HOW TO MAXIMIZE TELEPORT

The new update brought along Lane Quests, which are objectives you can accomplish by gaining quest EXP through last hits, kills, towers, tower plates, jungle objectives and assists.

Each lane has their own rewards, and for top lane this is having Teleport as your 3rd summoner spell if you didn't equip it already, or a stronger empowered Teleport if you equipped it as your chosen summoner spell.

The Top lane quest enhanced Teleport gives you a big shield on top of your health, which makes it an amazing tool for joining teamfights via Teleport, as it gives you a bigger total health pool. This shield is great for Mordekaiser when it comes to responding to teamfights, as you will be right in the center of the fight most of the time, allowing you to absorb initial burst damage while you look for the perfect target to isolate with your ultimate Realm of Death. Receiving Teleport from your top lane quest when you've equipped other summoner spells has it at a longer cooldown of 420 seconds vs the normal 300 seconds.

The top lane quest also gives you a higher level cap of up to level 20.

Passive

Mordekaiser gains a damaging aura and movement speed after landing 3 basic attacks or spells against enemy champions or monsters. His basic attacks also deal bonus magic damage based on his total Ability Power.

This passive is the heart of Mordekaiser's extended trading power and sustained DPS in fight scenarios.

Once activated, Darkness Rise continually refreshes its duration as long as you keep basic attacking or damaging enemy champions or epic monsters.

It constantly stacks Conqueror and triggers spell effects from items like Riftmaker and Liandry's Torment, making you an absolute nightmare in extended melee brawls.


Failing to maintain passive: distance control is crucial. If you let enemies kite you out for more than 5 seconds without taking a hit from your attacks or abilities, your aura drops and you lose a massive chunk of your sustained damage and movement speed.

Q

Mordekaiser slams his mace, Nightfall, down on the ground, dealing magic damage to all enemies in the area. This ability deals significantly increased damage if it hits only a single target, making it lethal in 1v1 duels. Mordekaiser’s primary damage tool and laning poke ability. Most of your burst damage comes from hitting isolated Qs. Isolated Obliterate slams have massive damage multipliers, which scale exceptionally well with AP items. Good ways to use Q Obliterate:

W

PASSIVE: Mordekaiser stores a portion of all damage he deals and receives into a secondary shield pool. ACTIVE: Mordekaiser consumes his stored shield pool to gain a massive shield. Recasting the ability consumes the shield to heal him for a percentage of the remaining value. This ability turns Mordekaiser into an amazingly resilient frontline tank in teamfights. The shield pool fills quickly in trades as you deal and absorb damage, allowing you to turn the tide of close 1v1 fights or 1v2 gank attempts. In almost all fight situations, keeping the active shield to absorb incoming damage is far more effective than recasting it early for the smaller heal.

E

PASSIVE: Mordekaiser gains innate percentage Magic Penetration. ACTIVE: Mordekaiser summons a phantom claw that pulls all enemies in the targeted area towards him, dealing magic damage. This is your primary engage and CC tool to pull elusive targets into range of your mace. You can also cast this ability backwards (away from you) to push enemy champions away, acting as a handy disengage tool when escaping ganks.

R

Mordekaiser banishes a target enemy champion to the Death Realm with him for 7 seconds, stealing 10% of their core stats for the duration. If Mordekaiser kills his target inside the Death Realm, he consumes their soul and keeps their stolen stats until they respawn. This is one of the most game-changing ultimate abilities in League of Legends, allowing you to isolate and eliminate high-priority enemy carries or neutralize enemy junglers during Dragon/Baron contests.

Standard leveling sequence for AP Juggernaut Mordekaiser. Maxing Q Obliterate first is mandatory as it significantly reduces its cooldown and drastically increases isolated single-target damage for laning trades and waveclear. Maxing W Indestructible second maximizes your shield absorption and sustained combat healing in teamfights. Max E Death's Grasp last because its pull utility and passive magic penetration scale sufficiently well off item power through the mid-game.

Aggressive leveling sequence for Mordekaiser. Maxing E Death's Grasp second grants significantly higher passive Magic Penetration (up to 25%) and reduces your grab cooldown, making this path optimal against armor-stacking tanks or highly mobile carries where pulling them frequently is vital.

