Kled vs Mordekaiser
Skill matchup
You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.
Build vs Mordekaiser
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Kled: Titanic Hydra, Black Cleaver, Overlord's Bloodmail, Mercury's Treads, Hullbreaker, Serpent's Fang, Eclipse, Profane Hydra.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Mordekaiser's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Mordekaiser gains a powerful damage aura and Move Speed after landing 3 attacks or spells against champions or monsters.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8s | 12s | 16s | – |
| 6 | 6s | 12s | 16s | 2m |
| 9 | 4s | 11s | 16s | 2m |
| 11 | 4s | 10s | 16s | 1m50 |
| 16 | 4s | 8s | 12s | 1m40 |
| 18 | 4s | 8s | 8s | 1m40 |
Playing as Kled
Tips to maximize your impact
- Take aggressive trades
Take aggressive trades: Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard (passive) takes damage for you, and once dismounted, you still have your own health.
- Stay near your hooked target
After Bear Trap on a Rope (Q), stay near your target: after a short moment, you yank the trap out, which damages, pulls and slows them.
- Fight to remount
When dismounted, keep hitting enemies: Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard (passive) regains courage during the fight and puts you back in the saddle once the gauge is full.
- Charge from long range with your R
Engage from long range with Chaaaaaaaarge!!! (R): the longer the run, the harder Skaarl hits the first champion in the way, and your trail speeds up your allies.
Playing against Mordekaiser
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay near your minions
Stay near your minions against Obliterate (Q): its damage increases when it hits only one enemy.
- Dodge his Death's Grasp
Dodge Death's Grasp (E): it pulls you toward him, into his other spells, and it has a 16 to 8 second cooldown.
- At range, kite him
If you have range, kite him: Mordekaiser has no dash, and only Death's Grasp (E), which pulls you in, closes the distance.
- Save your mobility in his R
In Realm of Death (R), save your mobility spells to escape him rather than for the duel: he steals part of your stats, and keeps them if he kills you.
Other Kled matchups
Patch 16.21.1