Talk:Malphite/@comment-94.78.117.132-20120508183650/@comment-74.179.54.134-20120509001357

He is extremely mana hungry, but once you get used to him the regen from a philosphers stone or dorans rings should keep you where you need to be, you can't spam your Q or E every time its on CD and not expecting to go OOM very quickly but that's part of what makes him balanced, the damage off of his Q in top alone is usually enough to keep most champions hiding on their tower.

If you're really having problems with his mana regeneration buy a philosophers stone and a chalice of harmony, it will make him have an almost un-exhaustable mana-pool while giving him the early magic resistance he needs, just be prepared to sell it around mid-game.