Best Mordekaiser Build & Guide (2026) — League of Legends

Mordekaiser is League of Legends' iron revenant — an unstoppable juggernaut who drags enemies into the Death Realm for a forced one-on-one duel where his stolen stats, Darkness Rise's burning aura, and Obliterate's isolated bonus damage guarantee that almost no champion survives seven seconds alone with him. Mordekaiser excels at dominating melee matchups in top lane through sustained damage and shielding, then terrorizing teamfights by banishing the enemy carry into his ultimate and removing them from the fight entirely — because a Mordekaiser who ults the enemy ADC before a Dragon fight turns every 5v5 into a 4v4 where the other team is missing their primary damage dealer. Whether you are a top lane player who loves the fantasy of being an unkillable raid boss who 1v1s anyone on the map, a beginner looking for a champion whose straightforward kit rewards aggression and positioning over complex mechanics, or a climbing player who wants a champion with consistent winrates across every rank bracket, this guide covers everything you need to dominate with Mordekaiser in 2026.

Mordekaiser Overview

Mordekaiser operates as a sustained-damage juggernaut whose power comes from his ability to outlast enemies in extended fights through Indestructible's shield and healing, melt them with Darkness Rise's persistent magic damage aura, and force isolated duels with Realm of Death where his stat-stealing ultimate gives him an insurmountable advantage. Unlike burst-oriented fighters who rely on quick combos to kill, Mordekaiser's damage profile is sustained and inevitable — he wants to get into melee range, activate his passive aura, and grind enemies down with repeated Obliterate casts and auto attacks while absorbing damage with his shield.

Darkness Rise (Passive) has two components. Basic attacks deal bonus magic damage on-hit equal to 40% AP. Additionally, hitting champions or large monsters with basic attacks or abilities generates stacks up to a maximum of three, with each stack lasting 4 seconds. At maximum stacks, Mordekaiser gains an aura that grants 3% to 12% bonus movement speed based on level and deals 5 plus 30% AP plus 1% to 5.5% of the target's maximum health as magic damage per second to all nearby enemies. Darkness Rise is the engine of Mordekaiser's sustained damage — once the aura activates, enemies standing near Mordekaiser take constant percentage-health magic damage that shreds tanks and squishies alike. The movement speed bonus helps Mordekaiser stick to targets who try to kite away, and the aura's damage increases dramatically with AP items like Riftmaker and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. In lane, proccing Darkness Rise during a trade and then walking alongside the enemy while the aura burns them is how Mordekaiser wins extended fights.

Obliterate (Q) slams Mordekaiser's mace into a targeted area, dealing 80 to 220 base damage plus 120% bonus AD plus 70% AP as magic damage to all enemies hit. If Obliterate hits only a single enemy, the damage is increased by 30% to 50% based on rank — isolated targets take up to 330 base damage plus 180% bonus AD plus 105% AP. Obliterate is Mordekaiser's primary trading tool — the isolated bonus damage is massive and rewards hitting the enemy champion alone rather than through the minion wave. The ability has a 4-second cooldown at max rank, making it spammable in extended fights, and its AP scaling means it hits harder with every item Mordekaiser builds. In lane, Obliterate is used to poke enemies when they step away from their minions and to secure last hits on cannon minions.

Indestructible (W) passively stores 45% of post-mitigation damage Mordekaiser deals and 7.5% of pre-mitigation damage he takes as a Potential Shield, capping at 30% of his maximum health. The stored shield decays after 1 second without dealing or taking damage. When activated, Indestructible consumes the Potential Shield to grant an actual shield for 4 seconds. Recasting Indestructible during the shield duration consumes the remaining shield and heals Mordekaiser for 35% to 45% of the remaining shield amount based on rank. Indestructible is what makes Mordekaiser nearly impossible to kill in extended fights — he stores damage from trading, converts it to a shield when the enemy commits, and then heals off the remaining shield when the fight ends. The heal scales with how much shield remains, rewarding Mordekaiser for timing the recast when enemies stop attacking him. In lane, the pattern is to trade aggressively to build Potential Shield, activate W when the enemy tries to trade back, and then heal off the remaining shield to win the health exchange.

