Graves - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.3%
Pick Rate
5.0%

Gravesvs Mordekaiser

FMarksman
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Graves vs Mordekaiser is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Mordekaiser wins with a 74.2% win rate (+48.4%) over Graves based on 31 games. Mordekaiser holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Mordekaiser matchup.

Graves Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves 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.

Compare against an opponent
Mordekaiser - 25.8% win rateMordekaiser(25.8%)
Graves - 25.8% win rate in this matchup
Graves
25.8% WR
VS
Mordekaiser vs Graves matchup - 74.2% win rate
Mordekaiser
74.2% WR

Who Wins the Graves vs Mordekaiser Matchup?

Mordekaiser wins the Graves vs Mordekaiser matchup
Winner
Mordekaiser
Matches: 31
25.8%
Win Rate
74.2%
2.9
CS / min
2.1
866
DMG / min
719
14,142
Gold / game
13,548
268
Heal / min
520
696
DMG Mitigated / min
1,330
0.7
CC / min
0.4
44.4%
Early Game WR
55.6%
18.2%
Late Game WR
81.8%

Graves vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

The Graves vs Mordekaiser matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 31 recent matches analyzed, Mordekaiser wins with a 74.2% win rate compared to Graves's 25.8%, giving Mordekaiser a 48.4 percentage point advantage. Mordekaiser dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Graves players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Mordekaiser leads by 886 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Mordekaiser has a strong advantage in this matchup. Graves players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Mordekaiser overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Graves vs Mordekaiser Laning Phase Breakdown

Graves wins the laning phase against Mordekaiser in League of Legends

Graves is favored during the laning phase against Mordekaiser, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
2.9Graves
2.1Mordekaiser
Graves significantly out-farms Mordekaiser by 0.8 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 13 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Graves a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Mordekaiser players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
866Graves
719Mordekaiser
Graves heavily out-damages Mordekaiser by 147 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Mordekaiser should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Graves's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
14,142Graves
13,548Mordekaiser
Graves earns 594 more gold per game than Mordekaiser, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Graves slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.7Graves
0.4Mordekaiser
Graves provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Mordekaiser, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Graves coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
964Graves
1,850Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser vastly out-sustains Graves, healing and mitigating 886 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Mordekaiser can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Graves is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Graves, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Graves Build Against Mordekaiser

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Mordekaiser, providing the mobility and stats Graves needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Graves against Mordekaiser are Hubris, The Collector and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Graves an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 9 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Graves the best chance to compete against Mordekaiser. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Graves vs Mordekaiser matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Mordekaiser
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Graves early game win rateGraves44.4%
Mordekaiser early game win rateMordekaiser55.6%
Late Game
Mordekaiser
81.8%
+63.6% advantage
Graves late game win rateGraves18.2%
Mordekaiser late game win rateMordekaiser81.8%

Mordekaiser dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Graves. This lopsided early game means Mordekaiser can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Mordekaiser is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 81.8% win rate — 63.6 points above Graves. Extended games heavily favor Mordekaiser, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Mordekaiser holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Graves players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Graves Runes Against Mordekaiser

Domination rune tree - Graves primary runes vs MordekaiserDomination
Dark Harvest - best Graves rune vs MordekaiserSudden Impact - best Graves rune vs MordekaiserGrisly Mementos - best Graves rune vs MordekaiserTreasure Hunter - best Graves rune vs Mordekaiser
Precision rune tree - Graves secondary runes vs MordekaiserPrecision
Legend: Alacrity - best Graves rune vs MordekaiserTriumph - best Graves rune vs Mordekaiser
27.3% WR

