Malphite is a vanguard tank champion in League of Legends who excels at initiating teamfights and disrupting enemy formations. Here's a comprehensive overview of his abilities and playstyle:

Abilities:

Passive - Granite Shield

• Gains a shield equal to 10% of maximum health
• Shield regenerates after not taking damage for 8 seconds
• Gains bonus size based on armor (up to 35% at 437.5 armor)

Q - Seismic Shard

• Throws a rock that deals magic damage and slows target
• Gains movement speed equal to target's lost speed
• Range: 625 units

W - Thunderclap

• Passive: Gains bonus armor (tripled when shield is active)
• Active: Next attack deals bonus physical damage in a cone
• Resets auto-attack timer

E - Ground Slam

• Slams ground dealing magic damage in area
• Reduces attack speed of enemies hit
• Damage scales with armor
• Range: 400 units

R - Unstoppable Force

• Dashes to target location while immune to CC
• Knocks up and damages enemies in impact area
• Primary engage tool
• Range: 1000 units

Key Strengths:

• Excellent engage and teamfight initiation
• Strong laning phase with passive shield
• Scales well with armor items
• Good wave clear and trading potential
• Simple but effective kit

Optimal Roles:

• Top lane
• Mid lane (vs AD)
• Support

Build Path:

• Tank items prioritizing armor
• Can build AP for more damage
• Core items: Sunfire Cape, Frozen Heart, Thornmail

Malphite is particularly effective against AD-heavy team compositions and excels at forcing favorable engagements with his ultimate.

Strategy Tips:

• Use passive shield for trading in lane
• Save ultimate for key targets/teamfights
• Build armor to maximize passive and abilities
• Look for multi-target ultimate opportunities
• Chain CC with team for maximum impact

Playing against Malphite:

• Avoid clustering in teamfights
• Build magic penetration/armor reduction
• Take advantage of ultimate cooldown
• Look to poke down shield before trades

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