Stage 2 Level 4 plan
Play Rek'Sai, Veigar, Warwick and Azir.
Malphite's items go on Rek'Sai until Malphite comes in at level 6.
Zyra's items go on Warwick until Zyra comes in at level 8.
Blackthorn Malphite
Also called Malphite Zyra
Level 8Carried by Malphite & Zyra
——Tier
#5.36Avg Place
33.2%Top 4 %
5.7%Win %
0.2%Play Rate
2,847Games, 7 days
Final board
The board at level 8, 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.
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Level
Positions are our rule by attack range, not measured. Riot's match data has no positions. Dashed levels are planned.
4Malphite★★
Malphite★★- Gargoyle Stoneplate
- Warmog's Armor
- Spirit Visage
4Soraka★★
Soraka★★- Blackthorn Emblem
- Spear of Shojin
- Jeweled Gauntlet
4Zyra★★
Zyra★★- Blackthorn Emblem
- Void Staff
- Spear of Shojin
3Azir★★
Azir★★- Guinsoo's Rageblade
- Hextech Gunblade
- Rabadon's Deathcap
1Rek'Sai★★
Rek'Sai★★1Veigar★★
Veigar★★3Fiddlesticksflex
Fiddlesticksflexor
Kha'Zix
Kennen
2Warwickflex
Warwickflex
How to play this
- When
- You hold Giant's Belt and Chain Vest, and nobody else in the lobby is on Malphite or Zyra.Others on Malphite or Zyra in the lobby, over 4,428 games of this patch at all ranks.
- Items
- Slam Warmog's Armor first (Giant's Belt ×2): of Malphite's most played build, the item its boards placed best with, #4.92 over 3,708 boards at all ranks. our rule Hold the rest:
Chain Vest ×2
Negatron Cloak ×2
Tear of the Goddess ×2
Giant's Belt
B.F. Sword
Recurve Bow
Spatula - Level
- Stay around level 8. Its games also end at level 7 (19%) and level 9 (17%). Level 8 around 4-2: about 22 rolls (44 gold) to 2-star Malphite; about 33 if three copies of each are on other boards. model Finishes at level 8.0 on average. Boards at its levels average 4.86 across every comp; this one averages 5.36, 0.50 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.Finishes at level 8.0 on average. Boards at its levels average 4.88 across every comp; this one averages 5.39, 0.51 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.
- Carries
Malphite 3★ on 1% of boards
Gargoyle Stoneplate ×2, Warmog's Armor#4.99 over 270 games at all ranks
Zyra 3★ on 0% of boards
Blackthorn Emblem, Spear of Shojin, Void Staff#5.58 over 99 games at all ranks
Stage by stage
Stages 2 and 3 are our plan; 4 to 6 are the level its players were measured at.
Stage 3 Level 6 plan
Add Malphite.
111 real boards went out at level 6 holding four or more of its units. real
Stage 4 Level 8 measured
Its players average 7.5 when they go out in stage 4.
Add Soraka, Zyra and Fiddlesticks.
3★ targets: Azir 23%
61% of its games end at level 8.
Stage 5 Level 8 measured
Its players average 7.8 when they go out in stage 5.
Stage 6 Level 8 measured
Its players average 8.4 when they go out in stage 6.
Its games end around round 5-5 on average, with 8 gold left.
Which version?
Twelve comps play Blackthorn around Malphite; the biggest four are compared here. They share the four below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.
All of these playRek'Saior VeigarAzirMalphite
Rek'Saior VeigarAzirMalphiteNot gradedBlackthorn Malphite
#5.36 avg33.2% top 42,847 gamesLevel 8
Played on about 1 board in 588 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Malphite & Zyra
Only this one playsor Fiddlesticks
or FiddlesticksNot gradedBlackthorn Malphite with Sett
#5.23 avg36.1% top 41,952 gamesFast 8
Played on about 1 board in 909 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Malphite
Only this one plays
Ahri
Sett
or Yorick
Open this version →AhriSettor YorickNot gradedBlackthorn Malphite & Warwick
#4.40 avg52.0% top 4592 games2-cost reroll at level 7
Played on about 1 board in 3,333 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Warwick & Malphite
Only this one plays
Murkwolf
Krug
Brambleback
Open this version →MurkwolfKrugBramblebackNo tier yetBlackthorn Malphite & Ezreal
— avg— top 4285 gamesFast 8
Carried by Malphite & Ezreal
Only this one plays
LeBlanc
Ezreal
or Alistar
Open this version →LeBlancEzrealor Alistar8 smaller versions
- Blackthorn Malphite & Warwick with LuxNo tier yet203 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with WarwickNo tier yet122 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with KennenNo tier yet114 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with GnarNo tier yet98 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with FiddlesticksNo tier yet82 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with AluneNo tier yet71 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with TaricNo tier yet51 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with ViNo tier yet51 games
Twelve comps play Blackthorn around Malphite; the biggest four are compared here. They share the four below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.
