Best Malphite Build & Guide (2026) — League of Legends

Malphite is League of Legends' Shard of the Monolith — an unstoppable rock titan who shrugs off physical damage with massive armor scaling, slows enemies with Seismic Shard, cripples auto-attackers with Ground Slam's attack speed reduction, and launches himself into the enemy team with Unstoppable Force for one of the most devastating engage ultimates in the entire game. Malphite excels at neutralizing AD-heavy team compositions through pure armor stacking, providing reliable teamfight initiation that can single-handedly win fights when he catches multiple enemies in his ultimate's knock-up, and scaling into an unkillable frontline who deals surprising damage through armor-scaling abilities. Whether you're a top laner who wants a reliable blind pick into physical damage matchups, a player who loves the satisfaction of a five-man Unstoppable Force that wins a teamfight before it starts, or a beginner looking for a straightforward champion with game-changing impact, this guide covers everything you need to dominate with Malphite in 2026.

Malphite Overview

Malphite operates as an armor-stacking tank who builds full defensive items and still deals meaningful damage because his abilities scale with armor. His kit revolves around surviving the laning phase, stacking armor to become unkillable against physical damage, and then winning teamfights with Unstoppable Force — a point-and-click dash that knocks up every enemy it hits, creating a window where Malphite's team can follow up on helpless targets for free.

Granite Shield (Passive) grants Malphite a shield that absorbs damage equal to 10% of his maximum health. The shield regenerates after Malphite has not taken damage for 10 seconds. Granite Shield is what makes Malphite's laning phase survivable despite his limited early-game trading tools — the shield absorbs poke damage and regenerates during lulls in trading, effectively giving Malphite bonus health that refreshes throughout the lane. In matchups where the enemy pokes with abilities on cooldown, Granite Shield lets Malphite absorb a hit, back off for 10 seconds, and return to lane with the shield back up. The shield also interacts with Thunderclap's passive, tripling Malphite's bonus armor while Granite Shield is active.

Seismic Shard (Q) hurls a rock at a target enemy, dealing magic damage and stealing a percentage of their movement speed for 3 seconds — Malphite gains the stolen speed while the target loses it. Seismic Shard is Malphite's primary trading and chasing tool in lane. The movement speed steal is particularly effective because it simultaneously slows the target and speeds up Malphite, creating a large relative speed difference that makes it nearly impossible for the enemy to kite away. In lane, Q is used to poke enemies from range, trade favorably by running them down with the stolen speed, and set up ganks by slowing the enemy for the jungler.

Thunderclap (W) passively grants Malphite bonus armor, which is tripled while Granite Shield is active. When activated, Malphite's next basic attack within 6 seconds gains bonus range and deals bonus physical damage. For 5 seconds after the empowered attack, Malphite's basic attacks create a cone of damage behind the target that deals physical damage to enemies in the area. Thunderclap's passive armor is central to Malphite's identity — the bonus armor stacks with armor from items and is tripled when Granite Shield is up, meaning Malphite's effective armor in the early game is dramatically higher than his stat sheet suggests. The active component gives Malphite surprising burst damage in trades and waveclear with the cone damage, and the bonus armor also increases Ground Slam's damage since E scales with total armor.

Ground Slam (E) slams the ground, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies based on Malphite's total armor and reducing their attack speed by 30-50% for 3 seconds. Ground Slam is Malphite's most impactful basic ability because it scales directly with armor — every armor item Malphite builds increases E's damage, meaning his defensive purchases simultaneously make him tankier and deal more damage. The attack speed reduction is devastating against auto-attack-reliant champions like ADCs, Yasuo, Tryndamere, and Irelia, effectively cutting their damage output in half for 3 seconds. In teamfights, landing E on the enemy ADC after ulting reduces their DPS dramatically during the critical seconds after Malphite's engage.

Unstoppable Force (R) causes Malphite to charge to a target location at extreme speed, dealing magic damage and knocking up all enemies in the impact area for 1.5 seconds. Unstoppable Force is one of the most powerful engage ultimates in League of Legends — the dash is fast enough that enemies cannot react to dodge it at close range, the knock-up duration is long enough for Malphite's team to follow up with their own abilities, and the AoE is large enough to catch multiple enemies grouped together. Landing a multi-person Unstoppable Force in a teamfight is often an instant win condition because 1.5 seconds of airborne on the enemy backline is enough time for Malphite's team to burst them down before they can Flash, heal, or use defensive abilities.