The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Graves the best tools to compete against Mordekaiser in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Graves'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 Graves build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Graves matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
43.85%2441.578013,75638.5%49.2%
46.28%2421.685314,49849.5%44.0%
51.03%1941.585914,29656.5%46.8%
52.08%1921.683414,48352.4%51.9%
53.01%1831.591114,30051.1%54.8%
46.82%1731.794115,10239.4%52.0%
49.04%1571.688014,36249.4%48.8%
39.17%1201.480113,19730.8%49.1%
47.90%1191.71,10014,22250.9%45.3%
46.96%1151.582614,46446.0%47.7%
45.22%1151.582314,72544.4%45.7%
51.82%1101.684714,30552.1%51.6%
40.78%1031.676914,10840.5%41.0%
56.12%981.886214,57848.9%62.3%
53.13%961.882213,82349.1%58.5%
44.21%951.476913,54246.3%42.6%
47.25%911.677314,19358.1%37.5%
44.44%901.579413,39940.7%51.6%
56.82%881.684714,42959.0%55.1%
55.81%861.591114,28851.2%60.0%
55.42%831.689814,32850.0%61.0%
59.04%831.787514,96360.0%58.3%
52.50%801.684514,98644.1%58.7%
53.25%771.684715,23452.0%53.9%
50.65%771.776913,61457.9%43.6%
41.33%751.778113,79339.4%42.9%
35.62%731.576312,80032.4%38.9%
45.07%711.680413,59145.5%44.7%
54.29%701.881914,38454.5%54.0%
64.71%681.889315,40955.6%70.7%
50.79%631.890215,54152.0%50.0%
41.94%621.680014,25040.7%42.9%
54.10%611.874314,41450.0%56.8%
30.00%601.682814,13716.7%38.9%
42.37%591.788713,09637.5%48.1%
51.72%581.894114,29457.1%46.7%
43.64%552.087113,67953.1%30.4%
38.89%541.578513,41533.3%42.4%
62.75%511.694714,80352.6%68.8%
47.92%481.475513,12450.0%45.0%
47.73%441.470913,34252.4%43.5%
51.22%411.685713,84635.3%62.5%
46.34%412.182714,12855.6%39.1%
55.00%401.786514,29545.5%66.7%
67.65%341.676014,34266.7%68.4%
41.18%341.594114,92745.0%35.7%
71.88%321.785115,25093.8%50.0%
28.13%321.493714,07921.4%33.3%
25.81%312.986614,14244.4%18.2%
61.29%312.580014,00864.3%58.8%
58.06%311.779614,67156.3%60.0%
56.67%301.582514,55945.5%63.2%
60.71%282.286213,98061.5%60.0%
46.43%282.079013,32631.3%66.7%
54.17%242.788815,34133.3%66.7%
50.00%201.769612,62346.1%57.1%
50.00%203.698513,63777.8%27.3%
68.42%192.292013,85975.0%63.6%
44.44%181.677714,25537.5%50.0%
44.44%182.395614,75983.3%25.0%
62.50%162.21,07217,49550.0%66.7%
26.67%151.471512,91222.2%33.3%
71.43%142.484316,335100.0%55.6%
53.85%132.073014,40766.7%42.9%
53.85%132.275512,46955.6%50.0%
75.00%122.21,00916,43860.0%85.7%
54.55%114.499313,97250.0%57.1%
70.00%102.069414,030100.0%50.0%
70.00%104.31,21715,993100.0%57.1%
40.00%101.590214,36350.0%33.3%
55.56%94.788712,76625.0%80.0%
66.67%92.01,04715,67950.0%71.4%
12.50%86.959911,58016.7%0.0%
37.50%82.263712,33540.0%33.3%
62.50%82.373215,55166.7%60.0%
50.00%64.776515,2510.0%75.0%
33.33%67.01,26214,23433.3%33.3%
66.67%64.799817,3790.0%66.7%
60.00%56.383513,7830.0%100.0%
60.00%54.586415,27166.7%50.0%
60.00%55.268411,42250.0%66.7%
60.00%58.599312,55775.0%0.0%

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Graves vs Mordekaiser - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Graves do against Mordekaiser in League of Legends?

Mordekaiser wins the Graves vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 74.2% win rate compared to Graves's 25.8%, a 48.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 31 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Graves do against Mordekaiser in the early game?

In the early game, Mordekaiser has the advantage against Graves with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. Mordekaiser players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Graves do against Mordekaiser in the late game?

In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Graves vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 81.8% win rate compared to 18.2%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Graves vs Mordekaiser matchup?

Mordekaiser wins the matchup against Graves with a 74.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 48.4 percentage point advantage means Mordekaiser is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 31 games analyzed.

What is the best Graves build against Mordekaiser?

The best Graves build against Mordekaiser includes Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Graves runes against Mordekaiser?

The best Graves runes against Mordekaiser use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 27.3% win rate in the Graves vs Mordekaiser matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Graves counter Mordekaiser?

No, Graves struggles against Mordekaiser with only a 25.8% win rate. Mordekaiser has the advantage in this matchup. Graves players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Mordekaiser's lead.

How do I play Graves against Mordekaiser?

When playing Graves against Mordekaiser, play cautiously and avoid Mordekaiser's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Mordekaiser has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.