@Malicious Metal regarding Mordekaiser. (Who else?)

So, I'm a Morde main. Mastery 7, all the skins, (yes, including dragon knight) and I really thought I knew how to play him. I usually play him as a glass cannon. All AP, ryleis and liandry's being my only bonus health. 18/12/0 masteries and 20 magic pen +9 armor runes.

I looked at your build on OP.GG and created a rune page and mastery tree as close to it as I could. I don't have all the runes yet. I usually don't ever play ranked, I'm mostly a normals guy. I've been avoiding using your build because I had what I liked and was used to. Even though all I was doing was normals.

I did my first ranked match in months because a friend I haven't played with in forever was on and he wanted to... I was hesitant, not really wanting to do it, but I did it anyway.

We get into a match, I'm top, first pick. I lock in Morde. They hover Galio, (I nearly cried) but instead lock cho'gath. Cho'gath normally stomps me in lane, so I was already not looking forward to this match. He out sustains me to death. About 5-8 seconds before the match started, I remembered the page and masteries and locked them in.

I went into my first ranked match in months, with a rune page and masteries I've never used before, but I knew Cho would beat me with my normal set up, so I had to try it.

The match went like this. http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2210389928/214711465?tab=overview

I even got congratulations from the enemy team for doing so well. I just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration and advice you leave for all of us fellow Morde's.

Here. Have a cookie!