User blog comment:Leyrann/Hard counters./@comment-65.184.250.39-20120731072421/@comment-65.184.250.39-20120731202220

Your problem is you look at the games Im describing as a 1v1.

Yes, malphites q is 8 seconds, but that means that every 8 seconds he has to go into a close range to hit sivir, not get that movespeed, and potentially get a lot of harass back from the enemy support. Thats not an ideal situation, and certainly makes malph less viable as a support in that lane.

Yes, an ad carry can dodge an urgots e, but you also seem to think that the urgot is just spamming his e, and hoping that one skill shot hits. More likely he aims it, and trys to hit the carry when they go for a last hit.

The malphite is just really odd. I don't know who told you that hard counters mean, "This champ can build any item now, go crazy" but that is not the case. When someone says, "Hard-counter" they mean a lane where a champion has the distinct advantage over another. So why would malphite go in, and throw away his only advantage over the ad carry and build the rod of ages? He'd probably build Glacial shroud and maybe even a ninja tabi.

The swain is behind. He deas less damage, is behind on his build, because swain does not get an early abyssal, (unless the team is really ap heavy, but then we have a team comp issue) and eblanc still has 2 other lanes with 3 other champions to gank. Not to mention leblanc can distort out of swains moves, and will only be hit by the torment reliably if shes smart. Then, yeah, he has less then he wanted. Leblanc can still last hit if she is smart, sswain cant respond to her because of distort, and she will be a much more reliable ganker then swain.