Zed vs Mordekaiser

Not enough games

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSHigh burstCountered by stasis

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

4CDR

5—

Summoner spells

93%

Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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Inspiration

First Strike

Cash Back

Triple Tonic

Cosmic Insight

Domination

Treasure Hunter

Sudden Impact

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

Combo with two shadows
To kill, cast Death Mark (R), then Living Shadow (W), Shadow Slash (E) and Razor Shuriken (Q): with two shadows, you throw three shurikens.
Dodge with Death Mark
Cast Death Mark (R) just as the enemy casts their decisive spell: during the dash, you're untargetable.
Save the swap back to your shadow
After Death Mark (R), save the recast to get out: you swap places with the shadow left at your starting point, far from the fight.
Save your energy
Save enough energy for a full combo rather than casting your spells for nothing: Living Shadow (W) refunds energy when you and your shadow hit the same target.
Flank to reach the carry
In teamfights, go around the sides and save Death Mark (R) for an isolated target: going in from the front exposes you to the whole team's CC.

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