Talk:Mordekaiser/@comment-16517370-20141109112614/@comment-15667791-20141119051538

Actually, OP has the right idea. Why BotRK? He's melee... use that on someone with a speed boost or dashes at least.

However, Bloodthirster piles on his AD, so it gives him a high AD attack to lifesteal 20% damage on, it gives him a potential shield for more tolerance toward burst, and most importantly, it gives his Q a huge pile of damage to clear waves, deal AoE damage in teamfights, and even give him some passive shield. BotRK works toward very little of that. Ravenous Hydra gives much of that as well, plus gives another big chunk of AoE damage, and clears distractions quicker that may make your Q focus things you wish it hadn't.

For attack speed, I suggest a real attack speed/move speed item: Zephyr. The Tenacity is priceless on Morde, and 10% permanent movement speed makes him much more consistent. Cooldowns don't hurt.