Death's Grasp (E) passively grants 5% to 15% magic penetration based on rank — a free stat that amplifies all of Mordekaiser's magic damage. When activated, Death's Grasp summons a spectral claw that pulls all enemies hit 250 units toward Mordekaiser after a 0.5-second delay, dealing 60 to 120 base damage plus 40% AP as magic damage. Death's Grasp is Mordekaiser's only crowd control and gap closer — the pull brings enemies into melee range for Obliterate and Darkness Rise, and the passive magic penetration ensures that Mordekaiser's damage remains threatening even against enemies building magic resist. The 0.5-second delay gives enemies a window to dodge with dashes, so Death's Grasp is best used after enemies have already used their mobility or when they are locked down by allied CC.

Realm of Death (R) banishes Mordekaiser and a target enemy champion into the Death Realm for 7 seconds, a separate arena where no other champions can interfere. Upon casting, Mordekaiser slows the target by 75% for 0.5 seconds and steals 10% of the target's current armor, magic resist, attack damage, ability power, attack speed, and maximum health — the stolen health also heals Mordekaiser. If Mordekaiser kills the target in the Death Realm, he keeps the stolen stats until the target respawns. If the target survives for 7 seconds, the stats are returned. Realm of Death is the most impactful non-global ultimate in League of Legends for its ability to remove any single enemy from a teamfight — ulting the enemy ADC before a Dragon fight means your team fights 4v4 while the enemy's primary damage dealer is trapped with a juggernaut who has stolen 10% of their stats. The ultimate can be cleansed by Quicksilver Sash, making QSS the hardest counter to Mordekaiser's entire identity.

Strengths

• Realm of Death removes any single enemy champion from a teamfight for 7 seconds while stealing 10% of their stats, making Mordekaiser the best champion in the game at neutralizing fed carries — ulting the enemy's strongest player before a Dragon or Baron fight turns every teamfight into a 4v4 where the enemy team is missing their win condition, and if Mordekaiser kills them in the Death Realm, he keeps the stolen stats for even more power — Mordekaiser's R defines his identity and creates a unique strategic dynamic where the enemy team must invest 1300 gold in QSS on their carries or accept that Mordekaiser will remove their most important player from every objective fight
• Darkness Rise's percentage-health magic damage aura combined with Obliterate's isolated bonus damage and Death's Grasp's passive magic penetration means Mordekaiser deals sustained magic damage that shreds both tanks and squishies without needing to build full damage — his base damage and AP ratios are high enough that tank items like Spirit Visage and Thornmail do not reduce his threat, making him nearly impossible to itemize against — Mordekaiser deals magic damage as a melee champion in a lane dominated by physical damage, forcing top laners to build magic resist instead of armor and disrupting their standard build paths
• Indestructible's shield and heal make Mordekaiser one of the most durable juggernauts in extended fights — he stores damage from trading, converts it into a shield when enemies commit, and heals off the remaining shield to win health exchanges that would kill other champions — The sustain from W combined with Riftmaker's omnivamp means Mordekaiser can survive fights that last 10+ seconds and come out with more health than he started with, punishing enemies who try to fight him rather than disengage
• Mordekaiser's kit is straightforward and rewards fundamental gameplay — his high winrate in low elo comes from the combination of simple ability usage, a forgiving shield that compensates for positioning mistakes, and an ultimate that guarantees 1v1 fights where Mordekaiser's stat advantage is overwhelming — Unlike mechanically intensive top laners whose winrates drop in lower ranks, Mordekaiser performs consistently across all skill levels because his damage comes from sustained presence rather than micro execution

