Juggernaut / Battlemage
Beginner Rule
Respect Mordekaiser after Level 6 — Realm of Death (R) can turn a winning fight into a losing one.
Mordekaiser is a juggernaut who excels at extended fights and isolating priority targets. He wants to pull enemies in with Death's Grasp (E) before trapping them inside Realm of Death (R). Many beginners underestimate how difficult it is to escape once Mordekaiser forces a duel.
Level 6 – Ultimate creates powerful isolation tools.
First Item – Sustained damage increases significantly.
Two Items – Becomes extremely difficult to duel.
E pulls
Ultimate isolation
Passive damage aura
Extended fights
QWhat it does
Smashes his mace dealing physical damage. Higher damage when hitting a single enemy.
How to play against
He hits hardest in a 1v1. Don't be the only target near him — stand near minions to split the enhanced damage.
WWhat it does
Stores damage he deals and takes as a shield. Can consume the shield to heal.
How to play against
His shield and self-heal make extended trades very bad. Anti-heal reduces the heal conversion.
EWhat it does
Pulls all enemies in a large area toward him.
How to play against
He uses E to yank you into melee for his full passive combo. Never stand close enough to be pulled.
RWhat it does
Drags his victim to a separate Death Realm and steals a portion of their stats temporarily.
How to play against
In the Death Realm you're alone with him. QSS removes the ult. Build QSS against him. If trapped, focus on surviving and outscaling the stolen stats.
E → Q → Passive Proc
Core trade combo.
E → R → Full Duel
Forces isolated fights.
Passive → Chase
Wins extended trades.
Darkness Rise: when he hits an enemy 3 times with abilities or autos, he activates Darkness Rise dealing persistent AoE magic damage and gaining Move Speed for a short duration. He procs this fast — don't stay in his AoE range.