All of these playRek'Saior VeigarAzirMalphite
Rek'Saior VeigarAzirMalphiteNot gradedBlackthorn Malphite
#5.39 avg32.5% top 43,082 gamesLevel 8
Played on about 1 board in 606 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Malphite & Zyra
Only this one playsor Fiddlesticks
or FiddlesticksNot gradedBlackthorn Malphite with Sett
#5.23 avg36.1% top 42,090 gamesFast 8
Played on about 1 board in 894 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Malphite
Only this one playsAhriSettor Yorick
Open this version →AhriSettor YorickNot gradedBlackthorn Malphite & Warwick
#4.40 avg52.5% top 4667 games2-cost reroll at level 7
Played on about 1 board in 2,801 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Warwick & Malphite
Only this one playsMurkwolfKrugBrambleback
Open this version →MurkwolfKrugBramblebackNo tier yetBlackthorn Malphite & Ezreal
#4.34 avg54.3% top 4311 gamesFast 8
Carried by Malphite & Ezreal
Only this one playsLeBlancEzrealor Alistar
Open this version →LeBlancEzrealor Alistar8 smaller versions
- Blackthorn Malphite & Warwick with LuxNo tier yet225 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with WarwickNo tier yet135 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with KennenNo tier yet118 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with GnarNo tier yet107 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with FiddlesticksNo tier yet94 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with AluneNo tier yet78 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with ViNo tier yet60 games
- Blackthorn Malphite with TaricNo tier yet56 games
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 7 up it is measured over 9,713 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned. Each level’s options are this patch’s.
Lv 4plan
4Malphite’s items on Rek'SaiZyra’s items on Warwick
4Malphite’s items on Rek'SaiZyra’s items on WarwickLv 5planAdded4
2Zyra’s items on LeBlancMalphite’s items on Rek'Sai
Added42Zyra’s items on LeBlancMalphite’s items on Rek'SaiLv 6realAddedSold
15
AddedSold15Lv 719%Added
115
2Optionsall: #6.58 · 0% won · 291 gamesKrug#6.511% won · 70Soraka#6.670% won · 48Zyra#6.740% won · 35
Added1152Optionsall: #6.58 · 0% won · 291 gamesKrug#6.511% won · 70Soraka#6.670% won · 48Zyra#6.740% won · 35Lv 861%AddedSold
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AddedSold2115222Lv 917%Added3211522
Added32115223★ targets Azir23%
How these rows are made
Level 7 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. Rows marked real are the boards of the games that went out at that level holding four or more of this comp’s units — real boards on the way to it, not its own games. Under a measured level, its options: what its games put in the slots past that level’s core, best placed first, with average place, win rate and games beside the level’s own. All of them went out at that level, so none is flattered by having got further. The board draws the first, in a gold ring; the most played is named among them.
Item builds, measuredthe carries’ three-item builds, with average place and games
The carries’ most played three-item builds this patch, with the placement of the games they were built in.
| Champion | Build | Avg Place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malphite | Gargoyle StoneplateGargoyle StoneplateWarmog's Armor | #4.99 | 270 |
| Malphite |  CrownguardGargoyle StoneplateWarmog's Armor | #4.85 | 230 |
| Malphite | Gargoyle StoneplateSpirit VisageWarmog's Armor | #5.08 | 188 |
| Zyra | Blackthorn EmblemSpear of ShojinVoid Staff | #5.58 | 99 |
| Zyra | Blackthorn Emblem MorellonomiconVoid Staff | #4.89 | 96 |
| Zyra | Blackthorn EmblemJeweled GauntletSpear of Shojin | #6.09 | 66 |
Components to hold Giant's Belt ×3, Chain Vest ×2, Negatron Cloak ×2, Tear of the Goddess ×2, B.F. Sword, Recurve Bow, Spatula
Variationswhat close versions add or leave out, and how they placed
Other boards this comp ends on, over the last 14 days. Each row is a version’s usual final board and what it plays instead of this comp’s own board at that level.