Weaknesses

• Mordekaiser has zero dashes, blinks, or movement abilities — he is one of the most immobile juggernauts in the game, relying entirely on Death's Grasp pull and Darkness Rise movement speed to reach enemies, and any champion who can kite or create distance will avoid his damage entirely — Against ranged top laners like Vayne, Quinn, and Jayce, Mordekaiser cannot close the gap without Flash or allied CC, and his E pull has a 0.5-second delay that gives mobile champions ample time to dash away
• Realm of Death is completely negated by Quicksilver Sash, a 1300 gold item that cleanses the banishment and returns both champions to the normal map immediately — once the enemy carry buys QSS, Mordekaiser loses the ability to isolate them, removing the primary reason Mordekaiser is picked and making him significantly less threatening in teamfights — QSS is the single most punishing counter item in the game relative to its cost, and as games progress into the late game, more enemies will have it
• Mordekaiser falls off in high elo and organized play because his immobility and telegraphed abilities are easy to play around — enemies who space correctly, dodge Death's Grasp consistently, and coordinate QSS purchases reduce Mordekaiser to a slow-moving damage aura with no way to force fights on his terms — In Diamond+ lobbies, enemies know to kite Mordekaiser and punish his lack of mobility with slows, dashes, and disengage tools
• Death's Grasp has an 18-second cooldown at rank 1 and a 0.5-second delay before the pull activates, making it Mordekaiser's only engage tool and one that enemies can predict and dodge — if E misses, Mordekaiser has no way to reach enemies for the next 10 to 18 seconds and must concede the trade or fight entirely — Missing E in a crucial teamfight or duel means Mordekaiser cannot pull enemies into melee range and his Darkness Rise aura never activates on priority targets

Recommended Runes

Primary — Conqueror (Precision)

• Conqueror — Grants stacking adaptive force per attack or ability hit against enemy champions, up to 12 stacks, with full stacks granting bonus omnivamp. Conqueror is optimal for Mordekaiser because his entire kit revolves around extended trades — Darkness Rise's aura, repeated Obliterate casts, and auto attacks with passive on-hit damage stack Conqueror rapidly, and the full-stack omnivamp synergizes with his sustained damage to heal through fights. Mordekaiser reaches full Conqueror stacks faster than almost any other champion because every tick of Darkness Rise and every auto attack counts as a separate instance of damage.
• Triumph — Restores health on enemy champion takedowns. Triumph keeps Mordekaiser alive in multi-kill scenarios — after killing an enemy in the Death Realm, the burst of healing can sustain him through the subsequent 4v4 or help him survive when returning from R with low health. The healing is particularly valuable because Mordekaiser often emerges from Realm of Death with reduced health after a close duel.
• Legend: Haste — Grants ability haste based on Legend stacks earned from minion kills, monster kills, and champion takedowns. Legend: Haste reduces the cooldowns on Obliterate, Indestructible, and Death's Grasp, letting Mordekaiser cast more abilities during extended fights and ensuring his Q and W are available more frequently in lane trades. More ability haste means more Obliterate casts during Realm of Death's 7-second window, directly increasing his kill threat.
• Last Stand — Deals increased damage when below 60% health, scaling up to maximum bonus damage at 30% health. Last Stand synergizes with Mordekaiser's playstyle of fighting at low health — Indestructible's shield absorbs damage without affecting his actual health, meaning Mordekaiser often fights at low health with a massive shield active. Last Stand amplifies his damage during exactly the phase of the fight where he is most dangerous: when enemies think they can finish him but his W shield and Conqueror omnivamp keep him alive.

Secondary — Resolve

• Bone Plating — Reduces damage from the next three instances of damage after being hit by an enemy champion. Bone Plating is the default choice because it blocks significant damage during early trades in top lane — when the enemy champion hits Mordekaiser once, the next two hits deal reduced damage, which makes short trades more favorable and gives Mordekaiser time to activate Darkness Rise before the enemy can burst him down. Take Second Wind instead against poke-heavy matchups like Kennen or Jayce where Bone Plating is consumed by chip damage before the real trade begins.
• Revitalize — Increases healing and shielding on yourself and allies, with a stronger bonus when below 40% health. Revitalize directly amplifies Indestructible's shield and the heal from W's recast, making Mordekaiser's signature sustain tool even more effective. The bonus is largest when Mordekaiser is below 40% health, which is exactly when he recasts W to heal — the combination of Revitalize's low-health amplification and Last Stand's low-health damage increase makes Mordekaiser most threatening when he appears to be dying.

