4% between 47.8% and 51.1% over 2,457 gamesSoloQ 51.1%: no clear gap
Median length29.1 minsoloQ 27.3 min

Amateur: 27,970 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 65% · EUW 25% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 951,671 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.
01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Top.

  • DraftPicked more often in amateur play
    Amateur
    4.4%
    SoloQ
    3.2%
    4.4% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 3.2% in soloQ.
  • DraftBanned more often in amateur play
    Amateur
    16.6%
    SoloQ
    14.4%
    16.6% ban rate in amateur play over 14,779 games, against 14.4% in soloQ over 419,060 games.
  • LengthLonger games in amateur play
    Amateur
    29.1 min
    SoloQ
    27.3 min
    Median of 29.1 min in amateur play, against 27.3 min in soloQ.
02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Arcane Comet, then Sunfire Aegis, Frozen Heart, and Kaenic Rookern: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block
RunesArcane Comet70% · 44,654
Same in amateur play
SpellsFlash + Teleport79% · 49,955
Same in amateur play
SkillsQnot collected in soloQ
Amateur: 73% · 257 games
Core (3 legendaries)8% · 1,060
8%of soloQ games
  1. Sunfire Aegis
  2. Frozen Heart
  3. Kaenic Rookern
Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Absorbs damage first: absorbs more than 98% of top laners.

  1. Absorbs damagetop2%1,798 · top laners: 970
  2. Lets allies carry killstop6%rank 94 of 100
  3. Plays teamfightstop8%59% · top laners: 53%

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

What marks it

  • Frontline
  • Teamfight
  • Lets allies carry
  • CC

Like other top laners

  • Damage in mid game
  • Team damage

What it is not

  • Few duels
  • No poke
  • No split-push

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 82 in lane, 43 in mid game and 14 in late game, out of 100 top laners.

665+66 vs 599
848-20 vs 868
953-127 vs 1,079
Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30
Malphitetop laners

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, behind 96% of top laners against the direct opponent.

top laners

Where it stands among top laners · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100
  • Damage in lane · rank 82 of 100 among top laners665 · median 599
  • Damage in mid game · rank 43 of 100 among top laners848 · median 868
  • Damage in late game · rank 14 of 100 among top laners953 · median 1,079
  • Gold at 15 min · rank 4 of 100 among top laners-691 · median +119
  • Gold at 20 min · rank 4 of 100 among top laners-1,025 · median +100
  • Absorbs damage · rank 98 of 100 among top laners1,798 · median 970
  • Plays teamfights · rank 93 of 100 among top laners59% · median 53%
  • Takes its kills in duels · rank 9 of 100 among top laners21% · median 28%
  • Lets allies carry kills · rank 94 of 100 among top lanersrank 94 of 100
  • Crowd control (CC) · rank 76 of 100 among top laners1.1 · median 0.8
  • Team damage · rank 38 of 100 among top laners20% · median 20%
04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

Better than expected against Elise in amateur play: +30.4 pts over 33 games, range above zero.

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Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.

