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
  Vortex de ténèbres

  Après 3 attaques ou compétences contre des champions ou des monstres, Mordekaiser gagne un puissant halo de dégâts et augmente sa vitesse de déplacement.

• Q
  Oblitération

  Mordekaiser frappe le sol avec sa massue, infligeant des dégâts à tous les ennemis touchés. Les dégâts sont augmentés si un seul ennemi est touché.

• W
  Indestructible

  Mordekaiser stocke une partie des dégâts qu'il inflige et qu'il subit pour créer un bouclier. Il peut consommer ce bouclier pour récupérer des PV.

• E
  Emprise funeste

  Mordekaiser attire tous les ennemis qui se trouvent dans une zone.

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

• R
  Royaume des morts

  Mordekaiser entraîne sa victime avec lui dans une autre dimension et lui vole une partie de ses stats. S'il la tue, il garde ces stats jusqu'à la réapparition de sa victime.

  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.