Dr. Mundo, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
1.6%
Ban Rate
4.0%

Dr. Mundo Top Build: Items & Boots

Dr. Mundo C TierTankFighter
Patch
26.20
Games
3,254
Lane
Top
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 20, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

The most-played Patch 26.20 Dr. Mundo build is Boots of Swiftness, Heartsteel, Warmog's Armor, Spirit Visage, Titanic Hydra, Thornmail, Oracle Lens: 8.84% of games, 55.16% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.

Best Dr. Mundo Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Top Summoner Spells

  • TeleportGhost
    Teleport + Ghost
    53.8%Win Rate62.0%Pick Rate
  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    50.9%Win Rate21.3%Pick Rate

Build Stats

53.88%Win Rate
+4.00%WR Diff
5.35%Pick Rate
258Matches

This Dr. Mundo build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Dr. Mundo build are Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Spirit Visage. This item combination achieves a 53.9% win rate across 258 matches analyzed.

At full build, Dr. Mundo gains a total of 2850 Health, 125 Armor, and 50 MR, giving a strong power profile for a balanced playstyle.

Best Dr. Mundo Runes

Resolve primary rune treeResolve
  • Grasp of the Undying
  • Demolish
  • Second Wind
  • Overgrowth
Inspiration secondary rune treeInspiration
  • Biscuit Delivery
  • Magical Footwear
  • Attack Speed
  • Health Scaling
  • Health Scaling
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Dr. Mundo Abilities

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Dr. Mundo build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Dr. Mundo are Doran's Shield, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 58.4% win rate and 34.5% pick rate.

58.4%Win Rate
34.5%Pick Rate
48.7%Win Rate
15.1%Pick Rate
These are Dr. Mundo's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Heartsteel (51.6% WR, +1.7% WR diff, 85.9% pick rate) provides 900 Health. Thornmail (49.0% WR, -0.9% WR diff, 24.2% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Spirit Visage (54.2% WR, +4.3% WR diff, 28.8% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
  • Heartsteel S Tier
    Heartsteel - 3,000 gold - Dr. Mundo core item

    Heartsteel

    3,000 3,000
    51.57%Win Rate
    +1.69%WR Diff
    85.93%Pick Rate
  • Thornmail S Tier
    Thornmail - 2,450 gold - Dr. Mundo core item

    Thornmail

    2,450 2,450
    48.98%Win Rate
    -0.90%WR Diff
    24.22%Pick Rate
  • Spirit Visage S Tier
    Spirit Visage - 2,700 gold - Dr. Mundo core item

    Spirit Visage

    2,700 2,700
    54.17%Win Rate
    +4.29%WR Diff
    28.76%Pick Rate
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Dr. Mundo players complete Warmog's Armor first in 38% of games, winning 53.1% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:36 (25th to 75th percentile: 12:18 to 15:18).

First item

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
53.1%37.9%13:361,159
48.9%57.2%12:241,750
58.0%1.6%12:0650

First two items

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
56.5%34.2%20:24938
58.8%5.6%21:42153
51.7%34.2%21:00939

Three-item core

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
64.9%15.3%27:00276
61.1%13.3%27:18239
60.2%8.9%27:12161

Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.

Large sampleBased on 3,057 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Dr. Mundo players max Q > E > W in 90% of games, winning 50.3% of the 2,820 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priorityQ - Infected BonesawQE - Blunt Force TraumaEW - Heart ZapperW
Level123456789101112131415161718
Q12345
W12345
E12345
R123
  • E > Q > W: 7% of games, 48.3% win rate
  • Q > W > E: 3% of games, 41.5% win rate
Large sampleBased on 3,133 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.
Top situational items for Dr. Mundo include Unending Despair, Warmog's Armor. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
  • Unending Despair S Tier
    Unending Despair - 2,800 gold - Dr. Mundo situational item

    Unending Despair

    2,800 2,800
    55.45%Win Rate
    +5.57%WR Diff
    6.48%Pick Rate
  • Warmog's Armor S Tier
    Warmog's Armor - 3,100 gold - Dr. Mundo situational item

    Warmog's Armor

    3,100 3,100
    52.81%Win Rate
    +2.93%WR Diff
    69.94%Pick Rate
The best boots for Dr. Mundo are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
  • Boots of Swiftness S Tier
    Boots of Swiftness - 1,000 gold - Dr. Mundo boots

