Jarvan IVvs Mordekaiser
Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Mordekaiser wins with a 51.7% win rate (+3.4%) over Jarvan IV based on 29 games. Mordekaiser wins the early laning phase while Jarvan IV scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Jarvan IV build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser matchup.
Jarvan IV Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Jarvan IV 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.
Mordekaiser(48.3%)Who Wins the Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser Matchup?
Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary
The Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 29 recent matches analyzed, Mordekaiser wins with a 51.7% win rate compared to Jarvan IV's 48.3%, giving Mordekaiser a 3.4 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Mordekaiser controls the early laning stage, but Jarvan IV outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Mordekaiser needs to press advantages before Jarvan IV reaches their power spikes, while Jarvan IV should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Jarvan IV leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Mordekaiser is slightly favored, Jarvan IV can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Mordekaiser's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser Laning Phase Breakdown
Mordekaiser is favored during the laning phase against Jarvan IV, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Mordekaiser holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Jarvan IV Build Against Mordekaiser
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Mordekaiser, providing the mobility and stats Jarvan IV needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Jarvan IV against Mordekaiser are Sundered Sky, Frozen Heart and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Jarvan IV an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Jarvan IV30.8%Mordekaiser69.2%Jarvan IV62.5%Mordekaiser37.5%Mordekaiser dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 69.2% win rate — a 38.5 percentage point lead over Jarvan IV. This lopsided early game means Mordekaiser can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Jarvan IV is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.5% win rate — 25.0 points above Mordekaiser. Extended games heavily favor Jarvan IV, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Mordekaiser must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Jarvan IV reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Jarvan IV survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Jarvan IV Runes Against Mordekaiser
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Jarvan IV the best tools to compete against Mordekaiser in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Jarvan IV matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Jarvan IV'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 Jarvan IV build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.47% | 264 | 0.9 | 595 | 12,195 | 48.9% | 48.0% | |
| 47.13% | 174 | 0.9 | 566 | 12,294 | 45.4% | 48.9% | |
| 52.12% | 166 | 1.0 | 623 | 13,022 | 45.2% | 57.6% | |
| 51.30% | 155 | 0.9 | 580 | 12,445 | 57.3% | 45.6% | |
| 51.97% | 154 | 0.9 | 638 | 12,298 | 59.0% | 44.6% | |
| 46.75% | 154 | 0.9 | 587 | 12,484 | 49.3% | 44.3% | |
| 54.73% | 148 | 0.9 | 672 | 12,647 | 57.1% | 52.1% | |
| 52.03% | 148 | 0.9 | 629 | 12,489 | 61.3% | 45.4% | |
| 52.90% | 138 | 0.9 | 660 | 12,796 | 55.2% | 50.7% | |
| 48.00% | 127 | 0.9 | 609 | 12,261 | 48.3% | 47.8% | |
| 49.21% | 126 | 0.9 | 586 | 12,221 | 53.2% | 45.3% | |
| 46.49% | 114 | 1.1 | 622 | 13,248 | 47.9% | 45.5% | |
| 44.64% | 113 | 1.0 | 604 | 12,400 | 44.4% | 44.8% | |
| 41.59% | 113 | 1.1 | 661 | 12,114 | 45.8% | 38.5% | |
| 40.18% | 112 | 0.9 | 658 | 11,991 | 43.1% | 37.0% | |
| 40.00% | 101 | 0.8 | 617 | 13,042 | 38.9% | 40.6% | |
| 50.52% | 97 | 1.0 | 619 | 12,580 | 48.8% | 51.9% | |
| 47.37% | 96 | 1.1 | 565 | 12,557 | 34.8% | 59.2% | |
| 43.75% | 96 | 0.9 | 622 | 11,664 | 40.4% | 47.7% | |
| 52.13% | 95 | 1.0 | 635 | 12,201 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 65.59% | 93 | 1.0 | 639 | 12,632 | 64.7% | 66.7% | |
| 52.27% | 88 | 0.9 | 607 | 12,601 | 56.8% | 49.0% | |
| 52.56% | 79 | 0.9 | 551 | 11,134 | 50.0% | 56.7% | |
| 44.59% | 75 | 1.0 | 647 | 12,356 | 34.2% | 55.6% | |
| 54.93% | 73 | 1.0 | 665 | 12,785 | 62.5% | 48.7% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 1.0 | 634 | 12,071 | 47.1% | 48.6% | |
| 53.23% | 63 | 0.8 | 616 | 12,877 | 53.3% | 53.1% | |
| 64.52% | 63 | 1.1 | 638 | 13,531 | 65.4% | 63.9% | |
| 53.23% | 63 | 1.0 | 550 | 12,297 | 62.5% | 43.3% | |
| 38.71% | 62 | 1.2 | 578 | 11,454 | 35.7% | 41.2% | |
| 38.71% | 62 | 1.0 | 579 | 12,508 | 35.7% | 41.2% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 1.1 | 702 | 12,751 | 60.9% | 43.2% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 1.1 | 713 | 12,959 | 50.0% | 53.1% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 0.9 | 640 | 13,057 | 47.8% | 61.8% | |
| 57.14% | 56 | 0.9 | 546 | 12,825 | 62.5% | 53.1% | |
| 44.64% | 56 | 0.9 | 561 | 12,309 | 35.7% | 53.6% | |
| 56.60% | 54 | 0.9 | 708 | 12,890 | 61.5% | 51.9% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 1.2 | 598 | 13,276 | 47.4% | 47.1% | |
| 41.18% | 52 | 1.0 | 631 | 13,082 | 59.1% | 27.6% | |
| 52.94% | 51 | 1.1 | 663 | 13,568 | 52.4% | 53.3% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 1.3 | 645 | 12,544 | 50.0% | 48.3% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 0.9 | 655 | 12,903 | 57.9% | 53.9% | |
| 38.64% | 45 | 0.8 | 568 | 11,709 | 31.8% | 45.5% | |
| 41.86% | 44 | 0.9 | 584 | 11,393 | 41.7% | 42.1% | |
| 57.50% | 41 | 1.1 | 615 | 12,179 | 64.0% | 46.7% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 1.9 | 631 | 13,191 | 45.5% | 48.1% | |
| 45.95% | 38 | 1.1 | 592 | 11,959 | 46.7% | 45.5% | |