Against

Topgap to expected
Zaahen56.1% · expected 47.0% · 57 g+9.1 ptSoloQ -0.5
Aatrox53.3% · expected 48.5% · 90 g+4.8 ptSoloQ +0.8
Gnar51.5% · expected 51.1% · 165 g+0.4 ptSoloQ +5.2
Yone52.6% · expected 50.1% · 76 g+2.5 ptSoloQ -0.4
Ambessa49.6% · expected 49.2% · 115 g+0.4 ptSoloQ +1.5
Junglegap to expected
Elise78.8% · expected 48.4% · 33 g+30.4 ptSoloQ -0.6
Wukong50.5% · expected 47.3% · 222 g+3.2 ptSoloQ -1.8
Vi51.9% · expected 49.3% · 158 g+2.6 ptSoloQ +2.2
Lee Sin51.4% · expected 49.9% · 177 g+1.5 ptSoloQ +1.2
Viego55.2% · expected 50.6% · 67 g+4.6 ptSoloQ +1.2
Midgap to expected
Ahri52.9% · expected 47.5% · 172 g+5.4 ptSoloQ +0.2
Xerath58.1% · expected 50.1% · 74 g+8.0 ptSoloQ -0.8
Galio60.8% · expected 54.4% · 51 g+6.4 ptSoloQ -0.2
Syndra49.7% · expected 48.9% · 143 g+0.8 ptSoloQ +2.4
Viktor49.3% · expected 49.1% · 152 g+0.2 ptSoloQ +0.6
ADCgap to expected
Jhin60.4% · expected 52.0% · 159 g+8.3 ptSoloQ -1.4
Kalista59.4% · expected 46.9% · 32 g+12.5 ptSoloQ +0.1
Caitlyn51.4% · expected 47.8% · 177 g+3.6 ptSoloQ +1.2
Sivir56.3% · expected 50.8% · 80 g+5.5 ptSoloQ +1.1
Ziggs60.4% · expected 54.1% · 48 g+6.3 ptSoloQ -2.4
Supportgap to expected
Neeko58.8% · expected 47.9% · 51 g+10.9 ptSoloQ -4.1
Leona55.2% · expected 50.7% · 163 g+4.5 ptSoloQ -0.2
Lulu54.1% · expected 52.1% · 183 g+2.0 ptSoloQ +2.0
Yuumi53.1% · expected 48.4% · 64 g+4.7 ptSoloQ +0.9
Blitzcrank50.0% · expected 48.0% · 102 g+2.0 ptSoloQ +1.0

With

Junglegap to expected
Graves62.2% · expected 49.6% · 45 g+12.6 ptSoloQ +0.6
Lee Sin53.1% · expected 49.3% · 175 g+3.8 ptSoloQ -0.6
Wukong53.6% · expected 52.0% · 239 g+1.6 ptSoloQ +0.6
Sylas51.8% · expected 50.6% · 141 g+1.2 ptSoloQ +1.3
Jayce53.8% · expected 47.7% · 39 g+6.1 ptSoloQ -1.2
Midgap to expected
Akali61.0% · expected 49.8% · 77 g+11.2 ptSoloQ -1.0
Syndra54.0% · expected 50.3% · 163 g+3.6 ptSoloQ -0.8
Viktor53.0% · expected 50.1% · 181 g+2.9 ptSoloQ +0.7
Zed66.7% · expected 56.8% · 33 g+9.9 ptSoloQ +1.1
Locke53.8% · expected 49.2% · 65 g+4.6 ptSoloQ +0.1
ADCgap to expected
Zeri70.1% · expected 52.6% · 77 g+17.6 ptSoloQ +1.3
Miss Fortune56.9% · expected 48.9% · 65 g+8.0 ptSoloQ +0.2
Kai'Sa52.8% · expected 49.1% · 193 g+3.7 ptSoloQ -0.6
Ezreal51.1% · expected 46.4% · 137 g+4.7 ptSoloQ +1.0
Xayah51.5% · expected 50.8% · 130 g+0.7 ptSoloQ +0.2
Supportgap to expected
Yuumi60.3% · expected 50.8% · 58 g+9.5 ptSoloQ +1.2
Alistar57.8% · expected 50.8% · 83 g+7.1 ptSoloQ -2.4
Milio52.9% · expected 47.7% · 119 g+5.3 ptSoloQ -2.0
Seraphine55.8% · expected 50.6% · 120 g+5.2 ptSoloQ +0.3
Karma52.5% · expected 47.0% · 101 g+5.5 ptSoloQ +1.5

Matchups and allies

One group per role of the other champion, five cards first. The bar is the win rate range, the tick marks 50%; the colour of the gap gives our reading, it sorts nothing.

