Talk:Malphite/@comment-99.255.245.8-20120603045219

I used to run bruiser but I think armor stacking + CDR is the best way to go. First of all, you should only pick him vs an enemy team that has 75% or more AD damage prefentially from autoattacks (tryn, irelia, udyr, jax, nocturne in the jungle/top lane with standard AD bot).

Ninja Tabi, Randuins, Frozen Heart, Sunfire Cape, GA and a situational item (aegis, thornmail, QSS, warmogs etc). This will get you nearly 40% cdr and ~100% uptime on your E. This means, enemy carries have 50% AS reduction permanently, take 600 dmg from E every 4 seconds and sunfire damage on top of that. Plus you are unkillable at ~700 armor with W and any attacks they make will potentially slow them and their AS (Randuins). Ult in, use Randuins active (which lasts for about 5 seconds due to the armor bonuses), E and it's pretty much gg.