Blackthorn Malphite

Blackthorn Malphite is a shapeshifter of a comp, happy to bend its final board toward whichever upgrades appear as long as Veigar anchors it. Across 2,827 ranked games on patch 18.1 it averages a 4.85 finish, good for Tier C.

Of the 53 comps on our board it holds spot #29; within its grade it is 2nd inside its 12-comp tier, ahead of its tier's 4.95 median by 0.10. Its 0.17% play rate is well under the median of 0.49%: a genuinely uncontested line most games.

Itemization starts with Veigar: Flora Fatalis Emblem, Blue Buff, and Jeweled Gauntlet shows up more than any other setup in the sample. Rek'Sai picks up the leftovers as the board's second threat.

Blackthorn at 4 units is the backbone of 8 live synergies — Sprykin (3) rounds out the core. The breakpoint math matters here: Executioner counts 2, one below the next threshold, meaning a single Executioner Emblem buys the comp its 3-piece tier.

Our model's emblem pick for this exact roster is Executioner Emblem, with Defender Emblem the runner-up. On the Executioner Emblem ranking itself, this comp sits 9th of 17.

Sprykin Veigar and Ravager Warwick share the Veigar core with Blackthorn Malphite — two boards chasing one carry thin out the late-game shops fast.

The 2,827-game sample is thin by this patch's standards; read the averages as an estimate, not a verdict.