Defensive leveling sequence for Mordekaiser into brutal lane matchups (e.g., Vayne, Jayce, Olaf). Placing 3 early points into W Indestructible grants a substantially larger shield capacity and burst mitigation, ensuring you survive poke and heavy all-ins before finishing your Q Obliterate max.

The foundational trading combo for Mordekaiser.

Summon E Death's Grasp to pull the enemy champion towards you. As they are airborne/pulled in, buffer your Q Obliterate so it lands reliably, followed immediately by an auto attack.

This 3-hit sequence immediately triggers your passive Darkness Rise, granting you bonus magic aura damage and movement speed to stick to them or disengage cleanly.

Works great with Conqueror and Grasp of the Undying to win short-to-medium laning exchanges.

Defensive combo used to create distance against aggressive melee champions or ganking junglers.

Cast E Death's Grasp facing directly away from your direction of travel (behind you). The claw will drag approaching enemies away from you while pushing you ahead.

Follow up with a backward Q Obliterate to slow or punish their chase attempt while safely walking back to your turret.

The ultimate single-target deletion combo.

Cast E Death's Grasp on a high-priority target, then immediately cast R Realm of Death. Using R while the claw is dragging ensures they cannot dodge or flash out of the realm arrival zone.

Once inside the Death Realm, land an isolated Q Obliterate, stack your passive Darkness Rise with basic attacks.

As Mordekaiser, your role in teamfights is that of a dominant Juggernaut frontline and premier anti-carry. While traditional tanks initiate with massive AoE crowd control, Mordekaiser reshapes teamfights by isolating key targets with Realm of Death and melting enemy frontlines with Darkness Rise.

Your presence dictates how the enemy team is forced to fight. By pulling a high-threat champion into your domain, you instantly convert a chaotic 5v5 into a favorable 4v4 for your allies while securing bonus stats for yourself upon victory.



Early teamfights are often chaotic river skirmishes around Void Grubs or early Dragons. Before committing, evaluate your pathing, arrival time, and whether your jungler is in position to follow up.

In early skirmishes, your primary goal is to activate Darkness Rise as quickly as possible. Use E Death's Grasp to drag multiple enemies together, land an isolated Q Obliterate, and basic attack to trigger your passive aura.

Time your W Indestructible shield to absorb critical enemy burst rather than recasting early for a small heal. Absorbing heavy damage while your passive constantly burns surrounding enemies will win extended 2v2 and 3v3 skirmishes.

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Mid game teamfights revolve around major objective contests (Dragon, Baron, Herald). Teams will be more coordinated, making your target selection in Realm of Death vital.

Target Selection in Realm of Death:
• Deny the Smite: If an objective is low, ult the enemy Jungler right before Smite range to guarantee your team secures Dragon or Baron.
• Remove the Carry: Ult the enemy team's most fed mid laner or ADC to strip away their main damage source.
• Peel for Allies: If an enemy assassin or diver rushes your squishy backline, banish them into your realm to save your carries.

Do not engage recklessly without your team nearby. When you return from the Realm of Death with stolen stats, your team needs to be alive and positioned to clean up with your passive Darkness Rise AoE burn.

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Late game teamfights carry massive risk and reward. With death timers exceeding 50+ seconds, a single bad decision or missed ultimate can lose the entire game. Play patiently and never throw your ultimate hastily.

Be patient and look for surefire angles. Track enemy Flash cooldowns and check enemy inventories for Quicksilver Sash before casting R Realm of Death.

If you are your team's primary frontline, focus on removing the single biggest enemy threat or protecting your carries. Utilizing Zhonya's Hourglass inside the Death Realm can stall out hypercarries while keeping them completely removed from the 4v4 teamfight taking place outside.

Once you emerge from the Death Realm with stolen stats, wade into the remaining fight as an unstoppable raid boss—burning all surviving enemies with Darkness Rise, shielding thousands of incoming damage with W Indestructible, and securing the game.

Deciding when, where, and who to pull into Realm of Death is the single most important decision-making skill when playing Mordekaiser.


