Talk:Mordekaiser/@comment-16517370-20141109112614/@comment-4636093-20141112175509

The shield from a Bloodthirster can't really be classed as a true shield, or at the very least can't be used in the same way that a shield can. Instead it effectively gives the champion bonus max health.

The major difference is that shields can be used at will to give you a temporary boost, blocking a spell or such. Bloodthirster can only set up a boost at the start of combat and only then.

This is relevant for Mordekaizer because of what he actually uses his shield for in the first place. When he's low health he presses E and suddenly has a shield to protect him which isn't possible for Bloodthirster. Bloodthirster does not synergize at all with his passive, it's not spammable.