1. Introduction 2. Why play Mordekaiser? 3. When to pick Mordekaiser? 4. Pros/Cons 5. Summoner Spells 6. Runes 7. Abilities 8. Skill Sequence 9. Items

10. Early Game 11. Mid Game 12. Late Game 13. Combos/Tips and Tricks 14. How to farm and freeze 15. Warding 16. Mordekaiser Jungle? 17. How to Jungle

18. Mordekaiser Mid? 19. Roaming (Mid lane) 20. Playing from behind 21. Top Lane Matchups 22. Jungle Matchups 23. Mid Lane Matchups 24. Synergies 25. What to ban? 26. How to counter Mordekaiser? 27. Conclusion

Hello everyone and welcome to "My Mordekaiser's Build" guide. I am EUNE League of Legends player and my name in game is Hektor Ulmer (not my real life name, it's just what I added). My rank in other account was Diamond III, but I can't really remember my old account name because I took a break from the game for a several years but I really don't mind that and now I created new account to play for fun and not to be the best player in the game. My favourite champion in game is Viktor. I play many roles but my best role is Mid and Top lane. I play many champions but I also love to play Mordekaiser as well. He is such a great and fun champion to play. From that being said, I am going to show you why Mordekaiser is the best AP Bruiser champion to play. If you don't wanna read my guide and if you are only interested on items, that is fine for me because I created this guide for any players who mains Mordekaiser to get better in ranked or to play him just for fun. :)

Abilities

Mordekaiser - The Iron Revenant Melee Fighter AP Champion Damage Type: Magic Top Lane: Strong Jungle Lane: Strong (very underrated pick) Mid Lane: Good (counterpick only into some matchups) Difficulty to play: Normal Mordekaiser is a very strong champion that does really well into many champions. Many players plays him in Top lane but he can be also played as jungler or in Mid lane. He is very strong against Bruisers or Tanks due to your Darkness Rise. He doesn't use any sources like Mana meaning he can spam his abilitie whenever he wants. He has good poke with Obliterate, great shield and sustain from Indestructible, can pull enemies with Death's Grasp and send any champion into Realm of Death aka "Brazil" and stealing stats and keep it if he gets a kill. He is quite tanky and still does a lot of magic damage even if you go full tank or if you are behind. From my experience, let me show you everything you need to know and how to play Mordekaiser.

You can pick Mordekaiser in every elo but he works perfectly in low/mid elo. He is such a good pick in Top lane but he can also be played as a jungler and sometimes in Mid lane but only consider this as a counterpick.

If you see that the enemy player has picked something like Cho'Gath, Malphite, Shen etc. then you can safely pick Mordekaiser. He does really well into tank matchups where they cannot trade you that well thanks to your Darkness Rise.

Against some even/skill matchups like Aatrox, Darius, Gnar or any kind of bruisers or some ranged matchups where you can catch them, then you can also pick Mordekaiser. Play smart against these matchups and if you gain a lead, you will win your lane but if you lose, then your lane has lost.

However, Mordekaiser does not do well against all in champions like Fiora, Irelia, Olaf, Tryndamere etc. These champions can trade you with no problem and Mordekaiser isn't good at auto attacking, he only does well with poking from his abilities. So I would advice not to pick Mordekaiser against them or ban this champions if you want to play with him. Overall, it's up to you.

Mordekaiser can be also picked as a jungler. He is very underrated, tanky, can clear monsters fast and has a good gank setup with his abilities. He can 1 vs 1 many jungler champions. Feel free to pick him if your team needs tank.

He can also be played as a Mid laner. Not many players plays him as he is very rarely picked in Mid lane. You would only pick Mordekaiser Mid as a counterpick where you can completely bully your oponnent. I would not suggest to pick against long ranged champions as they can sit back and poke you from distance.

