Talk:Malphite/@comment-7881237-20130814010700/@comment-2143859-20131204191759

Why are you worried about building ap on a tank? He's actually very easy to build for, against ad rush Frozen heart (CDR, Mana, Armor, synergizes with his e) or Randuins (Armor, Health, synergises with his e AND q). Against AP, rush Abyssal (gives you MR and AP, reduces their MR (which is MUCH better than mPen because he's a tank and will be right in the middle of the team, and increasing the AP carry's damage is more important than increasing your own) so in teamfights your AP carry will do more damage.  Sunfire synergizes very well with abyssal.  Spirit visage is also a very good MR item on him (SV + FH = max CDR) and its health regen and passive synergise with each other even if you don't have any other health recovery items (though if you put warmog's or GA on top of it....)

If anything, I have trouble building Malphite without going OVER the CDR cap. (I like to take golden coin > Talisman of ascension top, and spirit of the golem in jungle, both of which are improved by SV's passive)