Talk:Mordekaiser/@comment-7709681-20190605214541/@comment-7709681-20190606062759

Consider too that Shadows of Damnation is also from last year's retcon, same where the aforementioned removed elements were added. For how things have gone with his new bio and Riot stating that they want him to be as independent from the Shadow Isles as possible, I no longer think that story is canon.

We cannot live of "what if", otherwise is headcanon, and despite such blissful thinking that's not how things work out. Arguing that may be the same as before whereas is mentioned or not is as valid as him being in conflict with the Ruined King as to who rules the Isles, or me saying that Ochnun is Runeterra's german because Mordekaiser, a german word, is associated with it.

And don't get me wrong, unlike other cases this doesn't ruin the lore. Still there's an explanation to the Ruination (the Well of Life brought back someone from the death, but now was the King's stubborness of not letting his queen go than Morde waking up), so everything else is secondary.

For all we know, he either can come and go from the Hall of Bones at will or requires summoning from his followers first. And invariably, it states that those he has slain since he became Mordekaiser await him in his realm to be summoned alongside him.

Finally, you could be surprised with how Riot changes their mind in regards to canon (or rather, how little they care about the consequences of a retcon to both the lore and the fanbase). See the Darkin, the get retconned a third time with Varus' retcon just to be retconned again and drastically with Aatrox' VGU, with a bit more than six months of difference.