You can't really do anything. Rylai first into Cosmic.
Karma
Cancer.
Cassiopeia
Heretic. She will kite you to the end of the world. Dodge her Q and you should be fine.
Caitlyn
Fin Sniper. She has a lot of disengages and has a great damage source. If you ult her, make sure she wasted her E otherwise your ult will go to waste. Avoid her traps. Rylai into Cosmic recommended.
Vayne
Heretic again. Vayne is a lot easier than Cassiopeia. Take ghost always. Sit under tower until 6. If she freezes, sit in a bush and don't miss XP. After 6, you can try all-in. Bait her Q to your Q. Don't use E when she has Q. Remember, her Q's cooldown lowers when she ults. Don't ever try to 1v1 her in the late game.
Kog'Maw
Why...
The only way you can kill him is positioning.
Aphelios
Dodge recommended. If you didn't, ignite with Cosmic second.
All I can say is don't engage when he has Gravitum (CC one). You will have chance at level 6. Early will be cancer because of Calibrum (ranged one). Late will be hell.
Varus
Heretic. Dodge. No questions asked.
Lillia
Dodge recommended.
Kalista
Heretic. Just take teleport and sit under tower. You will be kited to the end of the world and she can dodge everything.
Azir
Heretic. He will kite you from Caucasia and you can't do anything about it. Cosmic first recommended since he can disengage with dash. You will have a hard time.
Ashe
Boots of Swiftness with Cosmic recommended.
Early will be hell. Level 6 will be easy. CLEANSE RECOMMENDED.
Senna
Best advice? Dodge. Or die while trying (Belethor).
Take ghost with flash, rush Rylai then Cosmic second.
Aatrox
This matchup depends on the Aatrox. If he is good, he will **** you up. If he is bad, free lane. Buy bramble early and rush Rylai's. Try to abuse him level 1, his Q cooldown and damage is low but don't get hit by Q3. After level 2, don't try to trade him. Be careful at level 4, if he hits full combo you will need to base. Level 6 is where you can trade him if you aren't low and not back a lot. Lower his health by spamming Q's and dodge his Q's. After that just ult him and kill him in the brazil. You scale him pretty hard.
Fiora
La creatura. This is pretty much the same with Aatrox. If she is good, you are ****ed. If she isn't, free lane. Buy bramble early. Try to poke her with your Q but don't let her proc her passive. Level 3 you can try to all-in. Level 6 you need to be careful. Lower her health and ult her. If she ults you, hug a wall and don't let her proc that side. Do that and you will win. Don't fight her after she gets Divine.
Heimerdinger
Another creatura. Don't try until level 2. E + Q him and try to run him down. Don't fight until 6. After 6, let him place his tarrets and you can ult him. His tarrets stays out of the realm but dodge his W and E.
Gangplank
Lowered a rank since he can't cleanse ult.
I play him a lot and this lane is pretty hard. If he is good he will just have a barrel and chain it if you walk into range. If he is bad he will fail. You can try level 2 but don't try when he has his passive up. Try to dodge his barrels. He will deal tons of damage if he hits a barrel and procs his passive. If he does it, pull him towards you and fight him. If he puts a barrel try to break it. If you can't, run. Don't fight late game he will **** on you.
Jax
Don't buy Rylai against him since he wants to attack you, not just burst and run. Rush Rift. Liandry's second if you want to.
I hate him. Pull him back with your E when he uses E. Play safe until 6. After 6, wait him to use his ult. Do not use ult if he didn't ult because you won't be able to steal his ult stats.
Olaf
You can deal with him. Another perma ban. Don't try until 6. If he has braincells he will ult at the start of the fight so you can't ult him. But if he doesn't ult at the start you can ult him. He will get out of the realm but you will keep the stats. Try to hit isolated Q's and buy bramble early.
Quinn
Ranged top laner. Don't try until 3. Wait for her to vault you. After that, you can use your E even if you don't see. Post 6 you can ult her after she uses her blind and vault.
