Talk:Malphite/@comment-3463132-20140520205141/@comment-6281696-20140526185443

He's semi-viable, he lacks hard CC pre-6 and because of that he has trouble securing kills. Most opponents will just run or dash away. His range is a bit on the short side and he has too high mana costs to be used for poke. But as a very defensive lane it would work fairly well. The attack speed slow allows you to win most duels & his Q should allow for some relativly easy getaways.