Strengths

• Unstoppable Force is one of the most reliable and devastating engage tools in League of Legends — a well-timed R on two or three enemy carries wins teamfights before they begin because the 1.5-second knock-up gives Malphite's team a window of free damage on helpless targets who cannot Flash, Zhonya's, or use any abilities while airborne — Malphite's R travels fast enough that enemies grouped together cannot realistically dodge it, and the knock-up cannot be reduced by tenacity. A five-man Unstoppable Force into a grouped enemy team is a game-ending play that requires no mechanical skill to execute, just patience and positioning to find the right angle
• Malphite's armor scaling makes him the hardest counter to AD-heavy team compositions in the game — against teams with multiple physical damage threats, Malphite becomes virtually unkillable while his Ground Slam deals increasing damage with every armor item he completes — When the enemy team drafts an AD top, AD jungle, and ADC bot, Malphite's armor stacking reaches absurd levels where auto-attacks deal single-digit damage. Thunderclap triples his bonus armor while Granite Shield is active, and Ground Slam's damage scales with total armor, meaning Malphite's defensive itemization simultaneously increases his damage output
• Malphite's kit is extremely simple and forgiving, making him one of the best champions for new players and autofill top laners who want to contribute to teamfights without requiring mechanical skill — his impact comes from one well-timed ultimate rather than complex combos or precise micro — Malphite does not need to outplay his lane opponent to be useful. Even if Malphite loses lane and falls behind in gold, his Unstoppable Force is equally effective at engaging teamfights. A 0/3 Malphite who lands a four-man R is more valuable than a 3/0 carry who gets caught out of position
• Ground Slam's attack speed reduction cripples auto-attack-reliant champions for 3 seconds, effectively halving the DPS of ADCs, duelists, and attack speed-based fighters during the most critical moments of a teamfight — this debuff alone can neutralize fed enemy carries — After Malphite ults into the enemy backline, E immediately reduces the attack speed of every enemy nearby. Champions like Jinx, Vayne, Yasuo, and Tryndamere who depend on rapid auto-attacks have their damage gutted during the fight's opening seconds, giving Malphite's team a massive advantage in the damage trade

Weaknesses

• Malphite is heavily reliant on Unstoppable Force for his teamfight impact, and when R is on cooldown he offers relatively little compared to other tanks — without ultimate, Malphite is a slow-moving tank with no engage, no peel, and no way to force fights, making him a walking stat-check who relies entirely on his R timer — Malphite's basic abilities provide armor, a slow, and an attack speed reduction, but none of these threaten enemies enough to zone them or force engages. Between R cooldowns, Malphite must play passively and wait, and enemies who track his ultimate timer can force objectives and fights when they know Malphite cannot engage
• Malphite's laning phase is weak against sustained poke and magic damage dealers who ignore his armor stacking — AP champions like Mordekaiser, Sylas, and Vladimir deal magic damage that bypasses Malphite's entire armor identity, forcing him to build magic resist items that do not synergize with his kit — Malphite's passive, W, and E all revolve around armor. Against magic damage laners, Granite Shield gets popped by AP poke, Thunderclap's armor is irrelevant, and Ground Slam deals less damage because Malphite cannot build pure armor. AP matchups expose that Malphite's kit is fundamentally designed to counter physical damage
• Malphite has no sustain, no dash before level 6, and limited waveclear early, making him vulnerable to being bullied, zoned from CS, and slow-pushed into by aggressive lane opponents who can punish his weakness before he reaches his teamfight power spike — Without lifesteal, omnivamp, or a healing ability, any damage Malphite takes in lane stays on his health bar until he recalls or waits for Granite Shield to regenerate. Early-game bullies like Darius, Renekton, and Olaf can zone Malphite from minions and build large CS leads that translate into item advantages
• Malphite's damage falls off hard against teams that build magic resistance, since his Q, E, and R all deal magic damage — enemies who itemize correctly reduce Malphite to a pure utility tank who can only knock people up but cannot threaten to kill anyone — Despite scaling with armor, Malphite's abilities deal magic damage, meaning magic resist items counter his damage entirely. A tank Malphite with no AP items deals negligible damage to enemies with Spirit Visage or Force of Nature, reducing his entire contribution to landing a good ultimate and hoping his team follows up

