Mordekaiser wins less through instant burst and more through progressive oppression: he locks a target, forces contact, activates his passive and drags the exchange into a duration he is more likely to win than many other champions. His reference build therefore has to support duration, not only…
Ruby Crystal
Psychic Projector
AP omnivamp in duels, with perfect synergy for isolated R fights
Dash to stick to targets inside the R Death Realm
Plated Steelcaps
Mercurys Treads
Protobelt
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Q Obliterate repeated and his fights extended in the R Realm of Death stack Conqueror.
Extra shield mages during his duels 1v1 in the R Realm of Death.
Stacks with shield passive Darkness Rise for a sustain near-infinite.
Maximizes HP to he is unkillable in the R with his stats stolen.
Reduces cooldown of the R to isoler more often his targets in the Realm of Death.
Amaranth's Twinguard
Adaptive resistances in extended fights
Liandry's Torment
%HP burn to melt durable tanks
Amaranth's Twinguard
Adaptive resistances in extended fights
Oceanid's Trident
AP anti-shield to break enemy shields
Plated Steelcaps
Armor + AA reduction to tank AD/ADC damage
Mercury's Treads
MR + tenacity against AP mages and CC
Amaranth's Twinguard
Adaptive resistances in extended fights
Oceanid's Trident
AP anti-shield to break enemy shields
Second Wind
Regen after a burst trade to stay in lane
Bone Plating
Reduces the burst from the first 3 hits of the enemy combo
Overgrowth
Bonus HP to absorb CC and follow-up combos
Perseverance
Tenacity to reduce enemy CC duration
Coup De Grace
Bonus damage on low-health targets to finish tanks
Giant Slayer
Bonus %HP damage to melt HP-stacking tanks
