Why does Malphite, a tank, have more burst than Annie, an actual burst mage?

Tworie·11/18/2019, 5:11:16 PM·5 votes·1,370 views

And why do I have to build Banshee's Veil while delaying my late game damage just to counter his ult? Honestly, Malphite needs a nerf. Tanks shouldn't be able to do this. And they certainly shouldn't be doing a burst mage's job better than actual burst mages.

And people are already down voting this. I guess people really don't want their freelo getting nerfed.

25 Comments

Hotarµ11/18/2019, 5:15:04 PM8 votes

If Malphite builds full AP, he's no longer a tank.

Not saying I enjoy AP Malphite, but saying he isn't a proper "burst mage" at that point is just false.

Summoner SpeII11/18/2019, 5:16:16 PM3 votes

he is already nerfed

Cind3rkick11/18/2019, 5:36:53 PM2 votes
  1. ap malphite isnt a tank, he is a burst mage

  2. to deal damage, he has to go right to the enemy. A sure death if he has no followup, annie however can dump her abilities from 10 miles away and get a giant monster in the frontline.

Sukishoo11/18/2019, 5:49:56 PM2 votes

Malphite is an older champ, where he was listed and designed in a way to be both tank and mage. Only a VGU rework will change anything there, and we'll probably be waiting awhile still for that.

Emperor Talquin11/18/2019, 7:59:05 PM1 votes

He's old and his ap ratios are insane. His r was a 100% ap ratio before it was nerfed recently. He will never become a tank again if his ratios aren't nerfed anymore.