Sort by
Top23 champions
  • Gnar165 games
    51.5%gap +0.4 ptsSoloQ: 57.6% · 1,924 g
  • Nasus120 games
    48.3%gap -0.4 ptsSoloQ: 46.3% · 1,348 g
  • Dr. Mundo116 games
    47.4%gap -5.2 ptsSoloQ: 45.2% · 1,657 g
  • Ambessa115 games
    49.6%gap +0.4 ptsSoloQ: 54.1% · 1,312 g
  • Renekton92 games
    43.5%gap -4.6 ptsSoloQ: 51.2% · 1,169 g
Jungle23 champions
  • Wukong222 games
    50.5%gap +3.2 ptsSoloQ: 48.5% · 2,308 g
  • Lee Sin177 games
    51.4%gap +1.5 ptsSoloQ: 52.6% · 4,601 g
  • Vi158 games
    51.9%gap +2.6 ptsSoloQ: 55.1% · 1,327 g
  • Jarvan IV143 games
    49.7%gap -1.4 ptsSoloQ: 53.1% · 2,267 g
  • Xin Zhao120 games
    49.2%gap -0.6 ptsSoloQ: 49.0% · 904 g
Mid24 champions
  • Ahri172 games
    52.9%gap +5.4 ptsSoloQ: 50.4% · 2,855 g
  • Viktor152 games
    49.3%gap +0.2 ptsSoloQ: 52.7% · 2,719 g
  • Syndra143 games
    49.7%gap +0.8 ptsSoloQ: 53.0% · 2,664 g
  • Orianna99 games
    52.5%gap +0.7 ptsSoloQ: 53.1% · 1,205 g
  • Lissandra97 games
    37.1%gap -13.9 ptsSoloQ: 50.6% · 1,499 g
ADC18 champions
  • Yunara183 games
    48.1%gap +0.6 ptsSoloQ: 52.4% · 4,811 g
  • Caitlyn177 games
    51.4%gap +3.6 ptsSoloQ: 53.5% · 3,435 g
  • Jhin159 games
    60.4%gap +8.3 ptsSoloQ: 50.1% · 6,147 g
  • Kai'Sa146 games
    45.2%gap -4.9 ptsSoloQ: 51.5% · 4,993 g
  • Ezreal145 games
    49.7%gap -3.2 ptsSoloQ: 52.9% · 3,322 g
Support19 champions
  • Nautilus191 games
    47.6%gap -1.8 ptsSoloQ: 52.3% · 3,659 g
  • Lulu183 games
    54.1%gap +2.0 ptsSoloQ: 53.1% · 4,701 g
  • Leona163 games
    55.2%gap +4.5 ptsSoloQ: 49.3% · 2,510 g
  • Braum153 games
    46.4%gap -1.2 ptsSoloQ: 51.2% · 2,070 g
  • Thresh136 games
    47.8%gap -0.4 ptsSoloQ: 49.3% · 4,786 g
05 — In draft

Ban it or pick it?

Taken at any point of the series.

Pick rate as Top

Amateur tournaments, compared with soloQ
  • SoloQ Master+3.2%60,616 picks of 1,903,323ban 14.4% · patches 16.19 to 16.21
  • Amateur tournaments4.4%1,701 picks of 38,304ban 16.6% · patches 16.19 to 16.21
  • Pro0.8%19 picks of 2,238bans not published · patches 16.17 to 16.20

Presence by patch

26.6% on 16.21
16.1216.21
Pick + ban, all regions, one point per patch; a patch without a measure leaves a gap.

Within the series

Fearless series only · as Top
  • 8.4%G1593 games of 7,077
  • 8.7%G2615 games of 7,081
  • 8.9%G3+250 games of 2,815
Once picked, the series moves on toIn G2, over 593 series where it is played in G1 then replaced in the same role. Published from 30 series.
Amateur: amateur tournaments created with tournament codes; soloQ: Master+, same patches. An amateur figure in gold and each card of “What changes” flag a gap that the volumes of both sources settle. Build: shares only, no win rate, which mostly follows game length. Gap to expected (lolalytics' Delta 2): the pair's win rate minus the one the two champions' own strength predicts, their win rate in their role in the same source; it is coloured when its 90% interval excludes 0, teal favourable, orange unfavourable. Under 30 games: games only.