Are there any alternate Rune Setups for Morde?

EbonyBladeJ88·Jul 30, 2019·2 votes·1,952 views

EDIT: I mainly play him in the Toplane, but I'm NOT OPPOSED TO HEARING MID SUGGESTIONS EITHER.

I'm just curious.

I mean, I know and commonly use the Precision and Domination setup, with the occasional Resolve Alt as follows:

Conqueror- Keystone

Triumph

Legend: Tenacity

Coup De Grace or Last Stand depending on the matchup

Taste of Blood

Ravenous Hunter

(Same Precision Runes)

Demolish or Shield Bash depending on matchup

Second Wind if vs Poke-Heavy Comp or Revitalize

I would just like to know if something alternate exists and is viable, such as Grasp as a Keystone with Domination or Precision secondary, as the 5-HP increase CAN provide a substantial boost to your W shield and provides relative sustain when your shield is down if you can proc it consistently.

I'd just like to hear fellow Morde players (And others too) thoughts on the matter.

6 Comments

Shiroe OkazakiJul 30, 20191 votes

I don't play him but i have some ideas Spell binder>stopwatch> minion demo>cdr runes secondary sorcery being nimbus cloak and celerity aftershock> shield buster thingy. > conditioning> revitlise> secondary sorcery nimbus cloak and celerity

THOSE ARE ONLY IDEAS I HAVEN'T PLAYED HiM so take it with a grain of salt

ShirarezaruEiyuuJul 30, 20191 votes

Hail of Blades and Glacial Augment are good on him as well, but they are not as strong in the late game as Conqueror.

Stray KatJul 30, 20191 votes

Can't speak as a Morde player, and I've only ever seen it once - But I did have to deal with a Glacial Morde the other day and it was complete hell. As Diana I literally couldn't do ANYTHING at all. If he landed a pull, I was slowed and dead. If I dove in with R, I was slowed and dead. It seems like a niche pick specifically intended to counter a Diver such as Diana who has no reliable mobility to get back out with, but it sure was brutal to deal with as the aforementioned Diver.

Other than that one I've never had trouble with the new Morde as Diana. That guy though, he was a problem.

Crimson ZeppelinJul 30, 20191 votes

If you play mid, try going predator and ulting their botlane's ass. Its one of the most troll things i ever seen in this season.

EbonyBladeJ88Jul 30, 20191 votes

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If you play mid, try going predator and ulting their botlane's ass. Its one of the most troll things i ever seen in this season.

I keep my Morde playing in the Toplane mostly, sorry. Probably should clarify that in the post.

EDITED to reflect my playstyle, but I added an opening to hearing Mid suggestions too, so thank you anyway!

Wild GeeseJul 30, 20191 votes

I played new Morde about 50 times so far and just found the regular Conqerour to be best... Staying in the fight and doing more damage and healing, it lets you 2v1 or 3v1 so unless the item build was different from usual I think the rune is just optimal. Legend Alacity of course is better than Tenacity if you can get away with it, if their CC is unimpressive or whatever.

Not going red as secondary is just fine, Green has a lot of good stuff (Bone Plating, Second Wind, Shield Bash, Demolish, Revitalize); Blue is actually really great with Trancendence and Gathering Storm, the scaling is the best, for transcendence+gathering storm, You can put in a Gunblade as like a 3rd or 4th item and lategame it's just plainly stronger. You basically are throwing away 2 runes for 10 minutes, but hey Morde crushes a lot of matchups so he doesn't even need the help.