Pros +Good waveclear with Obliterate and Death's Grasp +Strong at dueling +Can counter many champions if played well +He doesn't use any source meaning, he is manaless champion +His Realm of Death can give you stats if you get a kill +Does absolute ridicilous amount of damage even if you go full Tank +Can be played in Top, Jungle or even in Mid lane +Very powerful in Mid game, scales also pretty well in late game +He has a heavy metal dance and meme about "Brazil" :) Mordekaiser is a very strong laner and very strong at dueling. He can even 1 vs 2 if he manages to play correctly in the early game. He is manaless and can stay in lane for much longer than any othe champions. His Realm of Death gives him free stats once he manages to kill a champion and he does a lot of damage in every stage of the game even if he goes full tank. He can also be played as a Jungler and can clear monsters in jungle pretty fast and can 1 vs 1 against many junglers. He also uses his guitar for dance. :)

Cons -Can be kited pretty easily -Weak early game -Vulnerable when his Death's Grasp and Realm of Death are on cooldown -Immobile, which he can be easily ganked -Weak when behind -Not really the best scaling champion in late game -His Realm of Death can be countered by Quicksilver Sash and other cleansable abilities like Remove Scurvy, Ragnarok etc. -Weak against all in champions ( Irelia, Olaf, Riven etc.) -Players often ban him in draft modes :/ Unfortunately, Mordekaiser has many weaknesses. He can be pretty easily kited and he isn't very strong in the early game. He doesn't have any escapes since he is immobile champion and he can be really bad if he is behind. He doesn't do well against champions who can all in which Mordekaiser can't take them well in 1 vs 1. His ultimate can be cleansed by Quicksilver Sash which smart players will buy to counter it and many other cleansable abilities. Also, a lof of players bans him in draft modes because they pretty don't like to face him since he is very powerful champion and pretty broken. :(

FLASHFlash is the most important spell in the game. It helps you from escaping nasty situations and also for chasing and killing enemies whenever you can't reach them. Always take this every game!

IGNITEThis is currently the best summoner spell for Mordekaiser. It helps you to go for kill pressure ealry and also reduces the healings which is very useful agianst healing champions. You should take this into easier and even matchups that you can get kill and snowball early.

TELEPORTYou should take Teleport into some matchups where you don't have a kill pressure or if you are against hard matchups. This summoner spell helps you to go back to your lane and with this summoner spell, you can split push other lanes or go to in teamfights as well.

GHOSTThis is also good summoner spell for Mordekaiser. SInce he is immobile and has no escapes, this will help you to run faster and you can chase or run from the enemy champions. It's also effective into some ranged matchups where you can't catch them easily. You should also take this if you are going to jungle.

SMITE Smite is very important if you are going to jungle. It will help you to kill any monsters, heals you and after 5 uses with jungle item, it will increase the damage and has an effective depending which jungle item did you start. It's also necessary to steal buffs from enemies or dragons and barons.