| 57.14% | 36 | 1.1 | 573 | 12,098 | 47.4% | 68.8% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 1.1 | 603 | 12,370 | 42.1% | 46.7% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 1.2 | 634 | 12,275 | 42.1% | 38.5% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 1.3 | 694 | 13,770 | 90.0% | 36.4% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 1.2 | 642 | 13,909 | 55.6% | 55.0% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 1.6 | 618 | 12,268 | 30.8% | 62.5% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.9 | 598 | 13,868 | 70.0% | 29.4% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 1.0 | 609 | 11,720 | 37.5% | 63.6% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.5 | 509 | 10,121 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 1.6 | 608 | 12,986 | 50.0% | 68.8% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.8 | 585 | 11,546 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 1.8 | 674 | 11,804 | 73.3% | 62.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 1.5 | 626 | 12,723 | 72.7% | 36.4% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 0.8 | 527 | 11,615 | 66.7% | 70.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.1 | 721 | 10,657 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.4 | 720 | 12,823 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.6 | 534 | 9,849 | 36.4% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 2.1 | 501 | 10,261 | 83.3% | 44.4% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 2.0 | 669 | 12,208 | 50.0% | 87.5% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.9 | 573 | 12,433 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.5 | 606 | 9,482 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 45.45% | 12 | 1.6 | 552 | 11,105 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 506 | 11,851 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.4 | 449 | 9,520 | 42.9% | 75.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 0.9 | 555 | 11,549 | 16.7% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 0.7 | 476 | 9,389 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 540 | 11,727 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.0 | 581 | 9,476 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.8 | 735 | 11,394 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 0.7 | 582 | 10,946 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.1 | 434 | 8,879 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 2.9 | 858 | 9,785 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.1 | 542 | 7,016 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.2 | 586 | 8,906 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.2 | 405 | 10,019 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.7 | 673 | 10,539 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.8 | 760 | 13,110 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 0.7 | 493 | 12,220 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.7 | 791 | 14,298 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 864 | 13,742 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 1.5 | 445 | 9,032 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.1 | 341 | 9,646 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.5 | 637 | 12,379 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.5 | 452 | 8,261 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.7 | 625 | 11,049 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 769 | 10,637 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 529 | 8,778 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 616 | 10,398 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 733 | 12,383 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 445 | 10,468 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 627 | 10,538 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 484 | 10,845 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 599 | 10,550 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 434 | 9,288 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 888 | 11,481 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 829 | 15,955 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 483 | 12,647 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 663 | 12,515 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 621 | 11,845 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 759 | 13,036 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 534 | 8,848 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Jarvan IV do against Mordekaiser in League of Legends?
Mordekaiser wins the Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 51.7% win rate compared to Jarvan IV's 48.3%, a 3.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 29 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Jarvan IV do against Mordekaiser in the early game?
In the early game, Mordekaiser has the advantage against Jarvan IV with a 69.2% win rate versus 30.8%. Mordekaiser players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Jarvan IV do against Mordekaiser in the late game?
In the late game, Jarvan IV takes over the Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to 37.5%. Jarvan IV scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser matchup?
Mordekaiser wins the matchup against Jarvan IV with a 51.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 3.4 percentage point advantage means Mordekaiser is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 29 games analyzed.
What is the best Jarvan IV build against Mordekaiser?
The best Jarvan IV build against Mordekaiser includes Sundered Sky, Frozen Heart, Black Cleaver 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 Jarvan IV runes against Mordekaiser?
The best Jarvan IV runes against Mordekaiser use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Jarvan IV counter Mordekaiser?
No, Jarvan IV struggles against Mordekaiser with only a 48.3% win rate. Mordekaiser has the advantage in this matchup. Jarvan IV players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Mordekaiser's lead.
How do I play Jarvan IV against Mordekaiser?
When playing Jarvan IV against Mordekaiser, play cautiously and avoid Mordekaiser's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Mordekaiser in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.