If Mordekaiser Isn't the Ace of Spades...

Teridax68·Apr 30, 2015·3 votes·3,186 views

... perhaps could take up that position?

EDIT: Nevermind, that's . Still, Yorick Mori could still fit into the card-themed skin line, considering his weapon's a shovel.

8 Comments

The Red WardenApr 30, 20154 votes

Yorick is planned for a Sion level relaunch so don't expect any sling until that is completed.

RiotmoonstonesApr 30, 20154 votes

We considered making Mordekaiser the Ace of Spades, but we felt that the shape language for 'clubs' was much stronger for his weapon.

EyrgosApr 30, 20151 votes

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We considered making Mordekaiser the Ace of Spades, but we felt that the shape language for 'clubs' was much stronger for his weapon.

Ace of Spades Ezreal needs skin-tier bump to be given updated particles.

His only other skin with updated particles is PFE... among his vast repertoire of skins.

Also, super hard to tell its Ezreal in game. Lacks champion readability.

And Syndra needs that 975 treatment to so she can have recolored/updated particles.

Teridax68Apr 30, 20152 votes

I saw that, and I think that was absolutely the right call, since KoC Mordekaiser looks fantastic and appropriate for the card theme.

Regarding the attributions, though, is there a specific reason behind card assignments besides shape expression? For example, Morde's attitude, appearance and lore are all pretty fitting for a king, but what made, say, Ezreal the Ace of Spades, as opposed to the Jack of Diamonds?

RiotmoonstonesApr 30, 20155 votes

Actually, yes! There's an idiom - cocky as the king of spades - and we felt that spades would be a good personality fit for Ezreal!

AkeydelApr 30, 20152 votes

Well ace of spades fits the naming scheme now there is one skin per face card, and per suit: jack of hearts TwistedFate , queen of diamonds Syndra , king of clubs Mordekaiser , ace of spades Ezreal It's actually a pretty cool system because the strength of the suit increases with the strength of the card, for most card games. i.e. king is better than jack, and clubs are better than hearts.