Arena Companion — Builds, Augments and Matchups

Patch 26.18Arena build

Malphite

tankmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Malphite.

Arena tier

Top 3

49.7%

Avg. place

3.51

Pick rate

13.2%

Ban rate

8.0%

KDA

2.82

Games

84,104

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Plated Steelcaps

36% pick · 30K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Shield of Molten Stone

16% pick · 13K games

Round 4

Core item

Heartsteel

47% pick · 39K games

Round 6

Core item

Thornmail

28% pick · 23K games

Round 9

Core item

Jak'Sho, The Protean

12% pick · 4.3K games

Round 11

Late game

Rabadon's Deathcap

8.0% pick · 2.8K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Heavy Hitter
10297 games
12.0%
Clothesline
7354 games
9.0%
ADAPt
5331 games
6.0%
Witchful Thinking
4913 games
5.8%

Gold

Tank Engine
13524 games
16.0%
Celestial Body
9454 games
11.0%
Quest: Steel Your Heart
9516 games
11.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
7056 games
8.4%

Prismatic

Goliath
16655 games
20.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
8019 games
10.0%
Center of the Universe
6493 games
8.0%
Dreadbringer
7705 games
9.2%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Malphite, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Shield of Molten Stone

16% pick · 13164 games

Darksteel Talons

12% pick · 10374 games

Black Hole Gauntlet

13% pick · 11097 games

Gargoyle Stoneplate

10% pick · 8050 games

Cloak of Starry Night

9.0% pick

Dragonheart

8.0% pick

Warmog's Armor

8.0% pick

Lightning Rod

7.0% pick

Night Harvester

7.0% pick

Detonation Orb

7.0% pick

Pyromancer's Cloak

6.0% pick

Cruelty

6.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Plated Steelcaps

36% pick · 30K games

Mercury's Treads

29% pick · 24K games

Sorcerer's Shoes

15% pick · 13K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

7.0% pick · 5.8K games

Berserker's Greaves

1.0% pick · 1.1K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Vitality

46% pick · 17K games

Juice of Power

33% pick · 13K games

Cappa Juice

15% pick · 5.8K games

Juice of Haste

6.0% pick · 2.1K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Heartsteel

47% pick · 39K games

Round 6 options

Thornmail

28% pick · 23K games

Round 9 options

Jak'Sho, The Protean

5.0% pick · 4.3K games

Rabadon's Deathcap

3.0% pick · 2.8K games

Sunfire Aegis

3.0% pick · 2.2K games

Kaenic Rookern

2.0% pick · 1.6K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Malphite in the source sample.

Swain

57% Top 3 · +7.2

1.5K games

Yasuo

55% Top 3 · +5.6

5.4K games

Smolder

53% Top 3 · +3.6

1.5K games

Brand

53% Top 3 · +3.4

1.6K games

Yone

53% Top 3 · +3.3

2.2K games

Sion

52% Top 3 · +2.8

1.5K games

Tristana

52% Top 3 · +2.6

1.8K games

Zed

52% Top 3 · +2.1

1.5K games

Veigar

52% Top 3 · +2.0

1.4K games

Katarina

51% Top 3 · +1.6

1.6K games

Master Yi

51% Top 3 · +1.4

1.4K games

Vayne

51% Top 3 · +1.0

1.5K games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Malphite's Arena results.

Miss Fortune

52% Top 3

8.7K games

Senna

52% Top 3

7.9K games

Twisted Fate

51% Top 3

11.6K games

Twitch

51% Top 3

9.6K games

Kayle

51% Top 3

8.4K games

Ashe

51% Top 3

11.1K games

Viego

51% Top 3

7.1K games

Pantheon

51% Top 3

7.9K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Goliath · Tank Engine · Heavy Hitter

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

59.53 · 84,104 games

Patch 26.18Arena build

Malphite

tankmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Malphite.

Arena tier

Top 3

49.7%

Avg. place

3.51

Pick rate

13.2%

Ban rate

8.0%

KDA

2.82

Games

84,104

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Plated Steelcaps

36% pick · 30K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Shield of Molten Stone

16% pick · 13K games

Round 4

Core item

Heartsteel

47% pick · 39K games

Round 6

Core item

Thornmail

28% pick · 23K games

Round 9

Core item

Jak'Sho, The Protean

12% pick · 4.3K games

Round 11

Late game

Rabadon's Deathcap

8.0% pick · 2.8K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Heavy Hitter
10297 games
12.0%
Clothesline
7354 games
9.0%
ADAPt
5331 games
6.0%
Witchful Thinking
4913 games
5.8%

Gold

Tank Engine
13524 games
16.0%
Celestial Body
9454 games
11.0%
Quest: Steel Your Heart
9516 games
11.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
7056 games
8.4%

Prismatic

Goliath
16655 games
20.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
8019 games
10.0%
Center of the Universe
6493 games
8.0%
Dreadbringer
7705 games
9.2%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Malphite, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Shield of Molten Stone

16% pick · 13164 games

Darksteel Talons

12% pick · 10374 games

Black Hole Gauntlet

13% pick · 11097 games

Gargoyle Stoneplate

10% pick · 8050 games

Cloak of Starry Night

9.0% pick

Dragonheart

8.0% pick

Warmog's Armor

8.0% pick

Lightning Rod

7.0% pick

Night Harvester

7.0% pick

Detonation Orb

7.0% pick

Pyromancer's Cloak

6.0% pick

Cruelty

6.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

4.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Plated Steelcaps

36% pick · 30K games

Mercury's Treads

29% pick · 24K games

Sorcerer's Shoes

15% pick · 13K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

7.0% pick · 5.8K games

Berserker's Greaves

1.0% pick · 1.1K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Vitality

46% pick · 17K games

Juice of Power

33% pick · 13K games

Cappa Juice

15% pick · 5.8K games

Juice of Haste

6.0% pick · 2.1K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Heartsteel

47% pick · 39K games

Round 6 options

Thornmail

28% pick · 23K games

Round 9 options

Jak'Sho, The Protean

5.0% pick · 4.3K games

Rabadon's Deathcap

3.0% pick · 2.8K games

Sunfire Aegis

3.0% pick · 2.2K games

Kaenic Rookern

2.0% pick · 1.6K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Malphite in the source sample.

Swain

57% Top 3 · +7.2

1.5K games

Yasuo

55% Top 3 · +5.6

5.4K games

Smolder

53% Top 3 · +3.6

1.5K games

Brand

53% Top 3 · +3.4

1.6K games

Yone

53% Top 3 · +3.3

2.2K games

Sion

52% Top 3 · +2.8

1.5K games

Tristana

52% Top 3 · +2.6

1.8K games

Zed

52% Top 3 · +2.1

1.5K games

Veigar

52% Top 3 · +2.0

1.4K games

Katarina

51% Top 3 · +1.6

1.6K games

Master Yi

51% Top 3 · +1.4

1.4K games

Vayne

51% Top 3 · +1.0

1.5K games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Malphite's Arena results.

Miss Fortune

52% Top 3

8.7K games

Senna

52% Top 3

7.9K games

Twisted Fate

51% Top 3

11.6K games

Twitch

51% Top 3

9.6K games

Kayle

51% Top 3

8.4K games

Ashe

51% Top 3

11.1K games

Viego

51% Top 3

7.1K games

Pantheon

51% Top 3

7.9K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Goliath · Tank Engine · Heavy Hitter

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

59.53 · 84,104 games