without Regen pendant Mordekaiser has no early game sustain.

i have tried HP/5 runes i have tried every combination of regen items i could find.

his abilities require too much HP to use without having any regen items that can counter act it. you end up doing more damage to yourself tan to your opponents when harassing.

Vlad and mundo (both use HP for abilities) have HP sustain, Mundo has his passive and vlad has life steal. mord has neither.

Mord has a shield to reduce incomming damage, but to get the shield you spend HP so your defeating the purpose.

My suggestion, increase mords base HP regen and undo the nerf he got last year and/or reduce the cost of his abilities.

Try spellvamp quins, I am able to sustain myself pretty well with them personally.

I just had to save a Brand mid from a Mord who was sitting on him and it wasn't even a very good Mord. I think he's still viable, just rush revolver and play a bit more passively until you get it.

How to play mord.

Step 1- Rush revolver.
Step 2- Laugh as you have cured your biggest weakness.
Step 3- Win.

Try 13 pots.

Mord failed before the patch, not surprised that he fails after the patch.

And they nerfed DFG....after it became so good on him when they removed the mana regen...first the CDR, now the scaling damage.

DFG isn't nerfed anymore.