How to beat Mordekaiser

Common role: Top

A magic-damage juggernaut who drags you to a 1v1 death realm with his ultimate.

What makes Mordekaiser dangerous

Mordekaiser deals sustained magic damage, shields himself and speeds up, and his ultimate (Realm of Death) banishes a single target to an isolated duel where he steals their stats. He wins extended melee fights and uses his ult to delete a key carry away from their team.

How to play against Mordekaiser

• 1Respect his ultimate — he'll use it on your carry to 1v1 them away from help. Position so he can't reach your backline, and buy QSS/Cleanse-type answers where possible.
• 2Kite him — he's slow with only his E pull and passive speed. Ranged poke and slows beat his short-range melee damage.
• 3Deny his passive: he empowers his damage after hitting you a few times. Trade in short bursts and back off before his passive procs.
• 4Don't fight him in a 1v1 side lane if he's ahead — his ult guarantees the isolated duel he wants. Answer with team collapses instead.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Low mobility — kiteable by ranged and slows.
• ✓Ultimate targets one champion; the rest of your team is free.
• ✓Weak if you avoid extended melee trades.
• ✓Magic resist directly cuts his entire damage.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Mordekaiser's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Aufziehende Dunkelheit

  Mordekaiser erhält eine starke Schadensaura und Lauftempo, nachdem 3 Angriffe oder Fähigkeiten gegnerische Champions oder Monster getroffen haben.

• Q
  Verwüstung

  Mordekaiser schmettert seinen Streitkolben auf den Boden und fügt jedem getroffenen Gegner Schaden zu. Der Schaden ist bei Treffern eines einzelnen Champions erhöht.

• W
  Unzerstörbar

  Mordekaiser speichert den von ihm verursachten Schaden und erschafft daraus einen Schild. Er kann den Schild verbrauchen, um sich zu heilen.

• E
  Umklammerung des Unheils

  Mordekaiser zieht alle Gegner in einem Bereich zu sich heran.

  Strong: a pull that drags you into his damage. Weak: a slow skillshot — sidestep it and he has no other engage.

• R
  Todesreich

  Mordekaiser zerrt seinen Gegner in eine andere Dimension und stiehlt einen Teil seiner Werte. Tötet er sein Opfer, behält er die Werte bis zu dessen Wiedererscheinen.

  Strong: banishes a target to a 1v1 realm where he steals their stats. Weak: it takes ONE champion — the rest of your team is free; QSS-type effects can break out.

Itemization

Mordekaiser is pure magic damage, so magic resist is the hard counter: Mercury's Treads, Spirit Visage, Kaenic Rookern. A QSS or Quicksilver-type effect can break out of his ultimate isolation in some cases — otherwise stack MR and don't get caught alone.

This guide covers Mordekaiser's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.