Recommended Item Build

Based on data from over 50,000 ranked Mordekaiser matches tracked on dodge.gg, here's the highest winrate build path.

Early Game (0–10 min)

• Doran's Ring — Grants ability power, health, and mana regeneration on unit kills. Doran's Ring is the standard starting item for Mordekaiser because the AP increases his Q damage and passive on-hit damage, the health gives him survivability in early trades, and the mana restoration on last hits sustains his ability usage through the laning phase. Mordekaiser's mana pool is limited and Obliterate costs mana on every cast, making Doran's Ring essential for maintaining lane pressure.
• Health Potions (x2) — Sustain Mordekaiser through early trades and enemy harass. Mordekaiser wants to trade aggressively once he has three abilities, and double potions keep him healthy enough to maintain lane dominance until his first back.

Core Build (10–20 min)

• Rylai's Crystal Scepter — Grants ability power and health, with a passive that slows enemies hit by abilities. Rylai's is Mordekaiser's optimal first item because the slow applies on every tick of Darkness Rise's aura, meaning enemies standing near Mordekaiser are permanently slowed and cannot walk away from his damage. The slow also applies on Obliterate and Death's Grasp, making it nearly impossible for enemies to escape once Mordekaiser is in melee range. The health and AP stats are exactly what Mordekaiser needs — AP scales his entire kit and health increases his survivability and Indestructible's shield cap.
• Plated Steelcaps — Grants armor and reduces incoming basic attack damage. Plated Steelcaps are the standard boots against AD-heavy top lane matchups and auto-attack reliant champions. Take Mercury's Treads instead against AP-heavy or crowd-control-heavy compositions where tenacity is more valuable than the armor reduction.
• Riftmaker — Grants ability power, health, and omnivamp. Riftmaker is Mordekaiser's core sustain item — the omnivamp heals him for a percentage of all damage dealt, including Darkness Rise's aura ticks, Obliterate hits, and passive on-hit damage. Combined with Conqueror's omnivamp at full stacks and Indestructible's shield-to-heal conversion, Riftmaker makes Mordekaiser nearly unkillable in extended fights because he heals from every source of damage simultaneously. The AP and health stats further scale his abilities and durability.

Late Game (25+ min)

• Liandry's Torment — Grants ability power, health, and a passive that burns enemies for a percentage of their maximum health as magic damage over time. Liandry's synergizes perfectly with Mordekaiser's kit — Darkness Rise's aura continuously reapplies the burn, meaning enemies near Mordekaiser take percentage-health damage from both the passive aura and Liandry's burn simultaneously. Combined with Rylai's slow keeping enemies in range, the triple-layered damage-over-time effect melts tanks and squishies alike. Liandry's is particularly effective against high-health frontliners who try to stand in Mordekaiser's aura.
• Spirit Visage — Grants health, magic resist, ability haste, and increases all healing and shielding received. Spirit Visage amplifies every sustain tool in Mordekaiser's kit — Indestructible's shield is larger, the W recast heal is stronger, Riftmaker's omnivamp heals more, and Conqueror's full-stack healing is increased. The magic resist is valuable against AP threats, and the ability haste reduces cooldowns on Q and W for more casts per fight. Spirit Visage turns Mordekaiser from durable into nearly immortal in extended teamfights.
• Zhonya's Hourglass — Grants ability power, armor, and an active that makes Mordekaiser invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds. Zhonya's provides the armor Mordekaiser needs against AD threats and the Stasis active gives him a tool to survive burst damage that would otherwise kill him before Indestructible can absorb it. Zhonya's is particularly useful against AD assassins and in teamfights where Mordekaiser is focused by the entire enemy team — activating Stasis while Darkness Rise continues dealing damage around him lets his cooldowns refresh for another rotation.