Keystone Conqueror is the best and only good Keystone rune for Mordekaiser. This rune gives you 2 stacks when attacking an enemy champions with basic attacks or spells up to 12 stacks. When fully stacked, you will heal of the damage you deal to champion. This rune is perfect for Mordekaiser and it does really well into every stage of the game. Use this in every single game. Tier 1 Triumph is important rune as it restores 10% on your missing health and grants you 20 gold. Tier 2 Legend: Tenacity gives you tenacity which helps you to reduce CC against enemy champions. The more you have killed minions, monsters and champions, the more tenacity it will increase. Tier 3 Last Stand gives you more damage the lower your health is. Tier 1 Bone Plating is great against melee champions especially against lane bullies who has a strong early game. It will help you to reduce their damage from spells or attacks. Tier 2 Revitalize gives you more heal and shield power. It also increases your heal and shield power much more the lower your health is. For offense take attack speed. It will help you to last hit minions faster and also trade better against your opponent with auto attacks. For flex take [ Adaptive. It gives you more AP early. For defense, take armor against AD matchups.[/list] Same goes from above but with magic resist against AP matchups.[/list] You should take this into and easier or free lanes that has no kill pressure on you. This will help you be more tankier in late game especially if you took runes Conditioning and Overgrowth.[/list] This is rune page into ranged matchups: Tier 1 Second Wind is great to take into ranged matchups who will poke you a lot. Combining together with Doran's Shield will give you great sustaing and you will be able to stay in your lane for much longer. Tier 2 Unflinching gives you tenacity and slow resist and it increases much more the lower your health is. YOu should take this if the enemy team has a lot of CC and slows. This is rune page into easier and free lanes: Tier 1 Conditioning gives you free armor and magic resist after 12 minutes and increases your defensive stats even more when you buy defensive items. Tier 2 Overgrowth gives you some health for every 8 minions or monster that dies near you. After you have absorbed at least 120 monsters or minions, you will gain additional 3.5% maximum health. Don't take this if the enemy team deals most of damage based on maximum health. There are other viable runes for Mordekaiser but I do not prefer to use them as these are not great like your standards. So I am going to show you what other runes can be good for Mordekaiser: For Domination: Eyeball Collection gives you bonus attack damage or ability power when you get takedown of enemy champion. You will gian even more when you collect 10 eyeballs. Treasure Hunter gives you bonus gold for each enemy takedown on enemy champion. It's good for those who wants to get more gold and buy items fast. Relentless Hunter gives you permament out of combat Movement Speed for each takedown on enemy champions. It's good for Mordekaiser since he is immobile and it's also good to use when you are going to jungle. Ultimate Hunter gives you ability haste on your ultimate for each enemy takedown on enemy champion. You will be able to spam your ultimate more since your ultimate has long cooldown on early game. For Sorcery: Transcendence gives you cooldown reduction upon reaching levels. Having lower cooldowns means you can spam more abilities very often. Celerity increases your bonus movement speed effectivenes. This rune is very good if you are going to jungle and you have took Ghost as a summoner spell. Waterwalking gives you bonus movement speed and bonus Adaptive damage while on river. It's very good for those who want to roam a lot and it's also effective if you are playing as a jungle. Gathering Storm is very good for those who want to deal more damage in mid/late game. For Inspiration: Magical Footwear gives you free boots at 12:00 and for every takedown, it reduces cooldown by 45 seconds. This is great where you don't have to spend 300 gold in shop but keep in mind that you cannot buy boots before then. When you got free boots, you will gain more 10 bonus movement speed, faster than boots from shop. Future's Market let's you to buy items in debt. For example, if you are going to buy Giant's Belt which costs 900 gold and you have at least 720 gold, you can buy it if your debt is 180 gold. It's goof for those who wants to buy items faster. Cosmic Insight gives you cooldown reduction from your summoner spells and items which is really good as you can activate earlier than usual.

Darkness Rise (Passive) RADIUS: 375 COST: N/A COOLDOWN: N/A

INNATE: Mordekaiser's basic attacks are empowered to deal 40% AP bonus magic damage on-hit. Morderkaiser generates a stack for each enemy champion or large monster hit by his damaging basic attacks or basic abilities, lasting for 4 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits, and stacking up to 3 times. At 3 stacks, Mordekaiser gains Darkness Rise. DARKNESS RISE: Mordekaiser gains Movement speed icon.png 3 / 6 / 9% (based on level) bonus movement speed and creates an aura that deals 5 − 15.2 (based on level) (+ 30% AP) (+ 1% − 5% (based on level) of target's maximum health) magic damage per second to nearby enemies. The damage per second against monsters is capped at 180.

Obliterate (Q) RANGE: 625 COST: N/A COOLDOWN: 9/7.75/6.5/5.25/4

Mordekaiser slams down his mace, dealing 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 / 155 (+60% of ability power) (+5-139, depending on level) magic damage in an area. If he hits only a single enemy, the damage dealt is increased by 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60%.

Indestructible (W) RANGE: Self COST: N/A COOLDOWN: 14/13/12/11/10

Passive: Mordekaiser stores 35% of the damage he deals and 15% of the damage he takes. Active: Mordekaiser gains the stored damage as shield. He may recast this ability to restore 40 / 42.5 / 45 / 47.5 / 50% of the remaining shield as health.

Death's Grasp (E) RANGE: 700/900 COST: N/A COOLDOWN: 18/16/14/12/10

Passive: Mordekaiser gains 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15% magic penetration. Active: Mordekaiser summons a deadly claw which drags enemies in an area towards him, dealing 80 / 95 / 110 / 125 / 140 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

Realm of Death (R) RANGE: 650 COST: N/A COOLDOWN: 140/120/100

Mordekaiser slows a target enemy champion by 75% for 0.5 seconds. If the target is still in range and targetable by the end of the duration, Mordekaiser banishes himself and the target to the Death Realm for 7 seconds. Champions outside of the Death Realm cannot enter or interact with the champions that are within. Mordekaiser steals 10% of the target's current size, armor, magic resistance, health, attack damage, ability power and attack speed for the duration of the ability. If Mordekaiser kills his target, he consumes their soul, keeping the bonus stats until they respawn.

