Talk:Malphite/@comment-198.208.251.16-20110617133601/@comment-3486816-20110628220324

yes, because Tiamat splashes your hit, whereas Brutal strikes splashes your AD. This also means that Tiamat will splash sheen while Brutal Strikes won't. This factor of tiamat is both a blessing and a curse, however, as the splash from tiamat is mitigated by armor on both the splasher and the splashee, so if both have some armor it'll do pretty minor damage.