Mordekaiser Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 43.2%
- Pick rate
- 2.0%
- Ban rate
- 1.6%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Resolve 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Shield Bash
Revitalize
Summoner spells
48.1%
54 games
Max order
Q
E
W
39.1%
87 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Mordekaiser
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Mordekaiser wins 43.1% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (387 games).
- Most common core: Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Riftmaker → Liandry's Torment — 45% win rate over 22 games.
- Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 99% of games with a 43% win rate.
- Best matchup: Jayce (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Riven (0% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 52.4% | 11% (42) | |
| 48.1% | 7% (27) | |
| 46.9% | 21% (81) | |
| 46.4% | 7% (28) | |
| 45.8% | 62% (240) | |
| 45.1% | 61% (235) | |
| 43.9% | 11% (41) | |
| 41.4% | 26% (99) | |
| 40.0% | 14% (55) | |
| 40.0% | 3% (10) | |
| 35.1% | 10% (37) | |
| 33.3% | 6% (24) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Resolve
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Last Stand
Bone Plating
Revitalize
Precision +
Resolve
Precision +
Sorcery
Keystones
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
42.6%99% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
42.2%76% pick
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Flash + Teleport
48.1%14% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
44.0%6% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
39.1%87 games
Q
W
E
66.7%6 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (41%), Q → W → E (40%).
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PDarkness RiseMordekaiser gains a powerful damage aura and Move Speed after landing 3 attacks or spells against champions or monsters.
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QObliterate
Mordekaiser smashes the ground with his mace dealing damage to each enemy struck. Damage is increased when hitting a single enemy.
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WIndestructible
Mordekaiser stores damage he deals and takes to create a shield. He may consume the shield to heal.
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EDeath's Grasp
Mordekaiser pulls all enemies in an area.
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RRealm of DeathMordekaiser drags his victim to a different dimension with him and steals a portion of their stats. If he kills them, he keeps the stats until the victim respawns.