Talk:Mordekaiser/@comment-25399308-20151225090526/@comment-35229418-20151228201616

Hmm... Not sure, I'm not really a fan of Mordekaiser's "squishy" (well, there's Rylai, but that's about it) builds. I mean, you don't need to run away when you're there with 4000 HP - I personally don't find myself needing any penetrations when I'm relying on extended fights. But I suppose it could work with the right setup - which is required for any Mordekaiser build anyway.

Have you tried with Rylai as a first item instead? Buying a Rod on first back is pretty strong, especially since your Q's AP scaling is already at its maximum from rank 1. If your support can get you to your target it's done, and you'd have more survivability. That is, if you don't mind the higher cost.