Riven
She is kinda easy for Mordekaiser. Same with Fiora and Aatrox. You can try level 1 trade but I don't recommend. You can try level 3 trade. Post 6 is free. Don't ult until she ults.
Tryndamere
Dodge the game. He trades way better than you. Buy Warden's Mail early. Take ignite. You can try level 2 trade. After Warden's Mail, he won't really damage you. Be careful post 6 tho.
Hwei
I really don't know. Play with caution.
Yone
Early bramble. Don't try level 1. You can try level 3. Don't eat his Q3 and W. Post 6 you can ult him in his E and he will be stuck there but I don't recommend this as he will use E again and become unstoppable. İf he uses his E, ult him. Dodge his R. Since the 14.1, I haven't limit tested against Yone, so fight at your own risk at late game.
Bel'Veth
Tank not recommended as she deals true damage and shreds tanks. I recommend Rift first item since you'll need the vamp and the damage, she'll use his dashes early to fight you so she won't have options to disengage. Buy Rylai second though.
Darius
Flash Ghost.
A good Darius will **** on you. If he walks up to you, run. Don't try level 1. Dodge his Q. Don't ever try to fight him. Poke with Q.After he is down enough, wait for 6. After you are 6, if he near 40%, you can ult him. If you have Rylai, you can ult him but be careful he CAN and probably WILL kill you if he's full, so lower his health. Try to dodge his Q though. If he stacks 5 hemorrhages, use your W. Don't ever use W before as he won't use ult if he doesn't hit 5 stacks. Maybe he will use it at 4 stacks to be 5 stacks so mind that.
Malzahar
Hard to play against. His skills deal high base, his prophecy thingy zones you out of the lane and his passive makes you to close the gap hard. Hextech Rocketbelt recommended. If he ults, ur dead.
Anivia
Boots of Swiftness and Cosmic second recommended. Don't ult her if she hadn't wasted her wall. Play safe. You outscale.
Akshan
Ranged. The difference between other ranged champions and him is you can interrupt his ult and E with your E. Play safe until 6. After 6, wait him to use E and ult him.
LeBlanc
Pretty hard to scale against. 3294294234972897834 dashes with clone and ranged...
Orianna
Caucasian AI Robot. If you manage to get to her, easy. If you can't, well...
Ahri
Cancer. Pre 6 can be easy if you hit your E, but Post 6 is kinda hard. Cosmic second recommended.
Nilah
She can dash your Q, cancels your autos so it's very hard to proc your passive. Anti heal recommended.
Xerath
Idk bro. You have to close the gap but you'll need 2 Rocketbelts if he's good.
Nocturne
Beware if he has lethal tempo, he can be scary. Wait for his W or he'll use it to counter your ult. His fear is kinda broken. You can try to disengage with E.
Master Yi
Might seem easy but this fella outdamages you. Beware level 1, if you miss your Q when he exits his Q, you're doomed. Level 2 you can try. Take W though, you'll need it. Level 3 you can try also, try to interrupt his W with your E but he'll interrupt it earlier probably so you'll deal more damage. Level 6 don't ult him without him ulting first. Later on mid game towards late, just don't try to fight with him.
Ryze
Sort of counter. If he's good, you're doomed. Rylai into Cosmic is recommended. If he has Phase Rush, it'll be a hard time. After he buys Zhonya's, switch to another lane.
Tristana
Annoying. You can interrupt her W with your E but it's kinda hard. You can ult instead of that. Rylai first recommended.
Xayah
Her feathers are OP AF. If you ult, her feathers stay out/stay in though. Use it to your advantage.
Zed
Caucasian Ninja. You can't gap close, sustain or deal damage. And he destroys you towards mid-late.
Xin Zhao
He kinda wins early, post 6 you win until mid-late.
Zeri
Cosmic first recommended. If you're not feeling confident, you can take ghost too.
Zilean
Caucasian Grandfather. Even if you gap close, his ult will **** up everything. Try to scale.
Akali
You can try level 1. If she opens W level 2, wait for her shroud and trade her. Don't ever ult her if she has his shroud up. Some of the Akali players will dive you if they hit E and have ult up. E yourself to pull them to your tower.