Ability Priority

1. Obliterate (Q) — Max first. Each rank increases the base damage from 80 to 220 and increases the isolated damage bonus from 30% to 50%, making Q Mordekaiser's highest-damage ability and his primary trading tool. Maxing Q first is essential because the isolated bonus damage at rank 5 means hitting a single enemy champion deals 50% more damage — 330 base damage plus 180% bonus AD plus 105% AP against an isolated target. The cooldown also decreases from 8 to 4 seconds, allowing Mordekaiser to cast Q twice during most trades and three times during Realm of Death's 7-second duration.
2. Realm of Death (R) — Level at 6, 11, and 16. Each rank reduces the cooldown from 140 to 100 seconds. Level 6 is Mordekaiser's biggest power spike because Realm of Death transforms him from a lane bully into a 1v1 monster who can kill virtually any champion in an isolated arena where his stat steal, Darkness Rise aura, and Obliterate spam overwhelm opponents. Each additional rank makes R available more frequently for objective fights and picks.
3. Death's Grasp (E) — Max second. Each rank increases the passive magic penetration from 5% to 15% and reduces the cooldown from 18 to 10 seconds, both of which are critical for Mordekaiser's mid-game power. The magic penetration directly amplifies all of Mordekaiser's damage, and the cooldown reduction means E is available more frequently for engaging, catching fleeing enemies, and pulling priority targets into melee range during teamfights.
4. Indestructible (W) — Max last. Each rank increases the heal percentage from 35% to 45% and reduces the cooldown from 12 to 8 seconds, but the shield amount scales with stored damage rather than ranks. A single point in W at level 3 provides the shield and heal that Mordekaiser needs for trading — additional ranks increase the heal conversion but do not change the shield cap, making W the least impactful ability to rank up compared to Q's massive damage increase and E's penetration scaling.

Playstyle Tips

Laning Phase

Mordekaiser's early game is about building toward level 3 where all three basic abilities unlock Darkness Rise's aura activation, then using Q poke and E pull into extended trades where the passive burn, shield cycling, and isolated Q damage overwhelm melee opponents who cannot escape.

Start Q at level 1 and use it to last-hit minions while poking the enemy laner when they step forward to CS. Obliterate's isolated bonus damage means hitting the enemy champion when they are not standing in the minion wave deals significantly more damage — position your Q to clip the enemy alone rather than through the wave. At level 1, Mordekaiser's Q poke establishes lane dominance against most melee matchups because the 70% AP scaling and isolated bonus make it chunk harder than most top laners' level 1 abilities.

At level 2, take E for the pull and passive magic penetration. E into Q is Mordekaiser's basic trade combo — pull the enemy toward you with Death's Grasp, then immediately Obliterate them while they are displaced. This two-ability combo procs two of the three stacks needed for Darkness Rise and deals substantial burst damage. If the enemy tries to fight back after the combo, auto-attack them to proc the third stack and activate the damage aura.

Level 3 is Mordekaiser's first major spike because W provides the shield and heal that let him win extended trades. The pattern is: pull with E, Q for isolated damage, auto-attack to activate Darkness Rise, then shield with W when the enemy trades back. The enemy takes aura damage while Mordekaiser absorbs their retaliation with the shield, and then heals off the remaining shield with the W recast. This sequence wins nearly every melee trade at level 3.

Level 6 transforms Mordekaiser into a kill threat against every champion on the map. Build up your Potential Shield by trading before ulting — enter Realm of Death with a full shield bar so you can W immediately when the enemy fights back. In the Death Realm, the stolen 10% stats tip an already-favorable 1v1 decisively in Mordekaiser's favor. Use E to prevent the enemy from running to the edge of the arena, and spam Q on cooldown for maximum damage during the 7-second window.