You always start at lvl 1 Obliterate and max out first as this is main ability to poke. At lvl 2, put either point on Death's Grasp or Indestructible. After you have maxed out Obliterate, max Death's Grasp as a second to increase your magic penetration. Max last Indestructible as it will increase your shield power and healing. Always put point at lvl 6, 11 and 16 Realm of Death.

Starting Items:

DORAN'S RING Doran's Ring is currently standard start for Mordekaiser against melee champions. It gives you AP, Health, helps you to last hit minions better and is has a passive that renegerates your health ( Mordekaiser is manaless champion). You should start with this item if you are confident.

DORAN'S SHIELD Doran's Shield is a must start against ranged champions or into some melee champions who can poke you from distance. This starting item will help you to stay in your lane for much longer especially if you have Second Wind.

DARK SEAL This starting item can be also optional if you think you can take down your opponent easily and potentially snowball. Each takedwon will give you more Ability Power and you will become much stronger but each death will decrease your power.

GUSTWALKER HATCHLING This new jungle item is good for those who want movement speed from brush or from killing large monster. This item can help you to chase or escape from enemies since Mordekaiser is pretty immobile champion and can be kited really easily.

MOSSTOMPER SEEDLING This new jungle item is good for tanky champions. This is also good for Mordekaiser since he can also go full tank build. While you have this item, you will gain a shield from killing large monster or for 10 seconds out of combat. While you are shielded, you will gain tenacity and slow resistance which is good against hard CC enemy team. Consider buying this if the enemy team has a lot of slows and CC.

SCORCHCLAW PUP This new jungle item is good for those who wants to deal damage. It will slow nearby enemies and will burn on enemy target based on max health as a True damage. Consider buying this if you are planning to build damage AP items.

STEALTH WARD You must ALWAYS start with Stealth Ward if you are playing Top or Mid lane. It reveals surrounding area so you can see on the map if the enemy junglers comes to gank you or if enemy mid laners goes roaming. Later after the enemy or your tower in mid lane is destroyed you can keep it or you can buy Farsight Alteration or Oracle Lens depending what the enemy team comp looks like.

ORACLE LENS If you are going to Jungle, then buy this after you have bought Stealth Ward and placed somewhere near bushes. It will help you to reveal invisible enemy champions, wards or any other things.

First Recall:

LEECHING LEER If you have enough 1300 gold, then this item is a must buy if going for Riftmaker. It gives you Ability Power, Health and Omni Vamp. It's a bit expensive than any other first back items but if you don't have that much, then buy Amplifying Tome and Ruby Crystal.

AEGIS OF THE LEGION If you have at least 1200 gold and you are planning to go tank build, then buy Aegis of the Legion and upgrade it into Jak'Sho, The Protean. This item gives you some resistance and Ability Haste.

BRAMBLE VEST If you are against AD champions that relies on auto attacking a lot and heals then buy this. It will help you to reduce their physical damage and they take magic damage when they hit you. This is a must buy if you are against Fiora, Sett, Tryndamere etc.

OBLIVION ORB If you are against Sylas, Vladimir or any other champions that deals mostly magic damage and heals then buy this to reduce their healings.

SPECTRE'S COWL If you are playing in Mid lane and if you are against burst AP champions like Fizz, LeBlanc etc or if you want Health and Magic Resist in general, then you can buy this to be more tanky.

CONTROL WARD Buy this often when you are going to recall. It will help you to reveal location and invisible wards as you can clean them. This also reveals invisible champions such as Twitch.

Boots:

PLATED STEELCAPS Buy these boots if you are against AD champion or if the enemy team has full of AD. This will help you to reduce their physical damage a bit.

MERCURY'S TREADS If the enemy team has a lot of CC or that deals o lot of magic damage, then these boots are must to buy. This will help you to reduce CC duration and slows.

IONIAN BOOTS OF LUCIDITY Quite good for CDR. With these boots, you will be able to spam your abilities a lot. I usually buy this when I play as a jungle.

SORCERER'S SHOES Cnn be sometimes good but it's not preferable for Mordekaiser since he is AP bruiser and you need defensive items.

Mythic Items:

RIFTMAKER This is the best Mythic item for Mordekaiser. It gives you Ability Power, Ability Haste, Health and Omni Vamp and has a passive that deals True damage. This item is best for dueling as you will be able to duel any opponent especially if you are ahead. Buy this if you are playing in Top or Mid lane.

