Talk:Malphite/@comment-6061249-20130821225522/@comment-8468980-20131008055129

melee top laners who get their damage shut down hardcore by his E fell out of favor (Olaf, Udyr, J4) and ranged bruiser/fighters like Jayce, Elise, tanky nid, and kenne took their place. Malph DOES NOT trade well or sustain in lane against these guys.

That and I'm pretty sure he doesn't deal with the 2v1 meta well.