User blog comment:Echonaut/What Mordekaiser Needs/@comment-3466579-20130717102810

You know, Mordekaiser has some powerful spells and a very strong passive which synergizes well with his manaless skills. He can spam some heavy hitting spells while building a shield: that's why he has low mobility and no cc. Giving Mordekaiser your reworked W while keeping his shielding passive would make him quite op. Basically you're giving Mordekaiser both a gap closer and a powerful cc, all in one skill!

Think of Mordekaiser this way: you're a big, bad steel titan, you may lack mobility but, with some items, you may just face every engage. It's a trade off, you're strong, but kiteable.

However i agree with the fact that there may be some issues when you compare some of the latest, high mobility champions with other with low escapes / gap closers. With the exception of Nami, the last 13 (14 with Lucian) champions added have at least a gap closer / dash. Now take a look at the first 30/40 champions added to the league. Some balance is needed, in my opinion.