With recent meta shifts and tanks once again dominating top Mordekaiser finds more success in mid
I haven't been playing a lot of Mordekaiser in my ranked games lately due to me encountering the same issue over and over again. I get fed early and the enemy laner outscales me in terms of team utility.
With beefy tanks like Nautilus, Malphite and Poppy rolling top picking Mordekaiser to go up against them is something I would not recommend. CC wins games, as a Mordekaiser main I speak from experience when I say that having decent engage/CC and a durable top laner as the backbone of your team makes winning so much easier.
Mordekaiser is a champion that thrives in aggressive 1v1 lanes against the likes of Yasuo, Riven, Fiora, Irelia and other FIGHTERS. He struggles against tanks due to him not only being susceptible to CC but not providing any for his team himself. He does provide a LOT of combat durability though due to Iron Man but playing him Top Lane takes up a spot for a heavy CC tank.
So, if you ever feel the itch to play Mordekaiser refrain from using him top UNLESS you have someone like Sejuani in the Jungle and/or a leona as a support.
What I do think has become a lot more strategically wise is taking the Iron Revenant mid due to him enjoying shorter lanes, being easier to escape ganks but also being close to jungle camps he can effectively farm and heal up on with his Harvester of Sorrow. Taking a Juggernaut mid does give your team a very strong frontline if you pair Mordekaiser with someone like Nautilus top, someone to engage and who Mordekaiser can fight besides, bringing the cc he so desperately needs while also allowing him to truly shine in team fights.
Mordekaiser mid is also a great counter to short/medium ranged mages and assassins, being able to push the waves relentlessly and efficiently while negating a lot of poke and even farming the jungle. Mordekaiser mid also provides something a lot of Mid laners lack; Durability! Other perks include being very close to Dragon and being able to roam top/bot and assist your team.
-> Mordekaiser can function as the center of his team and bring a strong team fighting presence to the table as well as great dragon/baron/herald control with his Children of the grave
->His damage is nothing to laugh at and his wave clear's very strong, being able to keep up with most mid laners while also being a lot more durable and bolstering your team's front line even more.
What's more horrifying than having to face a team with 
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You'll be steamrolled by four tanks while being unable to kill any of them.
There are some negatives to Morde mid though; -Lack of range; Luxes might make your life miserable -Lack of mobility might make you an easy target for the enemy jungler
As things currently stand Mordekaiser might just snatch up his tent in mid for the time being. If the meta shifts towards Fighter/assassins/mages top and tanks becoming less common Morde might once again shift his attention towards top lane where he can shut down the enemy fighters while outscaling them in terms of damage and durability.
This doesn't mean that Mordekaiser top's dead, he does really well against certain enemy team comps and having a heavy cc jungler/support warrants a Mordekaiser pick if the enemy consists mostly of lighter fighters and champions reliant to dive into the enemy lines.
Just a little heads up for all of you wanting to give Mordekaiser a chance. Knowing WHEN to pick Mordekaiser is on what your success with the Metal Emperor hinges on!
~M.M
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Have fun
4 times in when using a mage), but the update after that I hope helps make light fighters favorable over tanks and juggernauts with cc.
