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Tristana
Tristana
64%
36%

vs

50.0%
Malphite
Malphite
42%
58%
Strong engageHeavy CCVery tankyHeavy AP damage

Build vs Malphite

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Long Sword
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Yun Tal Wildarrows
1DPS
Navori Flickerblade
2DPS
Infinity Edge
3DPS

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
The Collector
5vs Tank

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

The Collector
5vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank

DPS

Bloodthirster
DPS
Hexoptics C44
DPS
0.0% WR1 games

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
TristanaTristana
MalphiteMalphite
Aggressive
Careful
Passive

Malphite's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Granite Shield (P)

Malphite is shielded by a layer of rock which absorbs damage up to 10% of his maximum Health. If Malphite has not been hit for a few seconds, this effect recharges.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s10s7s–
68s10s7s2m10
98s9.5s7s2m10
118s9s7s1m55
168s8s7s1m40
188s8s7s1m40

Playing against Malphite

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Poke him to break his passive shield: it doesn't recharge for 8s after taking damage.

2

AP champions counter him in lane: Malphite stacks armor but remains vulnerable to magic damage.

3

Spread out in teamfights: his R knocks up in an area. If you're grouped, the fight is lost.

4

His Q costs a lot of mana: force him to spam it and he'll run out before even reaching level 6.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026