JAK'SHO, THE PROTEAN Anoher Mythic option if you need more defensive stats. It has a passive that reduces enemy's health and you gain reistances until the end of combat. This new tank Mythic item is actually better than Sunfire Aegis.

FROSTFIRE GAUNTLET Since the changes of this item, it is no longer the best Mythic item for Mordekaiser but it is still viable if you want to slow your opponent with your basic attacks. Unlike Jak'Sho, The Protean, it doesn't give you Magic Resist so keep in mind.

HEARTSTEEL This new Mythic item is completely broken fro many tank champions. It scales with health infinitively when you damage an enemy champions. If you like to be immortal in late game, then this item will surely make you proud. Do not build this if the enemy team has champions who deals damage based on max health like Vayne.

Core Items:

RYLAI'S CRYSTAL SCEPTER This item is extremely good on Mordekaiser and it should be bought almost every single game. It gives you Ability Power, a lot of Health and has a passive that slows enemies with your abilities. This item will defenitely help you to chase your enemies easily. Get this as a first Item before going for Mythic Item.

DEMONIC EMBRACE This item is also important for Mordekaiser. It gives you Ability Power, Health and has a passive that gives you Ability Power the more Health you have and burns enemies on their maximum Health. This item is very good into bruisers and tanks since they buy a lot of Health items.

THORNMAIL Definitely worth to buy in almost every single game. It's very effective against AD champions who will constantly auto attack you and it will reduce thier healings and even more when they have below 50% HP.

SPIRIT VISAGE This item is amazing on Mordekaiser. This is due to your Indestructible since it gives you shield and healings. With this item, you will gain more shields and you will heal even more. Consider to buy this as a last item or 5th depending on their enemy team.

ZHONYA'S HOURGLASS If the enemy team doesn't have that much AD champion and they don't deal much physical damage or if you want in general more damage, then you can buy this. This item will help you to avoid some deadly ability and you can often outplay your opponent.

NASHOR'S TOOTH This item is great for dueling as it gives you Abiltiy Power, Attack Speed and your basic attacks will deal magic damage. It's also useful in Realm of Death as you can kill enemy champions if you are inside.

Situational Items:

MORELLONOMICON If you are up against like Sylas, Vladimir etc. then you should buy Morellonomicon to reduce their healings. Don't buy if you have Thornmail.

SUNFIRE AEGIS Since Sunfire Aegis is no longer Mythic item, it became now Legendary. It no longer gives Ability Haste and Magic Resist anymore. It's still solid item for many tank champions. It's still worth to buy if you are planning to go tank build and you can clear your minions faster when you are closer to them.

RANDUIN'S OMEN This item is really good situational on Mordekaiser. It gives you high Armor and Health stats and it helps ou to reduce their basic attacks. You can activate it to slow your nearby enemies and reduce their attack damage and critical strike damage. This should be bought if you are against Master Yi, Tryndamere, Yasuo etc.

FORCE OF NATURE Amazing Magic Resist item for Mordekaiser. It gives you much better Magic Resist and Movement Speed. It has a passive that taking magic damage from enemy champions grants you Steadfast up to 6 stacks and once fully stacked, you will gain more Movement Speed and you will take reduced all incoming magic damage.

TURBO CHEMTANK This item is no longer Mythic item and you can buy it as a situational especially if you are playing as a Jungler. It gives you good amount of stats and it's great against AP team. You can activate it to gain bonus Movement Speed when moving towards enemy champions.

GARGOYLE STONEPLATE Gives you nice defensive stats. It has a passive that increases your Armor and Magic Resist by 5% or more when the enemy champions hits you. You can also activate it to gain massive shield and size. The more health you have, the more shield you will gain.

WARMOG'S ARMOR So you want to be even more tankier? You need massive Health and Health regeneration. Then this item will make you very proud. Don't buy this if the enemy team has a champion that deals damage based on maximum health.

MEJAI'S SOULSTEALER Only buy this if you are snowballing really hard. It will increase your Ability Power for each takedown but for each death, it will decrease your power.

RABADON'S DEATHCAP So you want to deal more damage? You need more Ability Power? Then this item can help you a lot. I only prefer to buy this if you are reall fed or if your team needs more magic damage.