Riot, please go the extra mile with Morde's VGU and make his Pentakill Skin a legendary

Malicious Metal·9/11/2016, 1:02:28 PM·91 votes·3,661 views

Now, I'd be willing to pay an ultimate skin price for a legendary Mordekaiser skin BUT this isn't just about Morde lacking a 1850 skin.

With Morde's rework his title was changed to "The Iron Revenant" but the community still sees the "Master of Metal" theme as one of his most defining features. I agree with Riot that making him "The Master of Metal" would simply result in him being a caricature of a champion as his entire identity would be nothing more but a gimmick.

But this silliness is what made Mordekaiser so very charming in the first place and removing it from his character wouldn't exactly be received well by a lot of people. So, how about we find the perfect middle ground that would allow the narrative Team to deliver on the Iron Revenant we deserve while also keeping an old piece of League history alive through a skin?

It would be something akin to a Traditional Skin or Captain Gangplank as it preserves something cool about a champion BUT embraces it and pushes it to the limit as a skin that actually works without being just a different version of the champion's base skin.

Giving him ALL the References and giving him sick metal-themed particles would truly be befitting such an old champion as Mordekaiser and be the perfect farewell to his old self when his VGU finally comes around. Not to mention his skin catalog being rather "meh" and lacking any skins with new particles and VO despite him being one of the oldest champions in the game.

So, how about you just embrace the Master of Metal and give him the skin he deserves when it's time to say farewell to pizza feet and the silliness that's the current Mordekaiser?

60 Comments

Melledoneus9/11/2016, 3:36:38 PM21 votes

Oh, come off it. You just want a free legendary skin. :)

dragon1xx9/11/2016, 3:18:56 PM12 votes

1850?! dafuq, are we back in beta now? Please tell me you meant 1820....

Sahn Uzal9/11/2016, 2:06:50 PM10 votes

Not many people are able to ask for their main to get a legendary skin and make it sound completely reasonable. Good job sir :^)

In seriousness, you do bring up some fair points that I can't disagree with, take my upvote c:

Keevalroy9/11/2016, 7:25:07 PM4 votes

Giving him ALL the References

Are you talking like new interactions with champions as well?

For example, interactions kinda like:

Yorick I hear gravediggers are really into Soilwork.

Shaco I'm the real Master of Puppets...

Swain I have a Masterplan even you won't see coming.

Brand (something about In Flames)

etc. you get the idea.

Remlap12239/11/2016, 6:00:31 PM3 votes

Don't worry. They did it with Karthus, I'm sure Brazil's favorite champion is going to get the same treatment.

Nickfer25109/11/2016, 8:31:29 PM3 votes

I see no reason why Pentakill Morde should be made a legendary skin besides "he doesn't have one" and "the skin fits the the most with his theme so it should be remade into a legendary skin" , which are silly reasons to say the least. It doesn't even make sense when compared to the other members of Pentakill. Why should only More's skin be remade and not the other members? It would be really mismatched for just the leader to have all that resources put into him. If the other champions got their Pentakill skins remade as well (not necessarily be put into legendary status), then it would make sense.

Bladerunner77779/11/2016, 8:48:36 PM3 votes

"Riot pls give special service to my main"

Veltox9/11/2016, 5:11:56 PM3 votes

Tbh Master of metal sounds a lot better than Iron Revenant. Why did they change it again?

MavenSong9/11/2016, 1:20:47 PM2 votes

I agree, he always rubbed off as the leader so it'd be cool... but problem is people will snatch it up before the price change. Maybe they could make an Updated new seperate version of it that has a ton more bells and whistles?... but then people would complain its a money grab... idk sod if i know. but it'd be cool.

MorgManBasher9/11/2016, 3:00:24 PM2 votes

I kinda really like how Morde is currently tbh, I hope they don't completely change him. Love controling dragons. Love the stupid massive heals from W and Ult. Love the crazy 3rd q damage and THAT SOUND when smacking someone. The E shield is nice, but probably the most boring part of his kit. Nice to have a range poke though.

VU wise though, yeah I hope they make him look badass in all his skins because right now his only good skin is King Morde.

Qiy4na9/11/2016, 5:23:41 PM2 votes

Then i suppose Eve should get one as well seeing as she has no particle effects and is waiting for a VGU?

Drugoth9/11/2016, 8:19:12 PM2 votes

Would love to see all the Pentakill skins in the same team and have them play a concert when they all do the dance emote together. Kind of like if 3 people dance in front of the spider in twisted treeline but 100% cooler!

MonkeyMadness9/11/2016, 8:19:18 PM2 votes

Wut? If you do that everyone will buy the cheap skin knowing it will get a substantial boost in value and riot will "lose" money. Don't come between riot and their money. Clearly they care about nothing else.

EROTIC RAID BOSS9/12/2016, 8:14:08 AM1 votes

I don't think they'd ever change the price or quality of a skin in that way.

I'm sure they could come up with a different theme for him for a legendary skin someday. but first they gotta do the vgu in the first place. And I don't think they really need a full legendary version of pentakill morde to do like a heavy metal theme that's cool

Decrit9/12/2016, 2:36:56 PM1 votes

Dude, cmon. No.

It makes no sense for them to update for free a skin which was already paid for a given price. it is not even cool for other people who want to play it and then see the price tag increased shortly after.

And i say this while i possess Pentakill Mordekaiser already.

Rather, why don' t you propose something different, like skin upgrades? something similar to chromas, maybe additional audio packs? That would be far more fitting not only the thematic but also for how they sell and update skins. Or add to the game Pentakill minions that spawn when you have X pentakill skins like they do already with some lines. That would be far better as an upgrade rather making Pentakill Morde legendary.