Dr. Mundo
Do not, I mean DO NOT ult him when he has passive. Always try to break his passive with your E. Always take ignite this matchup. Rush bramble.
Gnar
Another ranged champion. Take ghost this time. Don't fight him until he becomes Mega Gnar. Mega is a lot easy to kite and fight because he is melee. You can ult him after he becomes Mega. Don't miss your E or he will kite you a lot.
Ziggs
Annoying but beatable.
Gwen
This doll... Creatura. Don't try level 1. Don't all-in when she has W up. Dodge her R. Don't ult when she has W up.
Irelia
Depends on the Irelia. Dodge her E. Don't stay near minions as she will just Q them, stack passive and heal. Ult him after she ults. Don't fight when she has his passive stacked.
Jayce
Same with Gnar, fight when he has his hammer. Dodge his plasma ball. Bait his E when he is in the hammer form. Don't get kited. Post 6 is easy. Take teleport.
K'Sante
Dodge his Q3. Don't ult him when he uses W. Don't full combo him when he uses W since he gets damage reduction. Don't stay near walls or he will ult you. He is a tank so you should be alright.
Kayle
Kayle is here because she outscales you pretty hard. Just zone her. After 6, bait his ult. You can ult her if she is low enough. Take ignite. You are 1000x stronger in the early game so you should use it. She can take minions with Q and E, that's ok.
Kennen
Another ranged. Dodge his Q. Don't let him stack passives. Bait his E and combo him. Don't use ult when he uses ult. Wait for the stun end and ult him. I usually take ghost but you can take teleport.
Nasus
Asus... same with Kayle. Buy bramble early. Don't ult until he ults.
Neeko
New Neeko is annoying. Dodge her E. Ult her when he uses her W and E. Take ghost since she runs like Usain Bolt.
Singed
Easy. Take ghost. Try to poke him a lot. Don't let him proxy. Post 6 is easy. Don't try to follow him after your combo. Use your ghost when you ult.
Swain
I don't get why people play this in top lane. Take ignite. Don't get poked by Q. Stay infront of minions so his E hits the minions. Rush bramble. Ignite him when he uses ult.
Teemo
Demon itself. Don't get poked until level 2. Full combo him at level 2 and run him down. Don't try to chase him level 3 as he will just W and run away. Try to full combo him. Rush Rylai. Get oracle lens at level 6.
Trundle
Take ignite.
Don't try until level 6. Poke him with Q's. Buy bramble if needed. Don't try to ult if he doesn't ult since he steals more stats than you do, though don't die while waiting him to ult.
Get ghost and ignite if you aren't confident you can win.
Briar
Kinda stupid damage and healing. Rush bramble, build normal. If she builds lethality buy Zhonya's.
Vladimir
I take ghost and ignite. Don't eat his stacked Q. Bait his W and all in. Post 6 you can ult him if he used W. Rush bramble. Don't fight him late game.
Janna
Annoying. Just passive farming.
Warwick
Don't try level 1. Take ignite. Rush bramble. Try to dodge his ult by flashing or moving. After bramble and Rylai you should kill him. Don't fight him if he rushes BotRK.
Wukong
Take ignite. Don't try level 1. Level 3 you can fight him. Level 6 don't ult if he has W. Rush bramble. When he E's you, use your W to negate his damage. Poke with Q.
Kindred
Your ult denies her ult, count that. Early might be boring and annoying. Don't fight late game.
Morgana
Pretty annoying. Her CC is long, her E cancels your E and R, has great poke. Your best would be build Full AP and rush.
Sett
This matchup is easy but new Mordekaiser players can struggle against him. Don't try to trade him level 1. After 3, try to poke him down. You can negate his W damage with your W. Post 8 (not 6, 8) you beat him pretty hard.
Vladimir
Heavily outscales you. Rush Oblivion first, then Rylai second. I'd say Cosmic second but you'll need that early spike. Always dodge his empowered Q. Don't ulti him when he has W or you'll waste your ult.
