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Mordekaiser
2
Dark Star
Conduit
Vanguard
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Frontline tank / trait piece · Dark Star, Conduit and Vanguard
Gargoyle Stoneplate, Sunfire Cape and Ionic Spark
Play when it upgrades naturally with matching items
Main frontline or same-side tank
Mordekaiser is a 2-cost Dark Star, Conduit and Vanguard champion that usually plays as a frontline sustain unit. Its sustain or shielding makes it valuable when it survives long enough to buy time for the rest of the board. Mordekaiser appears in Turbo Doomer and Slap & Zap lines, so keep copies when those boards are open.
Consider playing around Mordekaiser when you naturally upgrade it between Stage 2 and Stage 3 and can afford to slow roll. For items, Gargoyle Stoneplate and Sunfire Cape are strong signals that Mordekaiser can stay on the board. For team direction, it fits naturally when you are already moving toward Turbo Doomer and Slap & Zap. If it stays one-star, the traits do not activate, or the items point elsewhere, treat it as a transition unit instead of forcing the line.
Gargoyle Stoneplate, Sunfire Cape and Ionic Spark are recommended. Gargoyle Stoneplate scales well when several enemies target the same frontliner, Sunfire Cape applies burn and anti-heal from the front row and Ionic Spark matches the unit's combat pattern. The point of the setup is to keep it alive long enough to cast and hold the frontline.
When the perfect setup is not available, use Warmog's Armor, Bramble Vest, Dragon's Claw and Evenshroud as substitutes. For frontline substitutes, prioritize durability, sustain, and opening damage reduction without stealing every carry item. If Mordekaiser is only a trait slot, one useful item is enough and the premium items should go to your real carry or main tank.
Early: a two-star Mordekaiser can stabilize well when Dark Star, Conduit and Vanguard is already active. Mid game: decide between slow rolling for upgrades or using it as a bridge while leveling. Late game: keep it when the items and traits still point toward it; otherwise upgrade into a higher-cost carry or tank.
Place Mordekaiser as a main frontliner, usually same side as the enemy carry so it absorbs the first wave. If the opponent has strong single-target burst, add another tank beside it. It starts with some mana, making the first cast timing important.
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Gain 300/375/500 
Shield. Each second for the next 64 seconds, gain 75/90/105 more Shield and deal 45/70/100 magic damage to adjacent enemies. When this ability ends, consume the remaining Shield and heal for 40% of its value.
origin
Dark Stars create a black hole that consumes enemies at 8% max health.
AND they gain 45% .
AND the strongest Dark Star unit goes supermassive, gaining 70% effectiveness from Dark Star, and creates 2 minor Black Holes with 25% of Dark Star HP.
All Dark Stars are supermassive. At level 10, CONSUME EVERYONE.
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Innate: Conduits gain 20% additional Mana from all sources.
Your team gains Mana Regen, increased for Conduits.
1 | 3
1 | 5
2 | 7
3 | 9
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Vanguards gain 5% Durability while Shielded.
Combat start and 50% Health: Gain a max Health Shield for 10 seconds.
16% max Health
30% max Health
40% max Health;
8% (DR) while Shielded
