Talk:List of champions/Magic resistance/@comment-195.113.26.199-20120330124704/@comment-98.65.167.140-20120719103142

Originally tanks never gained MR per level. Volibear was the first tank to gain MR per level.

Every tank introduced after Volibear now gains MR per level. They also added MR per level to some of the more support oriented tank champions like Alistar and Taric so those champions could afford more utility in their build without being so squishy.

They may go back and add MR per level to all tanks but I'm not sure.

Some tanks also could have some justification for it, mainly Galio and Rammus. Galio benefits from MR stacking anyway so MR per level is kinda redundant. On the other hand Rammus benefits from Armor stacking so the lack of MR per level can be seen as a weakness in that he will be less equipped against magic damage (like he has always been).

As for the other tanks that lack MR scaling (Cho'Gath, Maokai, Shen, Singed) I have no idea. Riot may add MR per level to these champs as well. We will have to see.

Keep in mind, Riot never intentionally makes new champions stronger than old ones. It's just that as time goes on and new trends start things change and some champions get outdated. That's why Riot goes back and remakes or buffs some older champs from time to time.

For example, I think the main reason they gave MR per level to Volibear is because he was meant to deal damage and get the enemy to focus him by being a major threat, hence why he's tagged as both a fighter AND a tank. After that they gave MR per level to Sejuani and Nautilus as well. Then they went back and added it to low damage and support based tanks.