Talk:V1.0.0.125/@comment-4019444-20110914035917/@comment-3358335-20110914203419

@Raging Anon. Mord's OPness has nothing to do with being taken in tourney play or High Elo's. Being Overpowered means that the character is above the average power of the champion Pool. Mord was without a doubt above the average, he was able to dish out damage to multiple champs, maintain a shield, and in the event that the shield was penetrated heal himself with an ult that can become a minion as powerful as a squishey dps. Riot is trying to move away from characters that can do all of that.

Despite being overpowered you would not see him at high levels because he didn't fit anywhere in team comp. He had the survivability of tank without the CC. He could dish out a lot of damage, but if you have a good tank or support you could get more damage from a squishier dps. And despite hitting hard with a pure AP build, he didn't have the utility of CC that a dedicated AOE mage brings. Since high level play is pre-arranged there was no reason to bring him when with better team work you can simply bring more extreme players on all the spectrums that Morde applies. So his lack of high level visibility had more to do with his lack of role than his overall strength.