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Mordekaiser

TrueDaxian·7/3/2016, 8:37:59 AM·2 votes·501 views

With his nerfs after being absurdly powerful as a duo laner, Mordekaiser hasn't really had a home. He has a couple decent match ups in the top lane and manages decently but is clunky and easy to counter pick. I personally think Mordekaiser should have a slight slow to help with his kiting issues, as it doesn't feel rewarding being that easy to kite. The slow doesn't need to be anything crazy like a Nasus wither or Thresh Box, but it would give him a little love to spark up his win rate and make him more fun in the top lane. All other juggernauts have issues with kiting, but Mordekaiser's is by far the worst. Nasus, Darius, and Skarner all have cc but are still very kiteable, and Garen and Illaoi have ok gap closing ability, while Morde has nothing without a Rylais. Morde also has one of the lowest base move speeds in the game, making him even easier to kite and just simply run away from, making Morde feel powerless.
I propose, instead of a full fledged rework, that he get a slight move speed buff (maybe up to 330 or 335) and that his E have a little slow to help him catch targets, or since the E like drains them and gives him shield, perhaps he can have a little move speed steal for a short time to achieve the same thing that a slow would. The W passive that give bonus experience should be removed as it isn't relevant anymore and is pointless in a solo lane. Let me know what you guys think. I personally want to know what others think of Mordekaiser and how he could be fixed to be more rewarding to play and be less clunky.

2 Comments

KnightOfEloHell7/6/2016, 4:47:45 AM2 votes

Movespeed buff, yes. Taking out Dragon Force and giving e a slow, no.

If he is given a slow, he will have his damage nerfed.

Sure, taking away Draco ghost adds for a power budget, but think about it: the dragon ghost allows you to have some sort of range, and makes you more tanky. This is perfect for if you are behind due to your weaknesses, and amazing for tower seiges, which wins objectives, and as such, games.

A good +10 Base MS will be all he needs, especially since the nerf on boots of Swiftness and the removal of boot enchsnts. Serioudly, it's sad that I can be outran or kited by any champ with basic boots when I build Boots of Swiftness when I play Mordekiaser.

Sure, a base health buff would be nice, but his base health is low for obvious reasons: Shield, fat heals, burst, and tankyness from Draco ghost. I counter this with scaling health yellows and a safe early game.

Clutch Thompson7/6/2016, 4:24:26 AM1 votes

I like these ideas Drop the W passive Drop Dragon force IMO, it'll free up his "power budget" Add movement speed (340 again). I mean Susan has like 350 AND wither.

And as for a slow on his E...

I think since Riot likes counter play (which is good) and reward for micro management... They should add a slow to the E that only works if Iron Man is charged to a certain %.

And as an alternative if they don't like the Idea of a champ with such high damage (those Qs though) having a slow, they could reward him for fighting when he does get in range. Maybe doubling E's Iron Man bonus when below a certain health?