Support Malphite build with runes and items. Support Malphite guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Support Malphite build in League of Legends Patch 14.17!
Updated: 2024-08-05 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
E
W
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
Support Malphite Runes
Resolve
Inspiration
Passive
How it works
Support Build specific
You're a healer, Harry.
You heal/shield with Heal summoner spell, Redemption, Locket of the Iron Solari and Moonstone Renewer.
Also, you can proc Echoes of Helia consistently for even more healing and damage.
How to play
Support Build specific
Your first rush is Redemption.
Your second rush can be Locket of the Iron Solari (vs aoe), Moonstone Renewer (sustain).
Also, Echoes of Helia is pretty good because you can proc it consistently.
Rush second Locket if your team already doing teamfights or when an enemy team has champions with super aoe damage (example: like Fiddle's ult). Otherwise, get Moonstone Renewer #2. The third item should be whatever you did not buy - Locket of the Iron Solari or Moonstone Renewer. That's your core.
Another decent item if you have carry/strong bruiser/strong tank is Knight's Vow.
Try to use Redemption on cooldown, when your allies are missing some health. It is best to use when they are grouped. Especially if you already have Moonstone Renewer, it is best to wait (or ping) until they group together, so you can have them all healed.
Try to use summoner spell Heal on cooldown. With Moonstone, ideally there should be at least two people for maximum healing effect.
Remember that you can use Redemption for the damage. However, in general, it is not worth it. Keep it to heal your team!
Later in the game, for maximum support - you can sell boots for sixth item.
You can get items like Ardent Censer (some auto attackers needed) or Staff of Flowing Water. It will be triggered often enough that it will be worth.
Interesting item is Cryptbloom. If you want to go full healing, you can get it like #4+ item.
You will be triggering Font of Life effect, which will heal your allies. It also chains off Moonstone Renewer!
Be careful when using Redemption while you are dead, and you are about to be respawned. The camera will go to your position, and you can cast it in the spawning pool by mistake. Watch out for bad timing!
Font of Life total healing is not properly calculated in a post-game lobby. Value is bigger in the game vs. what's displayed in statistics. You heal more!
Tips and Tricks
General
You can surprise enemies by facing other directions before using your Unstoppable Force (R).
Universal skill order: default Q, E for countering auto attackers, W for Armor stacking builds.
Wait for your Granite Shield (Passive) to be up, before engaging or going in and to prevent poke. You will be more tanky and survive longer.
Riot
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.