Due to recent changes to Goredrinker's build path, it's slightly better on Killer Croc, bringing him back up to an S Tier threat. Into this lane you have to be weary of his double dash, and take Bone Plating, as you cannot proc shield before his W (stun) goes off. GIVE UP CS IF YOU HAVE TO IN ORDER TO STAY HEALTHY.
Kayn
Not many people play Kayn top, but that's why you should be weary of it. If you do not know, Kayn will fucking tear your intestines out level 1 if you aren't paying attention. His low cooldown, high damage Q is enough to First Blood you in only 2 casts (with autos), and they bring Corrupt Pots, which combined with their E, is enough to out-sustain a monkey with a Buy-One-Get-One-Free coupon for Banana Republic.
Fiora
Skill matchup, however it is easy to lose and let her snowball, so rush bramble and freeze wave outside tower.
Mordekaiser
If you do not play the early game PERFECTLY into Mordekaiser, you will get your ass wiped like the red Charmin Bear is the enemy jungler. You need to use a grasp page and take CONSTANT trades at level 1 while his Q is on cooldown. At level 2, you take E and all-in him, using ignite to kill him or bait flash. At that point, just shove and the lane is over.
Tahm Kench
This matchup is much easier due to recent nerfs to his E (shield), however, he can still easily roll you like a joint if you play carelessly during lane. You HAVE to itemize into Divine Sunderer if you are playing into Tahm, and you have to take the Scaling Grasp Page in order to completely stomp him during mid/late game. Just please do not fucking fight him in lane.
Malphite
A bad Malphite will just waste his Q over and over again at level 1, going OOM quickly. If he does this then you can just play for trades until he is in kill range. If the Malphite is smart and holds his Qs, then play only for farm. You have no kill pressure in lane, and do not have the mana sustain in order to keep his shield down in lane. Just take the scaling page and you should be fine, however I recommend always going Approach Velocity into him, as the MS steal on his Q can give him a lot of safety.
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