    Boots of Swiftness

    1,000 1,000
    54.57%Win Rate
    +4.69%WR Diff
    39.98%Pick Rate
The recommended trinket for Dr. Mundo is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.
  • Farsight Alteration S Tier
    Farsight Alteration - Dr. Mundo trinket for vision control

    Farsight Alteration

    0 0
    47.81%Win Rate
    -2.07%WR Diff
    7.71%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Dr. Mundo build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:55
  • Total healthHealth:2850
  • Total armorArmor:125
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:50

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Dr. Mundo movement speedSpeed
55
55
55
55
Dr. Mundo healthHealth
3050
3450
3050
2850
Dr. Mundo armorArmor
75
0
75
125
Dr. Mundo magic resistanceMR
50
50
50
50
When facing Dr. Mundo's top counters like Gnar, Chogath, TahmKench, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Dr. Mundo needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Unending Despair or Warmog's Armor based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Dr. Mundo performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike3,000gWarmog's Armor at 13:36 (median)

This Dr. Mundo durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 53.9% win rate comes from only 258 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Dr. Mundo build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,050, this Dr. Mundo build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Spirit Visage power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Dr. Mundo build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Dr. Mundo Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

3,114 games

Most Dr. Mundo Top players rush Heartsteel first (57% of games), finished at a median of 12.4 minutes. Boots of Swiftness are the usual boots (42%). The standard summoner spells are Ghost + Teleport (59%). The game usually starts with Doran's Shield + Health Potion.

Dr. Mundo boots

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of SwiftnessMost played41.7%54.5%1,300
Plated SteelcapsPlated Steelcaps35.7%47.6%1,113
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads13.0%49.8%404
Slightly Magical FootwearSlightly Magical Footwear4.2%40.5%131

Dr. Mundo starting items

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Doran's ShieldHealth PotionDoran's Shield + Health PotionMost played42.4%50.8%1,318
Doran's ShieldHealth PotionStealth WardDoran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward27.5%48.7%854
Doran's HelmHealth PotionDoran's Helm + Health Potion16.8%50.6%522
Doran's HelmHealth PotionStealth WardDoran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth Ward8.0%48.0%250

Dr. Mundo summoner spells

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
GhostTeleportGhost + TeleportMost played58.7%50.8%1,827
FlashTeleportFlash + Teleport21.6%47.8%672
FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite7.7%47.7%239
FlashGhostFlash + Ghost6.7%54.3%210

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Dr. Mundo First Item and Core Build Timing

Which item Dr. Mundo players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Heartsteel Heartsteel12.4 min
11.1-14.1 min
57.2%48.9%1,748
Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor13.6 min
12.3-15.3 min
37.9%53.1%1,159
Spirit Visage Spirit Visage12.1 min
10.9-14.6 min
1.6%58.0%50

Three-item core

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Warmog's ArmorHeartsteelTitanic Hydra Warmog's Armor → Heartsteel → Titanic Hydra27.0 min
25.2-28.8 min
15.3%64.9%276
HeartsteelWarmog's ArmorTitanic Hydra Heartsteel → Warmog's Armor → Titanic Hydra27.3 min
24.7-29.5 min
13.3%61.1%239
Warmog's ArmorHeartsteelSpirit Visage Warmog's Armor → Heartsteel → Spirit Visage27.2 min
24.7-29.7 min
8.9%60.2%161
Warmog's ArmorHeartsteelThornmail Warmog's Armor → Heartsteel → Thornmail27.2 min
24.7-29.4 min
5.2%54.8%93

Every Dr. Mundo Top Item by Win Rate

The completed items Dr. Mundo players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
HeartsteelHeartsteelMost played89.7%51.6%2,794
Warmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor73.1%52.8%2,275
Spirit VisageSpirit Visage30.1%54.2%936
Titanic HydraTitanic Hydra27.2%60.7%848
ThornmailThornmail25.3%49.0%787
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen7.2%52.0%223
Unending DespairUnending Despair6.8%55.5%211
Overlord's BloodmailOverlord's Bloodmail6.6%58.5%205
Dead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate2.7%67.1%85
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean2.2%44.9%69
Sunfire AegisSunfire Aegis2.1%42.4%66
Force of NatureForce of Nature1.7%56.6%53

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Dr. Mundo's most-built items
Your build (4/6)
Warmog's ArmorHeartsteelTitanic HydraBoots of Swiftness
Total gold10,400

This core is in our ranked data: 64.9% win rate over 276 games.

Total stats from items
Attack Damage
40
Health
2,500
Move Speed
55

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