Mordekaiser
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Poor (5/10)
High Investment Required
Epic Relics
Paid Relics
Players disagree about Mordekaiser's overall effectiveness. Some consider his late-game scaling and infinite revive loops highly powerful, while others find his slow early game and persistent board space limitations frustrating.
The Iron Revenant
Provides an essential early mana gem, accelerating Mordekaiser's slow deployment.
Allows for a significantly earlier summon by sacrificing early units, directly synergizing with his core mechanics.
Allows Mordekaiser to consume allies for massive stats, triggering his revive mechanics.
Strategy
This optimal configuration accelerates Mordekaiser's slow early game while providing massive scaling potential.
Starforged Gauntlets provides an immediate mana advantage, while Disciple of Shadows allows him to hit the board turns ahead of schedule by sacrificing early units.
Corrupted Star Fragment serves as his primary scaling engine, allowing him to consume allies for massive stats and immediately trigger his revive mechanics to duplicate their value.
Infinite Grindcore
Zoe Specialized
- Crucial for cost reduction and triggering immediate slay effects.
Provides a safety net and enables duplication loops, allowing multiple copies of Mordekaiser to dominate the board.
Synergizes with his revive mechanics to accumulate keywords from fallen allies and enemies.
Strategy
This build is specifically tailored for the grueling 10-star Zoe adventure, focusing on creating an unkillable board state through infinite revives.
Disciple of Shadows provides the necessary cost reduction to deploy Mordekaiser early. Once on the board, Guardian Angel and Voidborne Carapace synergize with his innate Deathless mechanic.
By strategically allowing non-Mordekaiser units to die, he accumulates massive stats and keywords, eventually creating a loop where sacrificing Mordekaiser himself results in multiple copies dominating the board.
Portal Pals Variant
- Provides an essential early mana gem.
- Allows for a significantly earlier summon by sacrificing early units.
Capitalizes on his high base cost to generate massive late-game threats from the Shadow Isles and Noxus pools.
Strategy
For players who prefer going wide rather than tall, this build swaps Corrupted Star Fragment for Portal Pals to capitalize on Mordekaiser's high base cost.
After using Starforged Gauntlets and Disciple of Shadows to cheat him into play, Portal Pals generates massive late-game threats from the Shadow Isles and Noxus pools. Because Mordekaiser's mechanics involve frequent revives, he can repeatedly trigger the Portal Pals summon effect, overwhelming the opponent with high-value units.
Other Relic Options
Excellent for consistency and ensuring multiple copies are available to maintain board control.
A situational alternative that capitalizes on his sacrifice-and-resummon playstyle to deal direct Nexus damage, though the Deathless keyword is often redundant.
Provides a zero-cost champion spell upon summoning, useful since he frequently levels up before hitting the board.
Avoid Death's Foil and Guardian's Orb. Death's Foil is redundant due to his high health and innate Deathless keyword, while Guardian's Orb lacks synergy since he does not self-revive in a way that triggers its effect optimally. Frozen Tomb is also considered a trap because it bypasses his beneficial Play effect.
Constellation
Mordekaiser's base kit is notoriously slow, making early encounters a significant hurdle. Players heavily anticipate his 6-star upgrade, hoping it addresses his persistent board space issues or provides additional mana acceleration.
Twice Slain
Round Start: If you have the attack token, create a 2 cost Indestructible in hand or if you have one, reduce its cost by 1.
Thrice Born
+1 Starting Mana. When you revive an ally, grant it +2|+0 and Overwhelm.Review
Grants permanent immunity to death (Deathless), which provides immense durability and value for a 7-cost champion.
Twice Slain II
Round Start: Create a 2 cost Indestructible in hand or if you have one, reduce its cost by 1.Review
Considered underwhelming by the community, with many players feeling it does not provide enough impact or early-game acceleration for its tier.
Gameplay Tips
- Board Space Management
Mordekaiser's core gameplay loop involves reviving multiple units, which frequently leads to a clogged board. Carefully plan your sacrifices and avoid over-committing small units that might prevent your more powerful resurrected allies from finding a spot on the battlefield.
- Cutting the One-Drop
The one-cost unit in his starting deck often exacerbates hand and board clutter while offering counter-intuitive spell synergies. Prioritize cutting this card at a Healer node to improve deck consistency.
- The Disciple of Shadows Interaction
Be cautious when playing Mordekaiser onto a completely full board with Disciple of Shadows equipped. A known bug prevents his play-effect damage from triggering properly due to the sequence of unit replacement and sacrifices.
- Champion Spell Timing
If Mordekaiser's champion spell is cast while the opponent is actively attacking, the kill effect will resolve, but the free attack portion will fail. The game engine cannot process two simultaneous attacks, so save this spell for your own offensive turns or neutral board states.
- Support Champion Synergy
Draft support champions that benefit from being sacrificed or provide valuable keywords. Rumble is an excellent choice, as he discards unwanted cards and offers premium keywords that can be absorbed via Corrupted Star Fragment. Morgana is also highly effective, as Mordekaiser's targeting cards help her level up rapidly.