Talk:Malphite/@comment-5907404-20130812213622/@comment-7846894-20130815185920

Yes, he's quite good. His passive combined with his E leave him with a hefty amount of hp. His ult is wonderful for ganks and works well with Aoe team comps or Hard initiate comps. His ganks pre 6 aren't stellar, but by no means are they bad. He doesn't have the cc or damage early to just walk into a lane and kill someone though, so if you're going to gank make sure either the enemy is in a really bad spot, or your laner has good cc and/or damage. Once team fights erupt, he can shut down the adc with his ult and E. Alright clear speeds. You only really feel mana starved if you spam your abilities in the jungle to speed him up. Try to aim to smite steal enemy blues, they help so much. Grab a ward near the 6 minute mark and place it in their blue and take it when they try to give it to their laner.