Talk:Malphite/@comment-5112222-20121120201353/@comment-5490997-20121130165006

Eleisa's Miracle is pretty bad, unless you're running heal/CV/revive, but I doubt you will on Malph. It might look like free stats without a slot, but 1100 gold for 10 HP regen and 15 mana regen is really expensive. You can get far more important items a lot sooner for that gold (which will put you ahead much further than a bit of regen will that's useless late game).

Anyway, I think a jungle AD splash damage Malph might also be interesting. Tiamat/Hydra + Iceborn Gauntlet + Elder Lizard = tons of AoE AD damage + a true damage DoT (works with all of Malph's abilities + auto attacks, sadly not with the splash AD, but that's not a huge issue). Add in BC and you'll also be shredding armor in AoE (leaving 1 slot for another item), or just get Randuin's + Bulwark for a balanced mix of tanking stats.

btw, I don't think it's a good idea to compare old to new builds, especially not when throwing around numbers. Many items have reduced armor/mres/HP, while AP and AD got a bit cheaper in general. Which means that a more offensive tank might be a lot more viable than it used to be, while a pure defensive tank might have become a bit less attractive.