@Meddler, this there any room in Mordekaiser's kit for a buff?

I'm asking because I have been trying to master this champ and no matter what I build or what I play, he just seems to get locked down and die before getting any damage off. His shield is only effective in lane but sucks in team fights because it is hard to pre charge and it is hard to get damage off to regenerate it.

His Q is slow and does not synergies with AP attack speed items such as and . I often die before getting my second Q off. If I build AP/tanky, the 3rd strike still lacks the power to kill my target, then it goes on cooldown because I have no CRD items. I've had almost no success in 1v1 dueling against melee carries like Xin or Jax or Fiora. This is suppose to be a juggernaut!

I love the dragon, but its kinda hard to get sometimes. Melee ghost champs tend to be useless.

I feel like Morde has a lot to offer in diversity, but his kit is just lacking cohesion or something.

Is there any room for some buffs/reworked skills?