How to beat Malphite

Common role: Top

An armor-stacking tank whose ultimate is a game-winning AoE knock-up engage.

What makes Malphite dangerous

Malphite is passive in lane but scales into an unkillable armor tank who bursts squishies with his Q-into-ult combo. His real threat is his ultimate: an unstoppable dash that knocks up everyone it hits, starting teamfights his team wins. He hard-counters AD auto-attackers with his passive shield and W.

How to play against Malphite

• 1Never group up when his ultimate is available — it's a wide, unstoppable AoE knock-up. Spread out and bait or dodge his engage.
• 2Play magic damage into him. His whole kit stacks armor and shields against physical damage; AP champions ignore most of his defense.
• 3In lane, don't waste mana poking a tank — he out-sustains it. Deny his Q slow poke and freeze the wave to punish his weak level 1-5.
• 4Save mobility/flash for his ult angle. If he can't land a multi-man knock-up, his teamfight impact collapses.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓His engage is on a long cooldown — punish the window after he uses ult.
• ✓Armor stacking does nothing against AP damage.
• ✓Low mobility outside his ultimate.
• ✓Weak, passive early laner.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Malphite's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  花岗岩护盾

  墨菲特被岩石护盾保护，最多吸收10%最大生命值的伤害，若数秒内墨菲特未受到攻击，护盾将重置。

  Strong: a passive shield that regenerates, blunting your poke. Weak: it breaks under sustained damage — poke it off before all-ins.

• Q
  地震碎片

  墨菲特发出一块大地碎片穿过他敌人处的地面，在碰撞时造成伤害并且偷取移动速度3秒。

• W
  雷霆拍击

  墨菲特的攻击蕴含着如此惊人的力道以至于它引发了一次音爆。在接下来的数秒里，他的攻击会在他面前引发余波。

  Strong: bonus armor and cleave shred AD auto-attackers. Weak: does nothing against magic damage — play AP into him.

• E
  大地震颤

  墨菲特锤击地面，放射出冲击波对目标造成基于他护甲值的魔法伤害，同时暂时降低目标攻击速度。

• R
  势不可挡

  墨菲特自身高速冲向一个区域，对区域内的敌人们造成伤害和击飞效果。

  Strong: an unstoppable AoE knock-up that starts won teamfights. Weak: long cooldown and a fixed line — dodge the angle and don't group when it's up.

Itemization

Beat Malphite with magic damage and % health damage rather than raw AD. If you must fight him physically, armor penetration and anti-shield (Serpent's Fang) help. Save Flash/dashes to dodge his ultimate engage.

This guide covers Malphite's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.