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Malphite

Shard of the Monolith

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About Malphite

Malphite, Shard of the Monolith, is a mage, tank, and vanguard champion in League of Legends played in midlane, support, and toplane on Summoner's Rift. Riot released Malphite on September 2, 2009 in Patch 0.9.22.16. Malphite uses melee attacks and deals magical damage.

Malphite has 14 skins in 13 skin lines. Malphite has waited 590 days for a new skin, the 35th longest wait of 173 champions. See every champion's wait

Gameplay style

Malphite fills the mage/tank/vanguard role with melee attacks, mostly in midlane, support, and toplane.

Malphite deals magical damage and spends Mana to cast abilities. Tanks like Malphite soak damage at the front of fights and lock enemies down with crowd control.

Malphite's story

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.

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Learning Malphite

Here is what Malphite does well and where this mage, tank, and vanguard champion struggles.

Champion strengths

  • Powerful area-of-effect damage
  • Tough to kill in fights
  • Strong waveclear
  • Strong crowd control abilities

Champion weaknesses

  • Usually lacks mobility
  • Limited damage output
  • Vulnerable to assassins
  • Can be kited by other champions

Malphite costs 225 BE or 260 RP. Malphite sits in Riot's lowest price tier, which Riot keeps for older champions that suit new players.

Malphite has not been on sale since March 1, 2026.

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