Lissandra
If she buys Zhonya, it's time to cry...
Rek'Sai
Kinda hard but winnable. Deals great amount of damage.
Illaoi
She isn't a problem until she buys QSS. Level 1 you beat her pretty hard. Don't get hit by Q's. Level 2 you can try fighting but be careful to not eat her tentacles. DODGE HER E ALWAYS. Post 6 wait her to use ult, then you can use your ult and beat the **** out of her. If she buys Black Cleaver and QSS, it's time to leave the lane. Also buy bramble in case you can't dodge her tentacles.
Shyvana
Bursts. Post 6 you win.
Sivir
Kinda annoying. Her E blocks your ult and E so you have to proc it with your E and ult. If you catch her, doom.
Syndra
Caucasian Shaman. Rocketbelt recommended. Can dish out a lot of damage.
Sylas
If you are confident, start Dark Seal. If not, Doran's Shield.
Try to engage long fights early. He's strong at short trades. If he wastes his E to engage at you, you'll win (post 3). Go ignite or oblivion.
DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT ULT HIM FIRST OR YOU'RE OUT-BRAZIL'D.
You outscale.
Brand
CANCER. Early, you can deal with him post 2 but 6 might be hard since he pokes a lot and his CC is hard to deal with. You might consider flashing to his Q and ulting. Early will suck.
Zyra
Rocketbelt recommended. Squishy but annoying. Play with caution.
Viktor
Caucasian Cyclops. Ult him when he uses W. 0 mobility except Q so use it to your advantage. You'll need flash towards late game to kill him.
Zoe
Don't get one shot. You beat early, then tables turn towards mid-late.
Yorick
As of season 14, this guy has insane damage idk why. Be careful. I moved him from Tiny to Even.
Bully him early game. Be careful, if he hits his E and positions his W just negate the damage with W and try to break the cage. Post 6 wait him to use his ult and W and ult him. You outscale him.
Neeko
Annoying. Once you catch her, it's kinda over. But, if you manage to. That's the catch :)
Aurelion Sol
His early is not strong, despite being a ranged champion. Towards late game, he becomes a monster so try to play aggresive.
Camille
You can try level 1. After level 3, you beat her. Rush steelcaps if you are behind. Be careful when you ult as she can cancel it with her ult. Don't fight her late game.
Ezreal
Play behind minions, make him waste his E with your E. After that, you can flash ult and he won't be able to do anything really.
Lucian
You are tanky for him and he's squishy for you. Do the math.
Jinx
Ult when she E's. Easy to kill after Rylai's. Early might be annoying.
Bard
Do people really play this? Cancer but you can deal with it. Try not to eat his Q CC and hit E. Cast your E and R after his Q.
Draven
This might seem like hard but just E towards his axe and you'll have yourself a disengage. Post 6 he can't do anything in your ult, Make sure he used his E otherwise it might be a pain in the ***. Cosmic first recommended.
Garen
When he tries to Q you at level 1, answer him with your Q. You will beat him hard level 1. Don't fight level 2. Level 3 you beat him hard. Be careful at level 6. If he is clever, he will Q you when you are low health so you can't use W to his ult. When you are at 50%, use W and ult. Try to freeze the lane. DO NOT LET HIS PASSIVE REGEN HIS HEALTH.
Gragas
They play him a lot in the top lane. Doran's Ring recommended since he will just Q spam. Don't take ranged runes though! When he E's, try to dodge it. If you think you can't dodge his E's, E him. So he will be near you and you can trade him easily. Don't get poked a lot. Post 6 is easy.
Jarvan IV
Easy to deal with but post 6 can be a little difficult since he won't ult you if you don't unless he has lead. However if he does, ult immediately.
Miss Fortune
Annoying but free after 6 and Rylai.
Jhin
Ranged but he doesn't really have that tempo... xd
Rylai first and he's doomed.
Annie
Early might be cancer but if you hit E, it's over. Try to ult her after she ults but don't die trying.
