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Blackthorn Malphite with Gnar

Also called Malphite Fast 9 · Blackthorn Fast 9

Fast 9ConsistentCarried by Malphite

Teamfight Tactics Set 18·Patch 18.5·Ranked games, Diamond+, last 7 days·Updated 29 Oct 2026, 17:18 UTC·Difficulty Medium

No tier yet Too few games to grade in Diamond+: 124 in the last 7 days, and its numbers start at 400. All ranks shows what we measured.

S comps in Diamond+ now: Riftbeast Elder Dragon, Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven. Every grade: the tier list.

Final board

The board at level 9, where most of its games end, from its games at all ranks over the last 14 days. Press a level to see the board on the way.

The Night Arena: an obsidian TFT board lit in gold
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Positions are our rule by attack range, not measured. Riot's match data has no positions. Dashed levels are planned.

5Gnar★
  • Thief's Gloves
  • Sterak's Gage
5Kennen★
  • Thief's Gloves
  • Edge of Night
  • Blackthorn Emblem
5Lux★
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Jeweled Gauntlet
  • Void Staff
4Ezreal★★
  • Deathblade
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Last Whisper
4Malphite★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
  • Spirit Visage
carry
4Soraka★★
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Rabadon's Deathcap
  • Jeweled Gauntlet
4Zyra★★
  • Void Staff
  • Blackthorn Emblem
  • Spear of Shojin
3Azir★★
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Hextech Gunblade
  • Rabadon's Deathcap
1Rek'Sai★★

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Malphite

How to play this

Level
Level to 9. Its games also end at level 10 (16%). Finishes at level 8.9 on average. Boards at its levels average 3.70 across every comp; this one averages 4.03, 0.33 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.
Carries

Malphite 3★ on 0% of boards

Gargoyle StoneplateWarmog's ArmorSpirit Visage Gargoyle Stoneplate, Warmog's Armor, Spirit Visage

Stage by stage

Stages 2 and 3 are our plan; 4 to 6 are the level its players were measured at.

Stage 2 Level 4 plan

Play Rek'Sai, Yorick, Yunara and Azir.

Malphite's items go on Yorick until Malphite comes in at level 8.

Stage 3 Level 6 plan

Add Alistar and Mama Beak.

Stage 5 Level 8 measured

Its players average 8.4 when they go out in stage 5.

Add Ezreal, Malphite, Soraka and Zyra; sell Yorick, Alistar, Yunara and Mama Beak.

26% of its games end at level 8.

Level 9 around 5-1: about 20 rolls (40 gold) to 2-star Malphite; about 30 if three copies of each are on other boards. model

Stage 6 Level 9 measured

Its players average 9.1 when they go out in stage 6.

Add Gnar, Kennen and Lux.

57% of its games end at level 9.

Its games end around round 6-1 on average, with 5 gold left.

Which version?

Eleven comps play Blackthorn around Malphite; the biggest four and this one are compared here. They share the three below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.

All of these play
Rek'SaiAzirMalphite
#5.33 avg34.3% top 43,389 gamesLevel 8
Played on about 1 board in 556 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Malphite & Azir
Only this one plays
or Fiddlesticks
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#4.32 avg54.8% top 4755 games2-cost reroll at level 7
Played on about 1 board in 2,500 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Warwick & Malphite
Only this one plays
MurkwolfKrugBramblebackor Kha'Zix
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No tier yetBlackthorn Malphite with Gnar
— avg— top 4124 gamesFast 9
Carried by Malphite
Only this one plays
GnarKennenLux
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Ranked games, last 7 days, Diamond+. A dashed portrait is a flex slot: many of its games play another unit there.

No tier yet fewer than 400 games in 7 days   Not graded played too rarely to grade

Board at every levelthe board level by level, with its traits and the options its games play

The board at every level from 4, with what each level adds and sells. From level 8 up it is measured over 406 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned.

