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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 25 Sept 2026

Shard of the Monolith
Tank
Patch 7.3 · Baron · Ranked · Sample · No public API · 19,190 games · Sample data
19,190
Games
High
Confidence
50.3%Win Rate
49.0%Win Rate
52.4%Win Rate




Which ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Malphite's most common path.
Q
W
E
RMax Q first, then W, then E. Take R whenever available (5 / 9 / 13).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Q | Q | Q | ||||||||||||
| W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
| E | E | E | E | ||||||||||||
| R | R | R |
How Malphite performs against enemy baron laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition

MalphiteBaron average
1815
1815
1815
Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks
Punish the cooldown — Malphite is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit low difficulty, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
Trade on your terms — take the fight where its damage lands on nobody
Granite Shield
Passive — never cast
Seismic Shard
Thunderclap
Ground Slam
Unstoppable Force
Best ARAM build
We hold the rates, not the balance log. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.