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
  암흑 탄생

  모데카이저가 적 챔피언이나 몬스터에게 공격 또는 스킬을 3회 적중시키면 강력한 피해를 입히는 오라를 얻고 이동 속도가 증가합니다.

• Q
  말살

  모데카이저가 땅에 철퇴를 내리쳐 적중시킨 적에게 각각 피해를 입힙니다. 단일 대상에게 적중 시 피해량이 증가합니다.

• W
  불멸

  모데카이저가 입히거나 받는 피해를 흡수하여 보호막을 충전합니다. 보호막을 소모하여 체력을 회복할 수 있습니다.

• E
  죽음의 손아귀

  모데카이저가 일정 지역에 있는 모든 적을 끌어당깁니다.

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

• R
  죽음의 세계

  모데카이저가 대상을 다른 차원으로 끌고 가 능력치의 일부를 훔칩니다. 처치 시 적이 부활할 때까지 훔친 능력치가 유지됩니다.

  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.