Talk:Malphite/@comment-4636093-20150321001720/@comment-24036535-20150326023610

In lane Swain naturally bullies melee champions, even if you can fight him off, he can still outsustain your mana pool, not to mention Malphite scales well with armor and armor items, meaning things don't go as well as they should in magic damage lanes, plus Malph can't really snowball because his target is tanky, and can easily survive Malphite's burst.

Counter? No, annoying matchup that is understandable to lose? Probably. A lot of lanes are those you "Should" win, but don't simply because a tiny mistake means you lose. Old Talon vs. Kayle is a good example, Kayle SHOULD have destroyed him easily, but one slip up and Talon would instaburst her down, while it's not quite the same here, you might have just played slightly wrong or have a playstyle which doesn't allow Malphite's advantages to be properly utilized.