Poppy vs Mordekaiser

40.4%

over 57 games

Hard matchup

Heavy AP damageSplit pushSustained DPSHigh burst

Build vs Mordekaiser

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Starting items

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Core build

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Standard

4vs Slow

5—

Summoner spells

68%

29%

Other options

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Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Shield Bash

Second Wind

Overgrowth

Precision

Presence of Mind

Last Stand

Strength by game phase

Passive, spells and ultimate

Darkness Rise (P)

Mordekaiser gains a powerful damage aura and Move Speed after landing 3 attacks or spells against champions or monsters.

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

Tips to maximize your impact

Pin your target against a wall
Position so that Heroic Charge (E) slams your target into a wall: they're then stunned and take bonus damage.
Keep them in your zone
Keep your target in the Hammer Shock (Q) zone: the zone slows them, then explodes and deals the same damage a second time.
Pick up your buckler
After a trade, pick up the Iron Ambassador (passive) buckler that bounced off your target: it gives you a temporary shield.
Stop their dashes
Cast Steadfast Presence (W) when an enemy is about to dash onto you or your carry: the field stops dashes around you, and the stopped enemy is slowed and grounded.
Send a diver far away
Charge Keeper's Verdict (R) to send away a diver or isolate their carry: the target is knocked back toward their Nexus, farther the longer you charge.

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.

Patch 16.21.1