Pantheon
Do not, I mean do not try to fight him early. He is a monster. Don't eat free Q's. Poke him with your Q. Rush steelcaps because his stacked W counts as auto attack. Pre 3 he will obliterate you. Post 6 is easy. Wait him use W or E and ult him.
Qiyana
Has great damage, invisibility and so on. If you catch her, it's over.
One thing to note, if you ult when she ults, her ult will cancel. Similar to Syndra's ult cancel.
Kassadin
Rare pick. Kinda annoying but his passive won't stop your willy wonka.
Naafiri
Broken damage. You beat her though. After she ults, ult and auto win.
Rammus
Should be easy. Beware when he gets bramble though.
Pyke
Caucasian Sailor. Try to catch him if you can.
Rakan
Caucasian Bird. Catch him if you can.
Samira
Easy. Don't let her get fed though!
Seraphine
Caucasian Singer. Has no mobility but range. If you catch her, over.
Katarina
Wait out for dashes and literally ult.
That's it. Her early kinda deals burst damage.
Swain
Oblivion, kinda free lane but be careful. Has annoying damage.
Shaco
Easy. AP is kinda annoying.
Kayn
Early: Can fight with ease.
Rhaast: Anti heal and damage.
Shadow: Jak'Sho. Maybe Zhonya's.
Talon
Annoying damage early. Same with Rengar, ult towards where no bush or landscape will stay.
Twisted Fate
Annoying but can beat.
Twitch
Rocketbelt first recommended.
Udyr
If he goes lethality, build AP.
If he goes tank, build AP.
Also buy anti heal.
Taliyah
Not a viable option for top... duh.
Ult when she ults.
I forgot the spells but when she puts rocks beneath you and you see the throwing rock thingy, use your W so you can negate it's dmaage.
Vi
Her early is kinda strong. Towards mid and through late game, you start to win.
Viego
Notable damage but not good in 1v1's. Buy Steelcaps and Warden's if you're too behind.
Veigar
Same with Syndra and Qiyana, you can interrupt his ult with yours. Ult when he uses E. You scale equally since your ult steals stats. You'll need flash late though.
Smolder
He or she idk scales pretty slow compared to you so you win easily. Just play normal, after Rylai you win easily. In the late game (30 min mark) you can kill him or her I think.
Ornn
Father Ornn... You beat the **** out of him. Don't eat level 1 Q and you can trade him. But be careful at level 2 since his W has an amazing damage. At level 3, don't eat his E stun (his Q pillar and terrain stuns you) and you will be fine. W his W passive. Post 6 ult him when he uses ult so he can't use his ult. Don't use E or R when he uses W since it makes him unstoppable.
Renekton
Just like Pantheon, respect his early game. Don't eat free Q's. If he attacks you with empowered W, don't use your W. If you see him use E to you, use your E to pull him towards you. Don't use ult if he doesn't use ult. Rush steelcaps.
Rengar
!WARNING!
His stacked W cancels your ult.
Take ignite. Rush steelcaps and bramble. Push the wave and freeze near his tower so that he can't get to bush. That's it. Ult towards somewhere that no bush will stay in the Realm.
Rumble
Don't try to trade him pre 2. After 3, you beat him in all-ins. Don't use ult if he doesn't use his.
Shen
Mordekaiser is the biggest counter of Shen. If he has ignite, he can kill you. I mean it. He is much more stronger at level 2 than you. Post 3 is easy. Post 6 is literally free kill lane. You can interrupt his ult with your E.
Sion
Watch out for the bushes at level 1 as he can Q you from the bush. Bully him early. Level 2 try to interrupt his Q. Post 6 is free kill.
Sylas
I don't know if people play this champion in top lane but be careful level 1. His E is very strong. Don't trade until level 3. Do not use your ult if he doesn't use first. Wait for him to use it, after that you can use it.
Urgot
Don't try level 1. Rush steelcaps, bramble if you are behind. Poke him hard with Q. You can try all in level 3 if he is low. You **** him hard in ult. Dodge his E. Use your W when you are at like 30% because of the Last Stand and his ult executes at 25%.