Lv 8
4.46avg place778 gamesPlaysInstead of
4.46avg place778 gamesPlaysInstead ofLv 85.31avg place754 gamesPlaysInstead of
5.31avg place754 gamesPlaysInstead ofLv 84.37avg place599 gamesPlaysInstead of
4.37avg place599 gamesPlaysInstead ofLv 75.54avg place373 gamesPlaysInstead of
5.54avg place373 gamesPlaysInstead ofLv 8
4.63avg place331 gamesPlaysInstead of
4.63avg place331 gamesPlaysInstead ofAugments 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.
#5.00
Flora Fatalis 2: averages 5.00 here, against 5.26 at Flora Fatalis 1 (8,047 boards)
AP carry
By ruleSuits this carry: Malphite is built for ability power here (8,022 boards)
Baron's Lair
Coronation
Deadlier Caps
Hold the Line
Soul Awakening
Dark Ritual
Early Learnings
Embiggen
NO SCOUT NO PIVOT
Seraphim's Staff
Tons of Stats!
Stand UnitedWorks against it: Wrong damage type (3)
By ruleWrong damage type: Malphite is built for ability power here (8,022 boards)
Deadlier Blades
Cybernetic Implants
Focused FireRiot’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 in TFT Set 18?
Level 8. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 8.4 on average. Its games end most often at level 8 (61%).
What items does Malphite need?
Its most played build this patch is Gargoyle Stoneplate, Gargoyle Stoneplate and Warmog's Armor: #4.99 over 270 games.
Is Blackthorn Malphite good in patch 18.5?
In Diamond+: average place #5.36 and 33% top 4 over 2,847 Diamond+ games in the last 7 days. At all ranks it averages #5.39 over 3,082 games.
Is Blackthorn Malphite contested?
Yes, contest costs it: with nobody else on Malphite or Zyra it placed #5.23 (40% of games), with one other #5.48 (40%), with two or more #5.50 (20%), over 4,428 games of this patch at all ranks.
More about this compladder boards, traits, by bracket, trend, also played
At the top of the ladder
The newest boards of this comp from the players on our leaderboard, best placed first. A name opens that player’s games, board and items included.
- #1MIH bensac#WTBChallenger · EUW · 1,606 LP · level 9 · 2026-10-24
- #2rita#bbtChallenger · NA · 1,751 LP · level 9 · out at 6-3 · 2026-10-27
- #3whyyoumadpro#EUWChallenger · EUW · 1,867 LP · level 8 · out at 6-2 · 2026-10-25
- #47YearsOld#123Challenger · SEA · 1,933 LP · level 9 · out at 5-6 · 2026-10-26
- #4FuuTime#xddChallenger · SEA · 1,552 LP · level 9 · out at 5-6 · 2026-10-22
- #8만어리#만어리Challenger · KR · 1,617 LP · level 8 · out at 5-1 · 2026-10-18
Traits
Active on the final board above, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.
Flora Fatalis2Monolith1Thornmaiden1Blackthorn5next 6Executioner2next 3Spellweaver2next 4Summoner2next 3What 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.
| Trait | Placement at each tier |
|---|---|
| Blackthorn | 25.8737645.343,96364.985,355 |
| Executioner | 25.464,75734.833,02943.941,073 |
| Flora Fatalis | 15.262,57025.005,477 |
| Spellweaver | 24.916,42944.43401 |
| Summoner | 24.934,85735.232,434 |
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.
| Bracket | Games | Avg Place | Top 4 % | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond+ | 2,847 | #5.36 | 33.2% | 5.7% |
| All ranks | 3,082 | #5.39 | 32.5% | 5.3% |
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.
5.4224
5.4225
5.3326
5.2527
5.4728
5.4829
Also played
Families sharing at least 4 core units with this one — the same board taken a different way.
| Comp | Tier | Shared units | Avg Place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackthorn Malphite & Ezreal | — | 5 | #4.34 | 311 |
| Blackthorn Malphite with Gnar | — | 5 | #4.16 | 107 |
| Blackthorn Malphite with Fiddlesticks | — | 5 | #4.72 | 94 |
| Executioner Malphite & Soraka | B | 4 | #4.70 | 44,545 |
| Sprykin Rammus & Azir | A | 4 | #4.35 | 43,264 |
| Blackthorn Malphite with Sett | — | 4 | #5.23 | 2,090 |
| Sprykin Azir & Rammus with Malphite | — | 4 | #4.98 | 1,223 |
| Blackthorn Malphite & Warwick | — | 4 | #4.40 | 667 |