Recommended Runes

Primary — Arcane Comet (Sorcery)

• Arcane Comet — Launches a comet at enemies when Malphite damages them with an ability, dealing adaptive damage. Arcane Comet is Malphite's optimal keystone because Seismic Shard's movement speed slow makes the comet nearly guaranteed to hit — the target is slowed and Malphite is sped up, so the comet lands reliably every time Q connects. In lane, Q plus Arcane Comet is Malphite's primary poke pattern that chips enemies down from range without requiring him to commit to extended trades he cannot win.
• Manaflow Band — Grants permanent bonus mana when hitting enemy champions with abilities, up to a cap, then grants mana regeneration. Manaflow Band is essential for Malphite because Seismic Shard costs significant mana and Malphite wants to use Q frequently for poke and trading in lane. Without Manaflow Band, Malphite runs out of mana after a few Q casts and loses all lane pressure. Once fully stacked, the mana regeneration lets Malphite sustain his Q poke through the mid game.
• Transcendence — Grants ability haste at levels 5 and 8, and reduces remaining basic ability cooldowns by 20% on champion takedowns. Ability haste is valuable for Malphite because it reduces the cooldown on Unstoppable Force, his most important ability. The takedown cooldown reduction means that after Malphite engages with R and his team secures kills, his basic abilities come back faster for continued fighting.
• Scorch — Deals bonus magic damage to enemy champions when hitting them with an ability. Scorch adds damage to Malphite's Q poke in lane, making each Seismic Shard cast deal its base damage plus Arcane Comet plus Scorch — three sources of damage from a single Q. The extra burn damage helps Malphite trade more effectively against lane opponents and chip them into kill range for ganks or all-ins at level 6.

Secondary — Resolve

• Second Wind — Restores health over time after taking damage from an enemy champion. Second Wind is essential for Malphite's laning phase because it provides sustain that his kit otherwise lacks entirely. Every time an enemy pokes Malphite, Second Wind regenerates a portion of the damage over several seconds, helping Malphite survive poke-heavy matchups where Granite Shield gets broken repeatedly.
• Overgrowth — Permanently increases maximum health when nearby minions and monsters die. Overgrowth provides scaling health that makes Malphite tankier as the game progresses and also increases the value of Granite Shield since the passive shield scales with maximum health. The bonus health from Overgrowth adds up to a meaningful amount by the mid and late game, making Malphite harder to burst down even before factoring in his armor.

Recommended Item Build

Based on data from over 12,000 ranked Malphite matches tracked on dodge.gg, here's the highest winrate build path.

Early Game (0–10 min)

• Doran's Shield — Grants health and restores health after taking damage from enemy champions. Doran's Shield is the standard starting item for Malphite because it provides passive regeneration that complements Second Wind and Granite Shield to create a layered sustain system. Against poke champions, Doran's Shield's passive triggers on every instance of damage, helping Malphite recover from trades he cannot avoid.
• Plated Steelcaps — Grants armor and reduces damage from basic attacks by 12%. Plated Steelcaps are Malphite's ideal boots because the armor synergizes with Thunderclap's passive and increases Ground Slam's damage, while the basic attack damage reduction stacks with his already-massive armor to make auto-attacks deal negligible damage. Against AD-heavy teams, Steelcaps make Malphite's effective health against physical damage dramatically higher.
• Hollow Radiance — Grants health, armor, magic resist, and ability haste, with a passive that deals magic damage to nearby enemies over time. Hollow Radiance gives Malphite a reliable AoE damage source that activates when he engages with Unstoppable Force — after landing R in the middle of the enemy team, Hollow Radiance pulses damage to everyone around him while they are knocked up and during the follow-up fight. The armor and health make Malphite tankier, and the ability haste reduces his R cooldown.

