Uh Malphites laning phase is questionable

Coast is clear·Jan 25, 2020·4 votes·785 views

So basically just q pokes you if you walk near cs, builds full tank and does more aa dmg and ap dmg. Cant trade either since he q's and runs away, his q should only give movement speed or slow but seeing as it does both it makes it extremely difficult to get on him and even if you do manage to get in range of him he has a shield and slows attack speed so trading is essentially useless as he will just out damage you with autos and low cd q's. Needs a nerf or nah?

9 Comments

Pika FoxJan 25, 20202 votes

His Q has a fairly high CD, large mana cost and does no damage if running armor. You can easily out sustain it with corrupting or whatever in kit sustain you have.

If hes running AP, his Q will hurt, but ultimately will never kill you until level 6, and even then he is exceptionally squishy with no actual escape.

item 3211 will pretty much render his damage moot if hes not running AP.

MrFawknSunshineJan 25, 20201 votes

play a mage into him , he scales with armor, no MR and he has low base hp

Coast is clearJan 25, 20202 votes

yeah thats the ideal scenario but you cant always just play a mage due to bad team comp/ap heavy or the main reason being he picks it in to you

Coast is clearJan 25, 20201 votes

is there an ad melee champ that beats him?

MrFawknSunshineJan 25, 20201 votes

LOTS

just dont play auto attackers into him

i beat him as maokai

Coast is clearJan 25, 20201 votes

thats assuming he picks before you

MrFawknSunshineJan 25, 20201 votes

he has mana issues early, typically cant wave clear very effectively

there are lots of ways to play around him and his kit.

look at u.gg op.gg lolanalytics.com for match ups/counters etc

typically if you have issue vs a champ try to play that champ a bit to learn their play style/habits etc and then you would know more how to beat that champ