Garenvs Mordekaiser
Garen vs Mordekaiser is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Mordekaiser wins with a 52.3% win rate (+4.5%) over Garen based on 132 games. Mordekaiser wins the early laning phase while Garen scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Mordekaiser matchup.
Garen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Garen performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Garen vs Mordekaiser?
Garen wins 49.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 43.6% and 55.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.6% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 262 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +2.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Garen vs Mordekaiser is an even matchup: Garen wins 49.6% of 262 games, and the 95% range (43.6–55.6%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.6% for Garen; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Mordekaiser usually wins the lane: 381 gold ahead of Garen at 15 minutes on average (259 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Garen players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Mordekaiser: 14.8% of their other Top games, 3.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Garen and Mordekaiser played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Garen's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Garen vs Mordekaiser Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Garen vs Mordekaiser Win Rate by Game Length
Garen's win rate against Mordekaiser by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Garen's results against Mordekaiser in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Garen vs Mordekaiser Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)MordekaiserGaren gold at 15: −381
- First itemMordekaiserGaren: 14.8 min · Mordekaiser: 10.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenGaren wins 50.4% of 113 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenGaren wins 51.5% of 132 games
What Garen Changes Against Mordekaiser
Choices Garen players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually14.8%vs Mordekaiser3.4%−11.4 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually6.2%vs Mordekaiser17.2%+11.0 pts24.4% WR here
Serpent's FangItemUsually2.2%vs Mordekaiser12.6%+10.4 pts57.6% WR here
Dead Man's PlateItemUsually29.0%vs Mordekaiser19.5%−9.6 pts47.1% WR here
Force of NatureItemUsually11.8%vs Mordekaiser19.8%+8.0 pts50.0% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually22.6%vs Mordekaiser16.0%−6.6 pts38.1% WR here- E > Q > Wthe E > Q > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually88.2%vs Mordekaiser84.0%−4.2 pts50.5% WR here
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually93.0%vs Mordekaiser96.9%+3.9 pts49.6% WR here
Best Garen Build vs Mordekaiser
Usual Garen build (Top)
61.0% win rate · 684 games
Against Mordekaiser
65.2% win rate · 23 games
Limited sample: 23 of 160 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 14.8 min (median of 202 games).
- Mordekaiser usually completes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first, at 10.9 min (median of 173 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Garen Runes vs Mordekaiser
Usual Garen runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
53.7% win rate · 1,299 games
Against Mordekaiser
Stormraider's Surge57.9% win rate · 57 games
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Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Garen's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Garen vs Mordekaiser FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Garen vs Mordekaiser?
Garen vs Mordekaiser is an even matchup: Garen wins 49.6% of 262 games, and the 95% range (43.6–55.6%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Garen's win rate against Mordekaiser?
Garen wins 49.6% of 262 Top games against Mordekaiser on patch 26.19 (95% range 43.6–55.6%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.6% would be expected.
Does Garen counter Mordekaiser?
Not clearly. Garen wins 49.6% of 262 games against Mordekaiser, and the 95% range (43.6–55.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Garen or Mordekaiser?
Mordekaiser usually wins the lane: 381 gold ahead of Garen at 15 minutes on average (259 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Garen outscale Mordekaiser?
Not measurably: Garen's win rate against Mordekaiser in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Mordekaiser strongest against Garen?
Mordekaiser is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Garen build against Mordekaiser?
The most successful Garen core against Mordekaiser is Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder (65.2% over 23 games). The biggest change against Mordekaiser: Plated Steelcaps (14.8% usually, 3.4% here).
What runes should Garen use against Mordekaiser?
Stormraider's Surge with Sorcery and Resolve — 57.9% over 57 games against Mordekaiser. The biggest change against Mordekaiser: Adaptive Force (offense) (93.0% usually, 96.9% here).