Mid Game

Mid-game Mordekaiser with Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Riftmaker is a split-pushing, objective-controlling juggernaut who wins nearly every 1v1 with Realm of Death, uses Rylai's permaslow to prevent enemies from escaping Darkness Rise, and forces the enemy team to send multiple players to deal with his side lane pressure.

After completing Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Mordekaiser's Darkness Rise aura permanently slows anyone standing near him, making it nearly impossible for enemies to walk away from the burning damage. The slow-plus-aura combination transforms Mordekaiser from a champion who can be kited into a sticky juggernaut who runs down anyone without a dash. Push side lanes aggressively because most champions cannot duel Mordekaiser with two items and Realm of Death — if the enemy sends one person to answer your split push, ult them and take the kill. If they send two, your team has a numbers advantage elsewhere on the map.

At Dragon and Baron fights, Mordekaiser's ultimate is a strategic weapon. Identify the enemy team's most important player — usually the ADC or fed mid laner — and ult them at the start of the fight. Removing the enemy's primary damage dealer from a 5v5 fight for 7 seconds means your team fights a 4v4 where they have the advantage, regardless of whether Mordekaiser kills the target inside the Death Realm. Even if Mordekaiser only survives for a few seconds after R ends, the 7 seconds of removed enemy carry damage often decides the fight.

Use Death's Grasp to pull priority targets into range before ulting. The combo is E pull to close the gap, then immediately R to banish the target into the Death Realm before they can flash or dash away. The 75% slow on R cast ensures the target cannot escape during the initial second of the duel, giving Mordekaiser time to activate Darkness Rise and begin the sustained damage that wins the 1v1.

Late Game

Late-game Mordekaiser with Liandry's, Spirit Visage, and Zhonya's is a teamfight-warping frontliner whose Realm of Death threat forces the enemy carry to buy QSS or accept being removed from every fight — and whose triple-layered damage-over-time from Darkness Rise, Liandry's burn, and Rylai's slow makes standing near him lethal for any champion regardless of how tanky they are.

In late-game teamfights, Realm of Death remains Mordekaiser's most impactful ability. If the enemy carry has not purchased QSS, ult them and remove them from the fight — even at full build, most ADCs and mages cannot survive 7 seconds alone with a fully-built Mordekaiser. If the enemy carry has QSS, shift your ult target to the next most valuable enemy — the support, the jungler, or a bruiser whose presence in the 5v5 would otherwise be problematic. QSS only protects one person, and someone on the enemy team is always vulnerable to Realm of Death.

Watch for QSS purchases in the scoreboard. If the enemy ADC buys QSS, ulting them wastes your R because they will cleanse it immediately. Instead, ult a different priority target or use R defensively — if an enemy assassin dives your backline, ult them into the Death Realm to peel them away from your carries. Defensive R usage is underrated and can save your ADC's life while also giving Mordekaiser a 1v1 he can easily win.

Position as a frontliner in teamfights and walk into the enemy team with Darkness Rise active. With Rylai's slow, Liandry's burn, and Darkness Rise's percentage-health damage all ticking simultaneously, enemies near Mordekaiser take enormous sustained damage just from standing close to him. Use W to shield through burst damage, Zhonya's to survive focus fire, and Q to deal isolated damage to priority targets. Mordekaiser does not need to land flashy combos in teamfights — he just needs to be alive in the middle of the enemy team with his aura burning everything around him.

