Talk:Mordekaiser/@comment-8733289-20150814080840/@comment-35229418-20150814193620

They will buff everything until it becomes viable.

I know it's not the best thing. Though I am interested in it, I do think they could just have changed his abilities for him to be a balanced top laner. But now there's no turning back. I can try to play the Devil's advocate (like I often do) and answer your questions.

The setup needed doesn't seem too much. You just need a lockdown support and it's done. Basically, anything that helps any ADC land 3 hits will help Mordekaiser as well thanks to W.

For being a melee vs a ranged, it sure looks difficult. W sustain and E shield are there to take care of it, and they'll probably get buffed if it's not enough.

Why would I pick Mordekaiser instead of an AD carry? I'd say team balance. Suppose you have a melee hyper carry like Master Yi as the jungler, a squishy mage like Xerath in mid, and a squishy top laner like Fiora. Your support is most likely gonna be a tanky CC-machine, like Nautilus. To balance it out, you'd want another tanky member who can deal noticeable magic damage. That would be Mordekaiser.

The last point is the only thing that made me accept this whole rework, actually. It gives more room for team comps.