Core Build (10–20 min)

• Thornmail — Grants health and armor, with a passive that reflects damage to attackers and applies Grievous Wounds when Malphite immobilizes enemies or is hit by basic attacks. Thornmail is a natural second item for Malphite because the armor directly increases Ground Slam's damage, the reflected damage punishes auto-attackers who hit Malphite, and the Grievous Wounds proc reliably when Malphite knocks enemies up with Unstoppable Force. Against teams with healing, Thornmail's anti-heal is applied instantly to every enemy caught in Malphite's R.
• Frozen Heart — Grants armor, mana, and ability haste, with an aura that reduces the attack speed of nearby enemies by 20%. Frozen Heart stacks with Ground Slam's attack speed reduction to virtually shut down enemy auto-attackers. After Malphite ults into the enemy team, enemies near him lose attack speed from both Frozen Heart's aura and E's debuff simultaneously, reducing their DPS to a fraction of its normal value. The massive 70 armor increases Ground Slam's damage significantly, and the mana solves Malphite's resource problems permanently.
• Jak'Sho, The Protean — Grants health, armor, and magic resist, with a passive that increases resistances during combat and drains health from nearby enemies at full stacks. Jak'Sho makes Malphite exponentially harder to kill in extended fights because the passive resistance increase stacks on top of his already-massive armor from items and Thunderclap. After engaging with R, Malphite stays in the middle of the enemy team where Jak'Sho reaches full stacks quickly, granting him bonus resistances and a health drain that keeps him alive through focused fire.

Late Game (25+ min)

• Kaenic Rookern — Grants health, magic resist, and a magic damage shield that regenerates out of combat. Kaenic Rookern is Malphite's primary magic resist option when the enemy team has AP threats that can burst through his armor. The magic damage shield provides an additional layer of survivability on top of Granite Shield, and the magic resist ensures that Malphite does not get melted by mages after he engages with R into the enemy team.
• Randuin's Omen — Grants health and armor, with a passive that reduces damage from critical strikes and an active that slows nearby enemies. Randuin's Omen is the optimal choice when the enemy ADC has completed critical strike items and is dealing massive damage through crits. The critical strike damage reduction stacks with Malphite's armor to make ADC damage negligible, and the active slow after engaging with R keeps enemies from escaping the follow-up.
• Warmog's Armor — Grants massive health and regenerates health rapidly out of combat. Warmog's allows Malphite to siege and skirmish repeatedly without needing to recall. After taking damage in a fight or poke exchange, Malphite walks out of combat for a few seconds and regenerates to full health, then returns to threaten another Unstoppable Force engage. The health also increases Granite Shield's value since the passive scales with maximum health.

Ability Priority

1. Unstoppable Force (R) — Level at 6, 11, and 16. Each rank increases the base damage and reduces the cooldown. Higher-rank R deals more damage and comes off cooldown faster, giving Malphite more frequent opportunities to engage teamfights. The cooldown reduction per rank is substantial — max-rank R with ability haste from items is available for nearly every objective fight and skirmish.
2. Seismic Shard (Q) — Max first. Each rank increases the damage and the movement speed steal percentage. Maxing Q first is essential because it is Malphite's primary poke and trading tool in lane — higher damage makes each Q cast chunk enemies harder, and the increased movement speed steal makes trades more favorable because Malphite can chase further with the stolen speed. Q is the ability Malphite uses most frequently to interact with his lane opponent.
3. Ground Slam (E) — Max second. Each rank increases the damage and the attack speed slow percentage. Higher E ranks deal more damage in trades and teamfights as Malphite's armor increases, and the attack speed reduction scales from 30% at rank 1 to 50% at max rank, making it increasingly devastating against auto-attackers. E also provides Malphite's waveclear when combined with W's cone damage.
4. Thunderclap (W) — Max last. Each rank increases the bonus armor, the empowered attack damage, and the cone damage. While the armor increase is valuable, Malphite benefits more from Q's poke damage and E's attack speed reduction in the early and mid game. A single point in W provides functional bonus armor and waveclear assist, and additional ranks add incremental value that is less impactful than maxing Q and E first.

Playstyle Tips

Early Game / Laning Phase

Malphite's early game focuses on surviving lane with Granite Shield, Second Wind, and Doran's Shield while using Seismic Shard to poke when mana allows, farming safely until level 6 when Unstoppable Force transforms him from a passive laner into a kill threat. Malphite does not win most early trades and should not force fights before his first item.

In lane, use Q to poke the enemy when they step forward to last-hit, but manage mana carefully — each Seismic Shard costs significant mana, and spamming Q without purpose will drain Malphite's mana pool in a few casts, removing all lane pressure. Aim to trade Q plus Arcane Comet plus Scorch when the enemy uses an ability on the minion wave and cannot retaliate. The movement speed steal lets Malphite walk away from retaliation or chase for an additional auto-attack depending on the matchup.

