Talk:Malphite/@comment-4636093-20150321001720/@comment-4636093-20150328130838

That's not actually what happens I've found. Sure Swain could keep his shield down if he runs through the entire creepwave to do so, but that wouldn't be a good idea, and he'd also eat a Q and probably lose half his health.

And Malphite doesn't lose the poke war to Swain. He can spam his Q on cooldown and won't run out of mana before they're forced out of lane or die. The regen in this season is pretty rediculous. And nobody 'shrugs off' Malphite's poke, 2 Qs and that's half of a guy's health gone.

Armor comes later on when you need it, focus on winning lane first then transitioning it into teamfight power. And it's not like a cheap Spectre's Cowl doesn't make you almost immune to most AP tops.