Talk:Mordekaiser/@comment-8733289-20150814080840/@comment-26001789-20150815025207

The setup needed for Mordekaiser to lane against a ranged is not much. He can start with Doran Shield and get defensive Masteries, Armor Runes + his not decaying(at least when it's 25% of it's value)shield more than make up for it. Alongside that, he gets Full EXP from starting W and he also can start a camp with his Support and get the Full EXP + Share with him, so they can have an Advantage if they so desire.

Mordekaiser also does insane damage with his Q and he can be pretty tough to deal with thanks to having his shield scale with Health. Finally, they can siege every so often with Dragon, which grants Mordekaiser a huge advantage if he and his partner can control it. So it's not so crazy and he definetly has his upsides.