Volibear
If he took lethal tempo, don't fight him level 1. If he uses his E to minions, attack him. He can obliterate you early game so be careful. If he is smart, he will cancel your ult with his ult. You outscale him. Buy bramble if you are behind.
Yasuo
Don't fight until level 3. Dodge his tornado. He can dodge your Q and E with minions so be careful. Post 6 is easy as long as you dodge his tornado. Rush Warden's Mail.
Cho'Gath
Same with Urgot, use your W at low health. Easy lane, bully him early.
Malphite
Easy lane. Don't get poked by his Q. Poke him with E and Q. Level 3 try to all-in. Post 6 is free kill.
Poppy
Easy lane. Get bramble early. Stay safe and poke with Q pre 3, after that just fight.
Sejuani
Another tank. Be careful level 1, she can damage a little. Post 3 is free. Post 6 is literally free kill.
Maokai
Free lane. Poke with Q. Easy.
Skarner
Some people play Skarner top. I like Skarner. Easy lane. Be careful tho, he can setup ganks pretty easily. Be careful, he can use his ult and pull you to his tower.
Tahm Kench
Another tank. Play safe until level 3 since he deals a lot in the early game. Post 6 is free.
Zac
He heals a lot. Other than that, easy lane.
Alistar
Cancer but easy.
Amumu
Cancer but easy. Beware of it's AP build though, might dish out a good amount of damage.
Blitzcrank
rlly
Braum
easy
Corki
You are pretty tanky against him, and he doesn't have great option to disengage.
Diana
Easy. Just play aggresive. Don't eat too many Q's. Post 6 you win no matter what EXCEPT for Zhonya's.
Ekko
You know, slap.
(NO RACISM INVOLVED.
I REPEAT, NO RACISM INVOLVED.)
Elise
Why?
Evelynn
Autofill probably.
Fiddlesticks
ALWAYS ULT TOWARDS THE RIVER SO HE WON'T HAVE ANY BUSHES OR BLIND SPOTS.
Why again...
His CC chain is great.
Fizz
Probably autofill or self-confident which you will break soon.
Galio
First item Rylai. Easy matchup. You can consider Liandry.
Graves
Play behind minions, easy. If he W's, ult him immediately.
Hecarim
Easy
Ivern
Easy. Start ranged matchup. At 6, if he ults you ult. If he doesn't lower his health and ult. He will ult but Daisy will stay in the Realm so win-win.
Karthus
Baus FF's moment
Kha'Zix
Easy.
Lee Sin
Kinda scary with conqueror. Easy.
Leona
Annoying but easy.
Lulu
I HATE LULU I HATE LULU I HATE LULU I HATE LULU I HATE LULU I HATE LULU I HATE LULU
Lux
Annoying but easy.
Milio
Easy.
Nami
Easy.
Nautilus
Annoying but easy. Rylai to Rift.
Nidalee
Easy.
Nunu & Willump
Easy.
Rell
Easy. Annoying though.
Renata Glasc
Annoying, easy.
Sion
Free.
Sona
why
Soraka
Rush Oblivion and unleash the Two-Handed Chaos Damage enchantment with full enchanted Daedric Set...
Taric
Easy.
Thresh
Easy.
Vel'Koz
0 mobility. Rocketbelt first recommended. Beware of his true damage and burst.
Vex
0 mobility. Rocketbelt recommended. Annoying. You scale.
Yuumi
???
Kled
Don't even try level 1. You won't win it because he has the highest base HP in the game + has also mounting. Don't shove since he will run you down from his tower, his early is stronger. Till 6 just poke and E + Q. At 6, you can try but lower his health.
x Introduction & Credits x Reasons to play Mordekaiser
Champion
x Pros & Cons x Abilities x Tips & Tricks
Pre-Game
x Runes x Team Comp
In-Game
x Gameplay
Introduction & Credits
I'm not a super duper Challenger 2000 LP guy, I'm currently sitting in Emerald IV.
