Mordekaiser

the Iron Revenant

FighterMageGeneral kit and base stats · version 16.19.1

Darkness Rise

Mordekaiser gains a powerful damage aura and Move Speed after landing 3 attacks or spells against champions or monsters.

Passive · no active cost or cooldown

Base statistics

Shield

Health: 645
Resource: 100
Armor: 37
Move speed: 335
Attack damage: 61
Attack speed: 0.625

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Game plan · Top

Pressure the map until one duel decides the fight

Plan overview

Mordekaiser's plan is to build controlled contact into Darkness Rise, then use its sustained damage and Move Speed to win space, duels, and objective approaches. Early, shape the wave so the opponent must choose between CS and entering your Q/E range; crash before recalling and avoid extended trades inside a larger enemy wave. After the first tower transition, push a side wave, reset, and arrive for the next timer. When ahead, pressure the side lane before grouping; when behind, collect safe income and trade objectives rather than walking into a numbers deficit. In fights, hold W for the burst window and use Realm of Death to isolate the enemy whose removal lets your team advance. Because Mordekaiser leaves the main map interaction with his target, judge the ultimate by the duel and the conversion after it, not by an automatic temporary numbers advantage.

Plan by phase

Create contact without donating the lane

0:00–14:00, or until first towers and early plate pressure change the lane assignments

From the first wave until the first tower or plate pressure ends, choose whether the lane belongs near your side or under the enemy turret. If you can contest the early push, threaten Q when the opponent last-hits and use E only when the follow-up is reachable; three attacks or spells is the real commitment window for Darkness Rise. Crash before recalling or rotating. When ahead, hold a favorable wave and make the opponent walk into your range; when behind, prioritize XP, safe CS, and a clean crash rather than defending every minion with health.

Game situations

Choose a situation

Lane

Build the lane around your passive window

If the first three waves can be pushed without losing a damaging trade, fast-push and crash before recalling or moving; if the opponent has stronger early control, preserve health, take safe XP, and let the wave come toward your side. When your wave is extended and the enemy jungler is unseen, stop trading forward until you have information or a safer wave position.

With Mordekaiser

If Mordekaiser is holding a side wave near the next objective, use the pressure as a timer rather than forcing him to group early. Push mid or establish safe vision on the objective side; if two enemies answer him, your group can take space, and if one answers, Mordekaiser may win the duel.
If he enters a teamfight with Darkness Rise active, follow the target he can reach safely instead of waiting for a backline dive. Add damage after Death's Grasp pulls enemies into range, and preserve your own peel or disengage for the opponents who remain outside his Realm.
If Mordekaiser uses Realm of Death, do not assume the main fight has gained a teammate's worth of numbers while he is inside. Hold space, deny the isolated enemy's escape route when possible, and prepare to convert a kill or favorable exit after he returns.
If Mordekaiser is behind, help him create a safe crash and reset rather than demanding a risky fight. When he has Realm of Death available, show a clear target and stay close enough to convert his isolation into a tower, dragon, or enemy retreat.

Identity, strengths and limits

Build three contacts into a sustained fight window

TOP · JUGGERNAUT · SUSTAINED DUELS

Mordekaiser is a juggernaut who wins by turning repeated contact into a sustained threat. Darkness Rise is the load-bearing condition: after three attacks or spells against champions or monsters, his damage aura and Move Speed let him stay attached instead of relying on a single burst. Obliterate rewards isolated hits, Death's Grasp brings enemies into his range, and Indestructible converts dealt and received damage into a shield or heal. Realm of Death takes Mordekaiser and his victim into a private duel while stealing a portion of the victim's stats; its value is isolating or removing the enemy who most changes the fight, not creating an automatic numbers advantage for allies outside the realm.

Strengths

Darkness Rise turns repeated attacks or spells into sustained aura damage and Move Speed.
Obliterate threatens isolated targets and makes controlled last-hit trades meaningful.
Indestructible converts combat damage into a shield or heal, rewarding extended fights.
Realm of Death isolates a chosen enemy and can preserve stolen stats after a kill until that victim respawns.
Side-lane pressure forces opponents to choose between answering Mordekaiser and contesting the next map play.

Limits and risks

Forcing a long trade before Darkness Rise is active, especially inside a larger enemy wave.
Using Death's Grasp or Realm of Death when your team cannot reach the resulting target or convert the aftermath.
Side-laning past the next objective without a safe escape, visible enemies, or a usable teleport window.
Spending Indestructible early and entering the real burst window without shield or healing value.
Treating Realm of Death as a team-wide numbers advantage when Mordekaiser and his target are both removed from the main engagement.

One idea for your next game

For the next game, measure every forward trade by one question: can I reach three attacks or spells on a champion without losing more health or wave control than I gain? If yes, build the exchange into Darkness Rise, then use the aura and Move Speed to continue or force space. If no, take the short Q trade, preserve W for the opponent's response, and reset toward a favorable wave. Your goal is not to press forward constantly; it is to choose the window where your passive turns a normal trade into a sustained fight.

Observed builds

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Champion lore

Twice slain and thrice born, Mordekaiser is a brutal warlord from a foregone epoch who uses his necromantic sorcery to bind souls into an eternity of servitude. Few now remain who remember his earlier conquests, or know the true extent of his powers—but there are some ancient souls that do, and they fear the day when he may return to claim dominion over both the living and the dead.

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