Partners for new Morde Botlane

Onwodori·8/11/2015, 5:35:09 AM·3 votes·857 views

Hey there, Master Fledgling here.

In case you live under a rock, Mordekaiser is getting a big nudge into a very unique role: AD bruiser Carry in the bot lane. He will get lots of bonus XP to make it feasible, has new AD scalings, has a cool shield for him and his ally that also heals, Q is a stacking auto attacking modifier, he can CONTROL THE DRAGON, etc.

All this boils down to a very fun and strong new way to play if I've understood it all. Obviously, the difficulties will be numerous, good enemy ADC's poking the crap out of you and punishing your immobility, but certain supports can sure all that up. The ones I have thought of so far that I'd LOVE feedback on are:

Fiddlesticks - Lower's their MR for Morde crushing, silence, 2.25 fear for the slow Morde Rammus - Similar to Fiddlesticks -- 2.25 taunt, works well with Morde's buddy shield, the new items benefit him greatly (dead man's plate) Zilean - even MORE exp to get Morde that edge in lane, an AOE stun with zoning, a DISGUSTING 99% slow or speed up OR BOTH for Morde and a revive.

Bruh.

Nautilus - Simply has tons of lock down for the big man to unload damage on the enemy. Anivia - A wall, stun and AOE slow, but serious mana problems Thresh - Hook someone, lantern in Morde, throw up the box, flay them to stay still -- gross lock down. JarvanIV - Attack Speed steroid for Morde, another shield for them, knock up and, of course, he can put a squishy ADC or support in the ring with the Morde (Bonesaw is ready) Gragas - A slow, stun, good damage with percentage on W and can pin someone down with R or bring them in for a kill Sion - One of the best CC's in the game via his Q (admittedly hard to hit), does damage with W regardless, slow and poke AND armor shred with E, panic button ult for more CC Braum - Great at all ins, has a stun and a slow and a big ol' AOE knock-up-slow-majigger. Will help alleviate poke from the enemy ADC

There are many more, I'm sure, but these are the ones that have jumped to me. If you can think of some, please let me know!

Zilean Mordekaiser "When bot lane is Ashe s... then you have my permission to die."

-MF

EDIT -- if you've one you want me to add to the list, give me a quick synopsis about why it's a good idea and I'll tag it on!

7 Comments

TheFirstGokun8/11/2015, 9:15:35 AM2 votes

Are you on the PBE testing these out? Galio Any champion that can help Morde get all 3 Qs off on the same target deserves a goddamn medal. Heavy poke and a speed up + tank buff also help the laning phase pre 6, but we all know Idol of Durand is where it's at.

Merxamers8/11/2015, 3:42:50 PM2 votes

I'd think that supports who can lock someone down long enough for Morde to get the 3 Qs off would be ideal:

Leona Braum Nautilus

I hadn't considered Rammus , but that combo could be pretty nasty. Only issue i'd see is that Rammus needs more gold than true 'supports' to be useful later.

junglerboy168/11/2015, 3:58:52 PM2 votes

Sion Bush Q would be a guaranteed kill after 6, so your enemy laners would have no chance to even go near the middle of the lane again.

Imo, the best "supports" for the new Morde will be (in no particular order) Alistar Annie Blitzcrank Braum Fiddlesticks Galio Gragas Leona Lulu Malphite Nautilus Rammus Sion Taric Thresh Velkoz Zilean basically anyone with a strong MS steroid for Morde, strong engage CC, and strong slows would be good. Zilean is actually looking to be pretty good because he can stun with Q, speedboost Morde/Slow the enemy, and jack up Morde's exp even more. Taric could be very good as well because he gives Morde even more sustain,as well as free armor to make his shield more effective, and Morde can make use of all of the stats Taric's ult gives, while together they have good all in (long stun, high burst). Blitz I've already seen is amazing with Morde since Morde can shove the lane really hard and then Blitz can grab the enemy carry out from under tower for a CC combo and an easy kill for morde. Vel'Koz is the only really weird one, but he has such good all in and a knockup and slow that they are almost guaranteed a kill at 6.