Talk:Malphite/@comment-178.223.119.140-20120614115202/@comment-178.166.24.118-20120615121415

It's viable... But not the best way to play Malphite IMO. Your purpose is to provide initiation for your team, basically just jump on the enemy AD carry and unleash your combo to reduce his mobility and shut him down for the fight. Sustain damage or burst damage are not Malphite's key points, even if his ratios look good. The only AP item I would consider on Malphite would be Rylai's, 'cause it synergizes with passive and contributes to tankyness, and Abyssal too. But overall your build should look like this: Merc Threads/Tabi, Randuins, Frozen Heart/Sunfire Cape (depends on how dangerous the enemy carry is), FoN/BV and a single AP item (Rylais/ Abyssal, even Zhoyna synergizes with Malphite, though you won't need the active 'cause you want to be the focus of the team). If you want pure tank, just forget about the AP alltogether and go for GA.