Stat Stealing Mechanic: Upon casting Realm of Death, you instantly steal 10% of the target's core stats (Attack Damage, Ability Power, Armor, Magic Resist, Attack Speed, and Max Health) for 7 seconds. If you kill them inside the Death Realm, you keep those stolen stats until the target respawns!

Baron / Dragon / Elder Smite Secures (Crucial): During major objective contests, your ultimate is the ultimate objective-securing tool in League of Legends. Banish the enemy Jungler into Realm of Death right as the objective reaches 2,000–3,000 HP. Trapping the enemy jungler inside your realm completely removes them from the real realm, rendering them unable to Smite the objective and guaranteeing your team an uncontested steal or secure.

Isolating High-Threat Carries: In teamfights, target fed enemy hypercarries (e.g., Jinx, Vayne, Syndra). Even if you do not kill them immediately, removing them from the fight for 7 seconds strips away 80% of the enemy team's damage output, allowing your allies to win the 4v4 on the outside.

Turning 1v2 Ganks Into 1v1s: When getting ganked by the enemy jungler, do not run! Wait for them to commit, then use R Realm of Death on whichever opponent is lower HP or squishier. Defeating them inside your realm grants you stolen stats and heals you through Conqueror and Triumph, allowing you to turn and double-kill the surviving attacker.

Peel & Backline Protection: If an enemy assassin or diver (e.g., Zed, Kha'Zix, Irelia) jumps onto your fed squishy carries, pull them into the Death Realm instantly. This denies their burst combo on your carry and forces them into a forced 1v1 with a raid boss.

Zhonya's Hourglass Stalling Tech: If you pull an enemy carry that is too fed or mobile to kill outright, cast R Realm of Death and immediately activate Zhonya's Hourglass. Stalling for 2.5 seconds inside your realm keeps the target completely useless and out of the main fight while taking zero damage yourself.

Cleanses & Counter-Mechanics Warning: Be extremely mindful before pressing R! Certain items and abilities can instantly cancel Realm of Death:
• Items: Quicksilver Sash (QSS) or Silvermere Dawn cleanses the Death Realm entirely.
• Abilities: Gangplank W Remove Scurvy, Olaf R Ragnarok, Alistar R Unbreakable Will, Milio R Breath of Life, and Rengar empowered W Battle Roar.
• Unstoppable States: Do not cast R on targets while they are currently unstoppable (e.g., Malphite R, Sion R, Vi R, Sett R). Wait for their animation to finish before casting.

Jungle Camps Counter-jungle whenever you push waves up to the enemy Tier 2 tower or when the enemy laner/jungler is dead. Stealing camps grants you gold and XP while starving the enemy jungler of resources. Mordekaiser clears jungle camps extraordinarily fast thanks to isolated Q Obliterate damage and the max-monster damage cap on Darkness Rise. Look to clear enemy Gromp or Krugs after shoving waves into tower. Use an Oracle Lens to clear enemy vision beforehand, or drop deep wards in the enemy jungle to ensure you aren't ambushed while stealing camps. You can also ask your jungler for Blue Buff in the mid-to-late game—while Mordekaiser is manaless, the Ability Haste from Blue Buff allows you to spam Q and W much faster in teamfights.

Rift Scuttler Rift Scuttler is a vital early objective spawning at 3:30. If both junglers path topside, crash a slow-pushed wave into the enemy tower so you can arrive at river first to give your jungler a 2v1 advantage. Scuttler provides gold, XP, extended river vision, and a movement speed shrine for your entire team. Take it in the mid game whenever your jungler is elsewhere on the map.

Towers Towers open up the map, grant teamwide gold, and unlock deep side-lane pressure. As an AP Juggernaut, Mordekaiser's basic attacks scale directly with Ability Power against structures. Combined with rapid waveclear from Q Obliterate and E Death's Grasp, you melt towers and take plates quickly once you force your opponent out of lane. Turret Plates & Crystalline Overgrowth: Collecting early tower plates accelerates your core AP item powerspikes. Focus on crashing big minion waves to secure plates before the 14-minute mark. Avoid taking Inhibitor towers before 20 minutes unless you can end the game immediately, as super minions grant heavy gold/XP to the enemy team.

