Morde's ult seriously needs to have the arena enlarged or removed

Yenn·Jun 23, 2019·4 votes·1,295 views

I really enjoy the 1-4-1 Morde walking down from top lane, flashing towards me and ulting, missing all of his abilities, and then running me down and autoing me to death with his passive.

As a mage, there is actually no counterplay short of rushing QSS as your first or second item, which is not viable under any circumstance. The arena is too small to kite him, and you begin in a position where there is nowhere you can move without getting cornered against a wall and his passive renewing, and god help you if there's a wall blocking you.

This is absolute shit game design. Landing abilities should not be optional.

6 Comments

Sewer SideJun 23, 20198 votes

complaining about QSS delaying whatever spike you’ve convinced you needed (literally costs the same amount as Lost Chapter, that any mage can farm up for within 3-5 mins), but oblivous to the fact it makes Morde without an ult all game.

You can make Morde not have an ultimate against you and keep him shut out of the rest of the game for a mere 1,300g and you still refuse to do so?

I’m surprised you’ve made it past Silver.

ApexInTheCircleJun 23, 20194 votes

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complaining about QSS delaying whatever spike you’ve convinced you needed (literally costs the same amount as Lost Chapter, that any mage can farm up for within 3-5 mins), but oblivous to the fact it makes Morde without an ult all game.

You can make Morde not have an ultimate against you and keep him shut out of the rest of the game for a mere 1,300g and you still refuse to do so?

I’m surprised you’ve made it past Silver.

Not sure why you're getting downvoted, this is what I do every game regardless of who I play and it basically keeps me safe since it's on a much smaller cooldown than his ult. ALSO you can indeed Zhonyas his ult since it has a channel period.

KFCeytronJun 23, 20193 votes

I've found that it depends on the champion. Karma, for example, counters Morde pretty hard, because her speed boost, slow, and root let her stay away from Morde and avoid his abilities. Champs that prefer staying behind a front line and avoiding duels, on the other hand, can't do much. Which mages do you use?

YennJun 23, 20193 votes

If you need someone to explain to you why rushing a first item QSS against a champion who isn't even in your lane is a horrible idea and not remotely viable unless you're playing with handicapped monkeys, you shouldn't be trying to discuss game balance.

You should probably also look up the math on how much gold you get with perfect CS at '3-5 minutes'.