826%957%1016%
Lv 4planRek'SaiYorickYunaraAzir222Malphite’s items on Yorick
Lv 5planRek'SaiYorickAlistarYunaraAzirAddedAlistar2222Malphite’s items on Alistar
Lv 6planRek'SaiYorickAlistarYunaraAzirMama BeakAddedMama Beak3222Malphite’s items on Alistar
Lv 7planRek'SaiAzirSorakaYunaraYorickAlistarMama BeakAddedSoraka33221Malphite’s items on Alistar
Lv 826%EzrealMalphiteSorakaZyraAzirRek'SaiGnarKennenAddedEzrealMalphiteZyraGnarKennenSoldYunaraYorickAlistarMama Beak4113221
Lv 957%GnarKennenLuxEzrealMalphiteSorakaZyraAzirRek'SaiAddedLux41113221
Lv 1016%GnarKennenLuxEzrealMalphiteSorakaZyraAzirRek'SaiFiddlesticksAddedFiddlesticks42111322

Not a reroll comp: nothing is 3-starred on even 1 board in 5.

How these rows are made

Level 8 and up are the boards this comp’s games ended on. Riot’s match data keeps only that last board, so the levels below are planned by one rule from this comp’s own units and traits and Riot’s shop odds, and marked plan — how the rule works. Hover a trait badge for what it does.

Augments that fitby trait and by our rule; no augment has a number of its own

What each augment grants, set against what this comp measured: the same rule the overlay uses when it reads the three on offer. A measured line is the comp’s own placement at a trait level; a line by rule is a fact about the comp, such as the damage its carry is built for.

MeasuredThe comp’s own placement at a trait’s levels, beside the augments that give the trait.

#2.87

Blackthorn 6: averages 2.87 here, against 4.61 at Blackthorn 2 (259 boards)

#3.15

Flora Fatalis 2: averages 3.15 here, against 3.37 at Flora Fatalis 1 (344 boards)

AP carry

By ruleSuits this carry: Malphite is built for ability power here (362 boards)

Baron's LairCoronationDeadlier CapsHold the LineSoul AwakeningDark RitualEarly LearningsEmbiggenNO SCOUT NO PIVOTSeraphim's StaffTons of Stats!Stand United
Works against it: Not a reroll comp (15), Wrong damage type (3)

By ruleNot a reroll comp: it 3-stars a unit in under 10% of boards, averaging level 8.89 (406)

Commerce CoreInvested+Invested++Prismatic TicketUpward MobilityCalculated LossCognitive OverloadEpic RolldownEpochEpoch+Trade SectorTrade Sector+
3 moreCrafted CraftingPatience Is A VirtueRecombobulator

By ruleWrong damage type: Malphite is built for ability power here (362 boards)

Deadlier BladesCybernetic ImplantsFocused Fire

Riot’s match-v1 data does not report which augments a player took, so no augment has a number of its own on this page or anywhere else on the site. The augment reference lists what each one grants.

Questionswhat people search for about this comp, answered from this page

What people search for about this comp, answered from the numbers on this page.

How do you play Blackthorn Malphite with Gnar in TFT Set 18?

Fast 9. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 9.1 on average. Its games end most often at level 9 (57%).

What items does Malphite need?

On its final board Malphite holds Gargoyle Stoneplate, Warmog's Armor and Spirit Visage.

Is Blackthorn Malphite with Gnar good in patch 18.5?

Not graded yet: 137 games at all ranks in the last 7 days, and a grade needs 400. Its average place over them is #4.12.

More about this compladder boards, traits, by bracket, trend, also played

Traits

Active on the final board above, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.

Executioner4Avatar1Monolith1Thornmaiden1Blackthorn3next 4Brawler2next 4Summoner2next 3Flora Fatalis1next 2

What each tier of this comp’s own traits was worth on its boards. The small number under each average is how many boards sat at that tier.

TraitPlacement at each tier
Blackthorn24.618043.7313262.87179
Executioner33.4912043.20246
Flora Fatalis13.3719623.15148

By bracket

Diamond, Master, Grandmaster and Challenger against the whole sample. Each board carries the tier of its own player where the sampler held it.

BracketGamesAvg PlaceTop 4 %Win %
Diamond+124#4.0360.5%9.7%
All ranks137#4.1258.4%8.8%

Trend

Avg Place on each of the last 7 days. The bars are scaled to the range shown, so the shape is the comparison and the figure under each bar is the day.

Also played

Families sharing at least 4 core units with this one — the same board taken a different way.