Let Granite Shield regenerate between trades. After taking damage, back off and wait 10 seconds for the shield to come back before walking up to CS. Against ranged poke matchups, Granite Shield plus Second Wind plus Doran's Shield create enough regeneration that Malphite can survive the laning phase without being poked out, as long as he does not take multiple sources of damage in quick succession that prevent the shield from regenerating.

At level 6, Malphite gains kill pressure with Unstoppable Force. If the enemy is at 50-60% health from Q poke, R into them with E and W auto-attacks to burst them. Malphite's level 6 all-in is one of the strongest in top lane because Unstoppable Force's knock-up is unavoidable at close range, and the full R-E-W combo deals surprising burst damage that enemies underestimate from a tank. Coordinate with your jungler for ganks — Q slow into R knock-up is a guaranteed kill setup.

Mid Game

Mid-game Malphite with Hollow Radiance and armor items is a teamfight initiator who groups with his team, looks for flanking Unstoppable Force angles on grouped enemies, and uses the threat of his ultimate to zone enemies away from objectives and towers. The mid game is where Malphite's impact spikes because teamfights start happening and his R becomes the most important ability on the map.

In teamfights, look for flanking angles to hit Unstoppable Force on the enemy backline. Malphite's R is most effective when it catches the ADC and mid laner together — a two-person knock-up on the enemy carries wins the fight because they cannot deal damage while airborne and Malphite's team can burst them during the 1.5-second window. Do not waste R on the enemy frontline unless it catches three or more targets — knocking up a single tank accomplishes nothing while putting Malphite's most important ability on cooldown.

Use the threat of Unstoppable Force to zone enemies away from objectives. When your team is taking Dragon or Baron, position in a bush or on a flank angle where the enemy team knows you could R at any moment. The threat of a multi-person knock-up often forces enemies to spread out rather than contest the objective, which either gives your team the objective for free or creates isolated targets that your team can pick off.

Between R cooldowns, play safe and frontline for your team by absorbing damage and using E to reduce the attack speed of any melee enemy who commits onto your carries. Malphite without R is significantly less threatening, so do not overcommit to fights where your ultimate is down unless your team has a clear numbers advantage.

Late Game

Late-game Malphite with full tank build is a near-unkillable frontline who wins teamfights with a single well-placed Unstoppable Force on the enemy backline, absorbs massive amounts of physical damage through extreme armor stacking, and cripples enemy auto-attackers with Ground Slam and Frozen Heart's combined attack speed reduction. The late game requires patience — one good R wins the game, and one bad R loses it.

In late-game teamfights, patience is more important than speed. Wait for the enemy team to group or for a critical ability to be used before committing Unstoppable Force. If the enemy Morgana just used Black Shield on someone else, or the enemy ADC stepped forward without Flash, that is the moment to R. Landing R on three or more enemies in the late game often ends the fight instantly because the knock-up duration plus the follow-up damage from Malphite's team is enough to kill squishies before they can respond.

After engaging with R, immediately use E to reduce the attack speed of everyone around you, activate W for the empowered auto-attacks and cone damage, and stay in the middle of the fight soaking damage. Malphite's Hollow Radiance deals passive damage to everyone nearby, Frozen Heart reduces their attack speed, and Jak'Sho's passive increases his resistances the longer the fight goes. The longer Malphite stays alive in the middle of the enemy team, the more value his aura items and debuffs provide.

If the game goes to a critical Baron or Elder Dragon fight, Malphite's Unstoppable Force can decide the entire game. Position carefully, communicate with your team about the engage target, and look for the moment when the enemy carries are grouped within R range. A game-winning five-man Unstoppable Force is the single most impactful play a tank can make in League of Legends.