Matchups

Favorable

• Malphite — Malphite is a tank who relies on armor stacking and short burst trades with his Q slow and passive shield. Mordekaiser dominates Malphite because all of Mordekaiser's damage is magic, rendering Malphite's armor useless, and Darkness Rise's percentage-health damage aura melts Malphite's high health pool in extended trades. Malphite's short-trade pattern of Q poke and passive shield cycling is ineffective against Mordekaiser's sustained damage, and in Realm of Death, Malphite has no escape from 7 seconds of continuous magic damage.
• Garen — Garen is a juggernaut who deals physical damage with Decisive Strike and Judgment spin while healing passively with Perseverance. Mordekaiser wins this matchup because Garen's passive healing is negated by Darkness Rise's constant aura damage, Garen cannot escape Realm of Death with his Q movement speed, and Mordekaiser's magic damage ignores Garen's typical armor itemization. Garen wants to silence-spin and then run away to heal, but Rylai's slow and E pull prevent disengaging.
• Sett — Sett is a bruiser who deals physical damage and has a powerful W true-damage Haymaker. Mordekaiser beats Sett because he can sidestep Sett's W true-damage center, his sustained magic damage bypasses Sett's armor builds, and in Realm of Death Sett has no teammates to peel for. Sett's Haymaker shield decays rapidly, while Mordekaiser's Indestructible shield lasts a full 4 seconds and can be converted to a heal.

Even

• Darius — Darius is a juggernaut who stacks bleed on enemies for a true-damage execute ultimate. The matchup is even because Darius's early damage with bleed stacks and Decimate healing matches Mordekaiser's sustained damage, and both champions want extended trades. Mordekaiser wins if he can avoid five bleed stacks and reach level 6 without falling behind — Realm of Death removes Darius's ability to use Noxian Guillotine resets on multiple targets, turning the fight into a pure 1v1 where Mordekaiser's stat steal and shield can edge out Darius's bleed damage. If Darius gets five stacks before R, his execute will kill through Indestructible.
• Renekton — Renekton is a burst-oriented bruiser who dominates early lane with empowered stun-dash combos. The matchup is even because Renekton wins short trades with his burst pattern but Mordekaiser wins extended trades with Darkness Rise and Indestructible. Mordekaiser must survive Renekton's early aggression levels 1 through 5 and reach level 6 where Realm of Death favors sustained fighters over burst champions. If Mordekaiser falls behind early, Renekton snowballs the lane.
• Jax — Jax is a scaling fighter whose Counter Strike dodges auto attacks and whose passive grants attack speed stacks. The matchup is even because Jax's Counter Strike blocks Mordekaiser's auto attacks and the on-hit passive damage, but Mordekaiser's abilities still deal full magic damage through Counter Strike. Mordekaiser wins early with Q poke and Darkness Rise, but Jax outscales with his attack speed passive and split push pressure. The Realm of Death duel depends on whether Mordekaiser can land abilities while Jax uses Counter Strike.

Unfavorable

• Fiora — Fiora is a duelist whose passive procs true damage on vital hits and whose Riposte parries abilities while stunning. Fiora counters Mordekaiser because Riposte blocks Death's Grasp pull and stuns Mordekaiser in return, her vital procs deal percentage-health true damage that ignores his shield and tank stats, and her mobility with Lunge lets her dodge Obliterate repeatedly. In Realm of Death, Fiora's duel-focused kit actually thrives because she can proc all four vitals in the enclosed arena for a massive heal.
• Vayne — Vayne is a marksman whose Silver Bolts deal percentage-health true damage every three hits. Vayne counters Mordekaiser because her range prevents him from reaching her without Flash or E pull, her Tumble dodges Obliterate and Death's Grasp, and Silver Bolts' true damage bypasses all of his defensive stats. Even in Realm of Death, Vayne's Condemn pins Mordekaiser against the arena wall and her percentage-health true damage kills him despite stolen stats.
• Sylas — Sylas is an AP bruiser who steals enemy ultimates with Hijack. Sylas hard-counters Mordekaiser because he steals Realm of Death and uses it better — Sylas with Mordekaiser's ult gains the stat steal on a champion who already has burst, healing, and mobility, and he can use the stolen R to isolate Mordekaiser in a duel where Sylas's kit is superior. Sylas also wins trades with his passive auto-attack resets and sustain from Kingslayer heal.

Track Your Mordekaiser Stats

Search your profile on dodge.gg to see your Mordekaiser-specific stats including winrate, average KDA, most-built items, and how you compare to other Mordekaiser players at your rank.

Check out the full Mordekaiser champion page for live data including winrate by rank bracket, popular builds, and synergy picks.