Talk:Malphite/@comment-194.71.24.5-20101122082338/@comment-3213212-20101126124250

Well, I'd say that AP on Rammus is not really that useful and you probably could get something better than Abyssal Scepter.

But yeah, it's true - Rammus does start off with better anti-AP qualities than Malphite. Although he does not benefit from Force of Nature so strongly as, let's say, Shen, Mundo or "Tank" Garen, since he's not Warmog's Armor type of Champion, but he can still make good use of it. Plus he's got inbuilt Armor/Mresist buff, very useful if you don't have your Banshee's Veil yet and Karthus' Ultimate is comming.

On the other hand, Malphite has his Passive Shield. Combine that with Banshee's Veil and perhaps some other Health item (Randuin's Omen if they've got some ADs, Sunfire Cape) and you will get a Sheild that is capable of absorbing half of the other team's Ryze/Anivia damage output. And it's not like you can't get Force of Nature here, or Aegis of the Legion to boost Armor, mresist and HP at the same time.

In general, I will agree that Rammus can counter AD more easily but Malphite on the other hand is not far behind and he still can dish out some pretty good damage. It's only a matter of proper item building and balance between Armor and Mresist items.