Matchups

Favorable

• Yasuo — Yasuo is a melee AD fighter who relies on auto-attacks and critical strikes. Malphite dominates this matchup because Yasuo deals exclusively physical damage that Malphite's armor stacking neutralizes, and Ground Slam's attack speed reduction cripples Yasuo's damage output in trades. Yasuo's Wind Wall cannot block Unstoppable Force or Ground Slam, meaning Malphite's engage goes through Yasuo's primary defensive ability. At level 6, Malphite's R-E-W combo chunks Yasuo for most of his health while Yasuo's auto-attacks bounce off Malphite's armor for minimal damage.
• Vayne — Vayne is a ranged ADC sometimes played top lane who relies on auto-attacks and Silver Bolts true damage. While Vayne's true damage bypasses armor, Malphite counters her because Unstoppable Force is a point-and-click engage that Vayne cannot dodge with Tumble if Malphite is in range, and Ground Slam reduces her attack speed so drastically that she cannot proc Silver Bolts quickly. Vayne is squishy and dies to Malphite's full R-E-W combo at level 6, and in teamfights Malphite's engage completely shuts down Vayne's ability to kite safely.
• Tryndamere — Tryndamere is a melee AD carry who relies on auto-attacks and critical strikes to deal damage. Malphite hard-counters Tryndamere because armor stacking reduces Tryndamere's auto-attack damage to nothing, Ground Slam's attack speed reduction prevents Tryndamere from hitting fast enough to lifesteal or deal meaningful damage, and Unstoppable Force locks Tryndamere in place for Malphite's team to burst him. Even during Undying Rage, Tryndamere cannot kill a full-armor Malphite, and once the invulnerability expires Malphite's team finishes him off.

Even

• Darius — Darius is a juggernaut who wins extended trades with Hemorrhage bleed stacks and executes with Noxian Guillotine. The matchup is even because Darius can bully Malphite in the early levels with his pull and bleed damage, but Malphite's armor scaling gradually reduces Darius's physical damage as the game progresses. Malphite should not fight Darius in extended melee trades where Darius can stack five bleed passive stacks — instead, poke with Q from range and disengage. At level 6, Malphite can R away from Darius if pulled into a bad fight, or R onto Darius when the jungler ganks for a coordinated kill.
• Garen — Garen is a tanky juggernaut with strong sustain from his passive regeneration and silence plus spin damage. The matchup is even because Garen's passive regeneration sustains through Malphite's Q poke over time, but Malphite's armor stacking reduces Garen's Judgment spin damage significantly. Neither champion can kill the other solo in most situations — Garen's silence prevents Malphite from using abilities for 1.5 seconds, but Malphite's armor makes Garen's damage output low. Both champions scale into teamfight tanks who contribute through initiation and frontline presence.
• Ornn — Ornn is a tank with magic and physical damage, crowd control, and the ability to upgrade teammates' items. The matchup is even because Ornn's Brittle damage is partially magic damage that bypasses Malphite's armor, but Malphite's Ground Slam reduces Ornn's attack speed and both champions scale into teamfight tanks. Neither can kill the other in lane without jungler assistance. The matchup comes down to who provides more teamfight value — Malphite's Unstoppable Force engage versus Ornn's Call of the Forge God knockup and item upgrades for teammates.

Unfavorable

• Sylas — Sylas is an AP bruiser who steals enemy ultimates with Hijack. Sylas counters Malphite because he deals magic damage that ignores Malphite's armor stacking, he sustains through Malphite's Q poke with Kingslayer's healing, and he steals Unstoppable Force with Hijack — giving Sylas one of the best ultimates in the game while turning Malphite's greatest strength against his own team. Malphite cannot stack armor against Sylas because Sylas deals AP damage, and a Sylas with stolen Unstoppable Force has both engage tools in a teamfight while Malphite has none.
• Dr. Mundo — Dr. Mundo is a health-stacking juggernaut who deals magic damage with cleavers and regenerates massive amounts of health. Dr. Mundo counters Malphite because his Infected Bonesaw poke deals percentage health magic damage that bypasses armor, his passive blocks one crowd control effect periodically which can block Malphite's Q, and his ultimate regeneration makes it impossible for Malphite to kill him. Malphite cannot trade with Mundo because Mundo sustains through all damage, and Mundo's magic damage poke eventually forces Malphite out of lane since armor provides no protection against it.
• Mordekaiser — Mordekaiser is an AP juggernaut who deals sustained magic damage and pulls enemies into his Death Realm for a 1v1. Mordekaiser counters Malphite because he deals exclusively magic damage that ignores all of Malphite's armor, his Realm of Death forces a 1v1 where Malphite cannot rely on his team to follow up on Unstoppable Force, and Mordekaiser steals 10% of Malphite's stats including armor inside Death Realm. Malphite is forced to build magic resist against Mordekaiser which does not synergize with Ground Slam's armor scaling, and even with MR items Mordekaiser's sustained damage output overwhelms Malphite in the isolated 1v1.

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