Malphite historical 3.15.5 portrait

Historical reference

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Malphite Classic Guide

Shard of the Monolith

Malphite is listed in the community-datamined 60-champion starting roster. This guide uses Riot 3.15.5 history and does not claim launch-verified values or a best build.

TopMidJungleSupportTank

Evidence: Community-datamined roster
Historical source: Riot Data Dragon 3.15.5
Last verified: 2026-07-16
Launch status: Launch verification pending

Quick Answer

Malphite historical snapshot

Malphite's historical kit combines Granite Shield, Seismic Shard, Brutal Strikes, Ground Slam, Unstoppable Force. Read the spell summaries together with the historical item direction and the explicit launch-verification limits.

Roster evidence boundary

Riot confirms the 60-champion composition rule but not the complete name list. Malphite is published here from a dated community-datamining observation.

Historical kit

Malphite abilities

Summaries and displayed values come from the labelled historical snapshot. Observed and launch-verified fields remain empty until direct client evidence exists.

P

Granite Shield

Historical function: Malphite is shielded by a layer of rock which absorbs damage up to 10% of his maximum Health.

Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.

Q

Seismic Shard

Historical function: Using his primal elemental magic, Malphite sends a shard of the earth through the ground at his foe, dealing damage upon impact and stealing movement speed for 4 seconds.

Cooldown: 8
Cost: 70/75/80/85/90
Range: 625

Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.

W

Brutal Strikes

Historical function: Malphite starts to hit with such force that his attacks deal damage to all units in front of him.

Cooldown: 14
Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
Range: self

Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.

E

Ground Slam

Historical function: Malphite slams the ground sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage based on his Armor as damage and reduces the Attack speed of enemies for a short duration.

Cooldown: 7
Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
Range: 400

Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.

R

Unstoppable Force

Historical function: Malphite ferociously charges to a location, damaging enemies and knocking them into the air.

Cooldown: 130/115/100
Cost: 100
Range: 1000

Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.

Historical versus modern

Ability names differ between historical 3.15.5 and modern 16.14.1 (Brutal Strikes); values and mechanics still require Classic launch-client verification.

Malphite, Shard of the Monolith, is documented here from Riot's 3.15.5 historical snapshot. The Top / Mid / Jungle / Support labels are an editorial navigation taxonomy, not launch-patch usage statistics.

Three-layer build system

Malphite build evidence

Only layers with qualifying evidence are shown. Creator-tested and launch-verified layers are absent until their evidence gates pass.

Riot's 3.15.5 Summoner's Rift recommendation for Malphite, preserved as a historical reading aid rather than a launch-patch best build.

Source era: 3.15.5
Position: Top
Region: global historical snapshot
Sample: No match sample

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Warding Totem (Trinket)

Early purchases

Ninja Tabi
Glacial Shroud

Core direction

Ninja Tabi
Glacial Shroud
Sunfire Cape

Situational options

Iceborn Gauntlet
Abyssal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Frozen Heart
Randuin's Omen
Warmog's Armor

Playstyle reading

Use Seismic Shard, Brutal Strikes, Ground Slam, Unstoppable Force as the historical kit reference, then verify live cooldowns, costs and ratios before applying this item direction.

Limitation

Historical reference only. No launch-client skill order, rune page, mastery page, matchup or performance claim has been verified.

Setup direction

Malphite runes and masteries direction

A historical defensive framework for front-line champions that need health, armor and magic resistance choices.

Use it to compare defensive branches against physical and magic-heavy opponents.

Entity-specific checks

Frequently Asked Questions

01Is Malphite officially confirmed in the complete League Classic roster?

Riot confirms a 60-champion launch composition, but the complete name list used here is a community-datamined League Wiki observation. Malphite's individual roster slot is therefore labelled community-datamined until Riot publishes or the launch client verifies it.

02Are Malphite's ability values launch verified?

No. The displayed historical references come from Riot Data Dragon 3.15.5; observed and launch-verified value fields remain null.

03Is this the best Malphite Classic build?

No. It is a Riot-authored historical item direction with no win-rate, Tier or launch-match sample claim.

Source Ledger

Sources, versions and evidence limits

Every historical record keeps its source era. League Wiki is identified as a structural or historical-data reference, never as Riot official.

Source	Source Type	Version	Region	Verified Date	Used For	Evidence Status
League of Legends Classic	`RIOT_CLASSIC_OFFICIAL`	2026 launch announcement	Global English	2026-07-16	official product identity, 60-champion scope, returning systems	OFFICIALLY_CONFIRMED
/dev: League of Legends Classic	`RIOT_CLASSIC_OFFICIAL`	2026-07-15 article	Global English	2026-07-16	OG 40 plus 20 composition, Tier 3 runes, mastery-system scope	OFFICIALLY_CONFIRMED
League Wiki — League Classic	`WIKI_REFERENCE_ONLY`	Observed 2026-07-16; page edited 2026-07-15	Community-maintained global reference	2026-07-16	60-name roster observation, 141-item observation, 15-spell observation, information architecture	COMMUNITY_DATAMINED
Riot Data Dragon 3.15.5	`RIOT_HISTORICAL_DDRAGON`	3.15.5	Historical static-data snapshot; not region-equivalent launch evidence	2026-07-16	champion identities, historical kits, historical recommended item sets, items, Tier 3 runes, masteries, summoner spells, historical assets	HISTORICAL_REFERENCE