I probably have more than 200-300 matches with Mordekaiser, but I've sold my accounts and now playing with a fresh one.
I myself, think that I'm experienced with this champion enough to make a detailed guide about him.
My account is demirkasiyer#1283 for the people wondering.
Credits to AlmightyNoxian for helping me with the builds and the Darius matchup.
Reasons to play Mordekaiser
Mundokaiser - Brazilian Warlord Melee, Juggernaut, 2v1 Monster, Stat Checker, Giga Chad
Synergy: Meh Jungler ganking potential: Meh again Speciality: Junglers nightmare Why this chunk of metal? First of all, I agree that he is a chunk of metal. He is slow, no mobility and so on. But, this guy is a MONSTER. You can go full tank, he won't die. You can go full AP, he will deal 1100 damage per Q. You can go hybrid, he will be the GOAT. He's also a solid pick against most of the top laners in low elo.
For gameplay wise: Scales great, tanky enough, has stupid damage, can stat check at level 6, best champion to take out the carry, one of the undying tanks if builded correctly.
Pros & Cons
PROS
+ Tanky + Has great damage + Scales great + Carry's nightmare + Solid DPS + One of the best juggernauts
As I've told before, he is tanky. His W gives him shield in the middle of the fight, think of it like a Heal.
He has great damage because of his passive and the great scaling with AP that pairs well with Conqueror.
He scales great because of the tanks items or the AP ratios of this bad boy.
He is the carry's nightmare because one ult and the carry is out for 7 seconds (unless QSS).
He has a solid DPS because of his passive and his Q's low cooldown.
He is one of the best juggernauts because of his kit. Will explain.
CONS
- Slow - No CC - QSSable ultimate
He is slow. Really is.
He doesn't have enough CC. Yes, his ultimate captures the enemy for 7 seconds but if he has some slow or CC, your ultimate is wasted. His E just pulls the enemy towards you. Until you get Rylai's it won't count as a CC.
His ult counts as a suppression so you can't reduce the time of it, but you can cleanse it. Though normal cleanse won't work, you need QSS. Or just be Gangplank, eat an orange and cleanse it away. :DDDDD
Abilities, Tips & Tricks
Darkness RiseAoE high damage tank melting main damage. The main source of damage. You might think your Q deals all the damage, maybe. But your passive is the one that does all of the job.ObliterateAoE high damage passive triggering skill. The main source of damage. It has a great range and great damage, but it's kinda chunky. Compared to Darius's Q, if you cast it while he casts it, you will eat it 100% because you stop while you cast it, so it makes it chunky. Though isolated Q's are bangers.
The best tip I can give about this skill is that you can use the corner of it to increase your range a little bit, kinda like Aatrox's Q2. Also it's easier to dodge when they are inside you so keep your range.IndestructibleKinda like Sett's W, increases with taken and dealt damage. The exception is you don't deal damage with that, you just take it. The great par it that in the fight, your Q and passive will fill it up so quickly that you won't even notice when it filled up. It also lasts long and gives you enough to kill the enemy. The best tip I can give about this skill is that use it when you are on 30% health so you can get the best of Last Stand. Also you can use it early on trades to negate damage and win the trade. Don'T use it if you think it'll become a fight.Death's GraspSlow but rewarding magic penning skill. The great part is that you can cast it under you so if the enenmy is nearly inside you and tries to run, instead of using it at max range, you can cast in under you so you pull the enemy closer. Vice versa, you can do it to disengage but it requires skill.This becomes a golden tool with Rylai's.Realm of Death1v1 Stat Checking skill. This is what makes Mordekaiser Mordekaiser. Self-explanatory skill.
The best tip is that to get behind the enemy. For example, if the enemy is running towards his tower, if you manage to get in front of your enemy and ult, enemy's tower will be gone due to when you ult, the space behind you is much more little compared to enemy's behind.
Runes
KEYSTONE
Conqueror: Lethal tempo won't work with our champion simply because we rely on our autos just to stack our passive up.
No need for Fleet Footwork except if you're too bad against ranged champions. Like REALLY bad.