Inhibitors Destroying an Inhibitor forces super minions to spawn in that lane, creating automatic pushing pressure without requiring your team's presence. Only destroy early Inhibitors if you can immediately force Baron or end the game. If taken too early, champions with strong AoE waveclear will farm super minions safely inside their base, allowing them to catch up in gold.

Dragon Dragons grant permanent elemental stat buffs to your entire team. Securing 4 Dragons unlocks Dragon Soul, providing game-warping permanent combat effects (Shields, Movement Speed, Burn Damage, or Sustained Healing). Use Realm of Death during Dragon contests to banish the enemy Jungler, ensuring your team captures the dragon without fear of getting Smite stolen.

Voidgrubs Void Grubs spawn in the Baron pit at 6:00 and grant the Touch of the Void buff, dealing true damage burn to towers. Mordekaiser clears Void Grubs exceptionally fast using Darkness Rise AoE magic burn and isolated Q Obliterate slams on individual grubs. Securing 4+ Void Grubs synergizes heavily with Mordekaiser's AP basic attacks against towers, turning you into a lethal split-pushing threat.

Rift Herald Rift Herald is the premier early/mid-game sieging objective. During Herald contests in the river pit, use R Realm of Death on the enemy jungler or top laner to guarantee your team secures the Eye of the Herald. Summon Rift Herald in a lane with multiple tower plates remaining or use it to smash through Tier 2 towers to open up the enemy base.

Dragon Soul Granted upon securing your team's 4th Dragon. Dragon Soul provides massive permanent combat benefits. Combined with Mordekaiser's stat-stealing Realm of Death and raid-boss tankiness, Dragon Soul practically guarantees victory in late-game teamfights.

Elder Dragon The ultimate teamfight-ending objective in League of Legends. Elder Dragon grants true damage burn on all attacks/abilities and instantly executes any enemy champion brought below 20% Max Health. Always use R Realm of Death on the enemy Jungler when Elder Dragon reaches Smite HP threshold to guarantee your team secures the buff.

Baron Nashor Baron Nashor grants massive teamwide gold, AD/AP stats, empowered recalls, and heavily buffs surrounding minions to breach enemy bases. Mordekaiser's Darkness Rise passive deals maximum capped monster burn damage to Baron, melting its health pool rapidly alongside allies. Banish the enemy jungler into Realm of Death to lock down Baron without risk of getting Smite stolen.

Nexus The ultimate goal of every game. Destroy the enemy Nexus to win the match. K/D/A is irrelevant if you fail to translate kills into objectives and Nexus destruction. Play with macro purpose, take objectives, and break the Nexus.

Mordekaiser provides incredible relief for fragile AD carries by using Realm of Death to instantly remove dive threats, fed assassins, or frontline tanks from the main teamfight.

Once you banish the primary threat into your Death Realm, stationary hypercarries like Jinx or Kog'Maw can freely deal DPS from the backline without fear of getting collapsed on.

Your E Death's Grasp serves as both a tool to pull fleeing enemies into your ADC's range and a reliable peel mechanism to drag assassin divers away from your backline carries.

Mordekaiser lacks long-range initiation, so having a hard engage teammate execute the initial jump allows you to follow up without getting kited beforehand.

When tanks lock down or group enemies together, landing maximum isolated Q Obliterate damage and multi-target E Death's Grasp pulls becomes virtually guaranteed.

Engage tanks allow you to comfortably cast Realm of Death on key targets without leaving your team vulnerable, as your tank keeps the remaining 4 enemies occupied while you secure the kill in the Death Realm.

As an AP Juggernaut, Mordekaiser's primary weakness is mobility. Enchanters providing movement speed boosts (like Lulu or Nami) allow you to close gaps easily and maintain Darkness Rise aura range.

Shielding and healing supports synergize extraordinarily well with Mordekaiser's W Indestructible, making your effective health pool nearly impossible for enemies to burn through.

Control mages like Orianna or Seraphine can pull off devastating shockwave/charm combos on targets grouped up by your E Death's Grasp.

