As malphite, Can absorb a lot of damage for his team with his Passive. This allows him to be a frontline for his team while also being able to escape from death when he goes in with his Ultimate h.

Post-six, he can set up multiple ganks for both his lane as well as other lanes with his Ultimate h. This is highly beneficial if the lane he is ganking has some form of CC built in their kit.

He is the bane of all immobile carries, especially the ranged immobile ones. He can quite easily get on top of them and prevent them from doing anything in a fight. If Malphite goes AP, there won’t be an enemy carry for most part of the game. As malphite, Can absorb a lot of damage for his team with his passive. This allows him to be a first line for his team while also being able to escape from death when he enters with his Ultimate h. After six, he can set up several ganks for his track as well as other tracks with his Ultimate h. This is very beneficial if the track that he is gaunting has a certain form of CC built in their kit. He is the jerk of all immobilizers, especially the various immobilizers. He can quite easily get on them and prevent them from doing anything in a fight. If Malphite goes AP, there is no enemy carrier for most of the game.