PTA is useless.
SLOT 1
Triumph: Like I explained in the Runes section up in the guide, this helps you a lot. You don't have mana so the other one is useless, and the other one is just useless again since you don't really rely on healing, except for W heal + Spirit and even then you don't really get much from it.
SLOT 2
Legend: Tenacity: Now you can swap this with Alacrity if the enemy doesn't have enough CC, but usually you go with this.
SLOT 3
Last Stand: If you go FULL + FULL AP without health and the enemy is 3+ tanks, you go Cut Down.
If you go FULL + FULL Ap knowing the enemy won't burst you, you go Coup de Grace.
SLOT 1 - CHOICE 1
Bone Plating: Don't go this against ranged people. You go this against melee champs or burst champs (again, no ranged) so you can negate their burst or combo one time with 30 second cooldown. This REALLY reduces the damage you get so it's worth.
SLOT 1 - CHOICE 2
Second Wind: This rune heals pretty well. Against ranged top lanes or poke champs, you go this. You can swap Bone Plating with this if the enemy is melee but still a very poke champ(Jayce, GP, Dr. Mundo), but STILL I don't recommend swapping.
SLOT 1 - CHOICE 3
Conditioning: Makes you very tanky. You use this with Overgrowth usually to maximize your snowballing. Math shows that Conditioning + Overgrowth outperforms Second Wind + Revitalize, but it's just a 1-2% difference and it won't make that much, also Second Wind + Revitalize help you in lane much better than the other.
SLOT 2 - CHOICE 1
Unflinching: I don't know if they fixed the Tenacity, but apart from the Tenacity it gives (towards late, you get 50% Tenacity with Legend: Tenacity) tenacity and SLOW RESIST which only 2 or 3 items give (boots, DMP and the sup item I guess)so it's great.
SLOT 2 - CHOICE 2
Revitalize: You mostly go this because it gives you 5% healing and shield increase, also increases to 10% when you are below 40% health so it gives a lot.
SLOT 2 - CHOICE 3
Overgrowth: This makes you tanky also. I explained the synergy in Conditioning.
Team Comp
I'll explain shortly.
Get Mordekaiser if your team has only 1 AP, only 1 frontline, lack of CC (against carries), tank enemy top laner and etc.
Don't get Mordekaiser if the enemy top laner is an early melee bully (Darius, Tryndamere, Riven etc.).
Gameplay
early game
except against level 1 monsters (guys with lethal tempo (except nasus), darius, sett, jax and so on) you will win every trade. it'll be better if the enemy is a tank. hide in the river bush and wait for the enemy. if he comes from there, ambush. you'll win 100% but be careful. if he leashed, his jungle will come so retreat at will.
as for the minions, wait for their health to get low. when they are, use your q on them but try to hit the enemy too. zone the enemy (unless he's a lvl1 monster) from getting minions but don't get the minion agro too. spam q's, you'll slowly push the wave and hurt him. at lvl2, upgrade your e. if you damaged him enough you can combo him with e q auto (again, unless he's a lvl1 monster) and you'll probably win the trade. chase him down to his tower because you'll stack conqueror from your passive and your damage will rise. try to hit the last q and return to your wave. at lvl6 if you have rylai you can easily kill the enemy. just lower his health with 3-4 q's and e ult him. if you are behind, you can just poke with your q and disengage with your e.
mid game
this is where the t1 towers are taken, and the game starts to rotate towards mid-bot sides. i usually try to farm in the lane that game rotates at. since you are powerful, no one can 1v1 you unless fed. if you have teleport, tell your team that your tp is ready and can start fights. don't forget to teleport though!
aside from that, if the game starts to rotate towards mid (usually low-mid elo) you'll want to push the bot side and rotate from the enemy jungle - river - mid - river - top or opposite.
late game
there's nothing you can do anymore. just ask your team to who to ult and have a cup of tea with the enemy. DON'T EVER ULT A GUY WHO HAS QSS.
also you'll be the frontline probably so you can start and disengage fights with your e.
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