Fighter

Mordekaiser

The Iron Revenant

Twice slain and thrice born, Mordekaiser is a brutal warlord from a foregone epoch who uses his necromantic sorcery to bind souls into an eternity of servitude. Few now remain who remember his earlier conquests, or know the true extent of his powers—but there are some ancient souls that do, and they fear the day when he may return to claim dominion over both the living and the dead.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Darkness Rise
Q
Obliterate
W
Indestructible
E
Death's Grasp
R
Realm of Death

Mordekaiser

Overview

On patch 16.21, Mordekaiser is rated A tier in the top lane, winning 52% of 9,523 ranked games with a 9.8% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Conqueror with Flash and Ignite and builds Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment, and Plated Steelcaps.

Mordekaiser struggles most against Gwen (37.7%), Quinn (37.8%), and Ambessa (38.2%) and does best against Anivia (65.4%), Kled (65%), and Riven (64.8%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 9,523 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

52%

Win rate

9.8%

Pick rate

9.5K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Mordekaiser

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.
Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.
Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

Playing against Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.
Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health
Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

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Matchups

All Mordekaiser matchups

Strong against

Anivia65.4%26
Kled65.0%60
Riven64.8%88
Gangplank62.6%107
Camille62.1%66

Weak against

Gwen37.7%69
Quinn37.8%37
Ambessa38.2%34
Singed40.5%79
Urgot42.7%124

Abilities

P
Darkness Rise
Mordekaiser gains a powerful damage aura and Move Speed after landing 3 attacks or spells against champions or monsters.
Q
Obliterate
Mordekaiser smashes the ground with his mace dealing damage to each enemy struck. Damage is increased when hitting a single enemy.
Cooldown: 8/7/6/5/4Cost: 0Range: 675
W
Indestructible
Mordekaiser stores damage he deals and takes to create a shield. He may consume the shield to heal.
Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8Cost: 0Range: 25000
E
Death's Grasp
Mordekaiser pulls all enemies in an area.
Cooldown: 16/14/12/10/8Cost: 0Range: 700
R
Realm of Death
Mordekaiser 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.
Cooldown: 120/110/100Cost: 0Range: 650