guide: malphite Shard of the Monolith [S4]

 
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 10 seconds, this effect recharges.

To start of i chosen to max the siesmic shard as fast as possible because this will be the main attack you will be using through the entire game. it a great way to harass enemy champs during the laning fase, however  it eats through your mana very fast. Its a great ability wich deals a decent amount of damage and mainly its movement speed stealing. Its a great way to catch  up with an enemy trying to run or to give you an edge when running away from enemies.

Next the ground slam is way to damage multple champs in a group fight or to kill multiple creeps when farming or protecting your tower. Its also a great follow up after the seismic shard when in a melee fight with an enemy champ because its reducing effect on the enemy champs attack speed. Deals a decent amount of damage the more you stack your armour.

For the brutal strikes, most people wait till lvl 8 to spend a first point in it because not very effective early game. I have however chosen to lvl it at lvl 3 because its passive: when attcking minions the minion next to wich you are attacking also get some damage for a part of his basic attack damage. You can be surprise on how this boost your farming, resulting in faster item build. early game i only use it in melee fights when the other abilities have not cooled down yet or to do hit and runs on turrets. Near end game when you stack armor.

And as always the ultimate is done at lvl 6, 11 and 16. it deals a decent amount of dammage and is a great way to catch up with an enemy on the run, get to an enemy behind his turret or to save a teammate who is on the run from an enemy.

Masteries:
Runes:


1) I like to start with the ancient coin: mainly for its mana regenaration and gold bonus. I choose not  to start with boots because you can get the movement speed you need from stealing movement speed with your seismic shard. 5 Health Regeneration, 3 Mana Regeneration. Passive: +5 Health Regen per 5 seconds +3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds UNIQUE Passive: Favor: Being near a minion death without dealing the killing blow grants 2 Gold
1000 Health. UNIQUE Passive: Restores 1% of your maximum Health every 5 seconds.
25 Armor. UNIQUE Passive: Enhanced Movement: +45 Movement Speed. UNIQUE Passive: Blocks 10% of the damage from basic attacks. + UNIQUE Passive: Homeguard: Whenever you are at fountain, you instantly gain full health and mana, and gain a 200% movement speed boost that decays over 8 seconds. The bonus movement speed is lost upon entering combat. The effect cannot activate while in combat. Can be applied to any tier 2 boot.

70 Armor, 500 Health. UNIQUE Passive: Cold Steel: If you are hit by a basic attack, you slow the attacker's Attack Speed by 15% and their Movement Speed by 10% for 1 second. UNIQUE Active: Slows the Movement Speed of nearby enemy units by 35% for 2 seconds + 1 second for every 100 Armor and Magic Resistance you have (500 range). 60 second cooldown.

the next 2 items or not necessary these are items i use most of the time, these can be replaced by situational items.
6) You got enough health now to last quite some time. You want to do as few runs to base as possible so i've chosen the iceborn gauntlet mainly for its mana boost and regenaration. 
30 Ability Power, 70 Armor, 10 Cooldown Reduction, 500 Mana. UNIQUE Passive: Spellblade: After using an ability, your next basic attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 125% of your base attack damage to surrounding enemies and creates a field for 2 seconds that slows enemies inside by 30% (2 second cooldown).

7) End game. sell your acient coin, you don't need the gold bonus anymore as this is your final item of your build. again a nice health boost, but i choose the scepter mainly for its passive.80 Ability Power, 500 Health. UNIQUE Passive: Your spell damage will slow the target's movement speed by 35% for 1.5 seconds (15% for multi-target spells, damage over time spells and spells with a cooldown time below 3 seconds).


situational items:

guide finished