Aatrox the Darkin Blade Overall difficulty: 3/5 Suggested runes: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, Last Stand, Second Wind, Revitalize Suggested items: Plated Steelcaps, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Bramble Vest/ Thornmail, Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker Key Abilities and combos to beware of: Q1/Q2 Sweetspots, E-Q3, W-Q2-Q3, R World Ender This is a skill-based matchup for Mordekaiser that slightly tilts in your favor once you reach level 6 and pick up anti-heal. Rush Plated Steelcaps and an early Bramble Vest or Oblivion Orb on your first back to cut down his physical damage and innate healing from Deathbringer Stance and E Umbral Dash. Taking Flash and Teleport or Ghost works great here. Ghost allows you to sidestep his Q knockups easily and stick to him during extended all-ins. Avoid taking free damage from his Q The Darkin Blade sweetspots early. Move diagonally or walk straight *into* him during Q1/Q2 so you sit inside the safe zone instead of the knockup edge. Aatrox's W Infernal Chains gets blocked by minions. Stay positioned behind your wave so he cannot pull you into guaranteed Q2/Q3 sweetspots. Use your W Indestructible shield strategically to absorb his Q3 damage or his E-Q burst when trading. At Level 6, hold your R Realm of Death until AFTER Aatrox activates his R World Ender. Casting your Ult steals his stats—including the bonus Attack Damage and amplified healing from his ultimate. Your E Death's Grasp can be used reactively to pull him out of his Q sweetspot animations or disrupt his combo rhythm during trades. Once you complete Rylai's Crystal Scepter, your Darkness Rise passive aura continuously slows him, preventing him from spacing his Q sweetspots properly in melee combat. Track his E Umbral Dash cooldown. When his dash is down, he lacks mobility to dodge your isolated Q Obliterate slams or E Death's Grasp. Max Q Obliterate first for maximum dueling power, followed by E Death's Grasp for passive Magic Penetration to cut through any early Magic Resist he buys. Watch out for his power spikes with Sunderer Sky or Eclipse, as his burst healing can surprise you if you let him land a clean Q3 + passive auto combination. In teamfights, look to trap Aatrox inside Realm of Death to negate his AoE drain-tanking potential and prevent him from getting resets with R World Ender on your squishier teammates.

Akali, the Rogue Assassin Overall difficulty: 1.5/5 Suggested runes: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, Last Stand, Second Wind, Revitalize Suggested items: Mercury's Treads, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, Kaenic Rookern, Riftmaker, Jak'Sho, The Protean Key Abilities and combos to beware of: Tip of Q (applies a slow), Q-AA, E1-E2-AA-Q, R1-E-E2-R2 execute burst, W Twilight Shroud stalling This is a very easy matchup for Mordekaiser. Once you get early Magic Resist, Akali cannot stat-check or burst you down. Start Doran's Shield combined with Second Wind to easily heal back her early Q Five Point Strike poke during the first few levels. Your passive Darkness Rise is a hard counter to her W Twilight Shroud. Even when she hides in stealth, your passive aura continues to burn her as long as you stick close to her location. Rush Mercury's Treads or an early Spectre's Cowl / Negatron Cloak. Once you have early Magic Resist, her kill threat drops to zero. Hold your R Realm of Death until AFTER she drops her W Twilight Shroud. Pulling her into the Death Realm leaves her shroud behind in Summoner's Rift, stripping away her primary defensive tool. Use E Death's Grasp reactively to pull her out of her E2 Shuriken Flip dash mid-air or disrupt her combo rhythm when she tries to trade. Punish her with isolated Q Obliterate slams whenever she steps up to lasthit or attempt to proc her passive Assassin's Mark auto-attacks on you. Once you complete Rylai's Crystal Scepter, your passive aura continuously slows her inside trades, making it impossible for her to space or escape. Respect her level 6 power spike if she runs Ignite before you've backed for Magic Resist, as her full R Perfect Execution combo can burst you if you take too much free poke beforehand. In teamfights, use R Realm of Death to isolate Akali away from your squishy carries, negating her flank angles and preventing her from assassinating your backline.