Heartsteel Malphite Build

General

1. You play Heartsteel Malphite.
2. You rush Heartsteel #1.
3. You are gonna have tons of HP.
4. You build items that scale and/or benefit from HP stacking.
• And you build Armor and MR tanky items, depending on the situation and adapting to the enemy team.

General

1. You rush Heartsteel #1 unless it is going to be hard to proc it - they are all ranged and just poke you. Then you start slow with Guardian's Horn instead.

Item Order

1. Item Order after Heartsteel is flexible. You need to see what you need in particular game:
• Get Overlord's Bloodmail for more damage and AD.
• Get Warmog's Armor as anti-poke item (helps you stay in lane) and for some sweet HP.
• Get Unending Despair, if there are prolonged fights in which you can stay near enemies (or enemies near you). The items gets better, the more HP you get.
• Get various Armor and/or MR items to counter enemy team.
• Get Titanic Hydra for more fun , more damage and some survivability.

Items

1. Sundered Sky is very good damage item for this build (as #2-#4 depending on the game). It scales off your HP (so Grasp, Heartsteel, Overgrowth). It gives damage and pretty good sustain in fights. Remember to switch targets to maximize the effect!
2. Guardian's Horn is a surprisingly good item for its price. You can keep it for a very long time (or even have it as 6th item).

Runes

1. Second Wind scales off with your HP, so it is going to be powerful sustain rune. You can use it by purposefully triggering it by letting enemies poke you a little or walking over some harmful spells.
2. Shield Bash is good rune for this build, since you can proc it reliably.
3. Triumph is better (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of the Mind.

During game

1. Your main damage and power comes from auto attacks - Grasp of the Undying, Heartsteel
2. This is auto attack oriented Malphite build, so do it! Especially if running with Titanic Hydra and Sundered Sky as well.
3. You can prioritize switching between champions in the fight, just to farm more Heartsteel procs.
4. You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
5. Remember to consume your Heartsteel procs!
6. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!

Champion

1. You can rush Thornmail as the first item against a full AD team.
2. Against AD team, you can max Ground Slam (E), or even Thunderclap (W) for sweet Thornmail damage.

Champion

1. Universal skill order: default Seismic Shard (Q), Ground Slam (E) for countering auto attackers, Thunderclap (W) for Armor stacking builds.

Granite Shield (Passive)

1. 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.

Seismic Shard (Q)

1. Chasing someone? You can use Seismic Shard (Q) on minions for speed buff, then for example Unstoppable Force (R) the target.
2. While not playing strictly AP builds, you can prioritize using Seismic Shard (Q) on enemy carries in order to cripple them.

Ground Slam (E)

1. Save Ground Slam (E) for enemy carries that rely on auto attacking, if possible.

Unstoppable Force (R)

1. Sometimes it is better to hold on your R, rather than using it if you are not sure if you hit it. It puts pressure on the enemy, as they need to take into account your R.
2. Want to hit more Unstoppable Force (R)? Surprise enemies by facing other directions before using your R.

Riot

1. Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
2. 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.