Mordekaiser is a melee fighter usually played Top on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Mordekaiser in ARAM: Play as a durable frontline bruiser, using your passive and abilities to deal sustained damage while isolating priority targets with your ultimate in teamfights.
Mordekaiser ARAM Abilities
Attacking or casting spells 3 times on enemies creates a damaging aura and grants bonus Move Speed.
Mordekaiser smashes the ground, dealing increased damage when hitting only one enemy.
Mordekaiser stores damage dealt and taken to create a shield, which he can consume to heal.
Mordekaiser pulls all enemies in a target area toward him.
Mordekaiser banishes an enemy to the Death Realm, stealing a portion of their stats until they respawn if slain.
Mordekaiser ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a durable frontline bruiser, using your passive and abilities to deal sustained damage while isolating priority targets with your ultimate in teamfights.
Tips
Use your passive to clear waves quickly and sustain in fights.
Save your ultimate for high-value targets like carries or tanks to isolate them.
Build tanky AP items like Riftmaker and Demonic Embrace for durability and damage.
Position aggressively in teamfights to maximize your passive area damage.
Use your E to pull enemies into your team or disrupt their positioning.
Combos
E -> Q -> auto-attack to proc passive and deal burst damage.
R -> E -> Q -> auto-attack to isolate and eliminate a key target.
Flash -> E -> R to catch an enemy off guard and secure a kill.
Mordekaiser ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Last StandSecondary — Domination
Treasure Hunter
Taste of BloodSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Blasting Wand - 2.
Ruby Crystal
Core Items
- 1.
Riftmaker - 2.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter - 3.
Plated Steelcaps
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team has multiple tanks or bruisers
- your champion applies damage over time easily
- you need sustained burn against high health targets
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly squishy and mobile
- your role is burst damage not poke
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team has mixed damage
- your team needs a frontline tank
- you want scaling defensive stats in long fights
Avoid when:
- enemy team is burst heavy
- you need immediate resistances over time
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has multiple melee auto-attackers
- your team needs sustained frontline durability
- enemy lacks percent health damage
Avoid when:
- enemy team is heavy on burst mages
- your champion prefers damage over survivability
Options
Mordekaiser ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Mordekaiser in ARAM?
In ARAM, Mordekaiser typically builds core items like Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Plated Steelcaps and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Mordekaiser in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Mordekaiser in ARAM.
How do you play Mordekaiser in ARAM?
Play as a durable frontline bruiser, using your passive and abilities to deal sustained damage while isolating priority targets with your ultimate in teamfights.
What is Mordekaiser's best combo in ARAM?
E -> Q -> auto-attack to proc passive and deal burst damage.
