- Win Rate
- 51.9%
- Pick Rate
- 5.0%
- Ban Rate
- 17.0%
Mordekaiser Top Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 10,076
- Lane
- Top
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 20, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Mordekaiser build is Plated Steelcaps, Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Farsight Alteration: 6.32% of games, 59.62% 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 Mordekaiser Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Full Build
Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Flash + Ignite60.7%Win Rate84.6%Pick Rate
Flash + Teleport52.8%Win Rate9.9%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This Mordekaiser build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Mordekaiser build are Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This item combination achieves a 59.6% win rate across 1,268 matches analyzed.
At full build, Mordekaiser gains a total of 195 AP, 1600 Health, 100 Armor, and 50 MR, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.
Best Mordekaiser Runes
Precision
Sorcery
Mordekaiser Abilities
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Mordekaiser build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage.
The most popular starting items for Mordekaiser are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 62.3% win rate and 27.7% pick rate.
- Liandry's Torment S Tier
Liandry's Torment
3,00054.42%Win Rate+2.54%WR Diff47.07%Pick Rate - Riftmaker S Tier
Riftmaker
3,10054.44%Win Rate+2.56%WR Diff59.14%Pick Rate - Rylai's Crystal Scepter S Tier
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,60052.81%Win Rate+0.93%WR Diff73.97%Pick Rate
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- Win rate by rank & game length
Mordekaiser players complete Rylai's Crystal Scepter first in 64% of games, winning 52.6% of them. The median first item is finished at 11:30 (25th to 75th percentile: 10:00 to 13:18).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 52.6% | 64.3% | 11:30 | 6,076 |
 | 53.9% | 7.0% | 13:24 | 657 |
 | 66.7% | 0.3% | 12:06 | 30 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 62.9% | 1.4% | 20:36 | 116 |
| 55.0% | 30.4% | 19:48 | 2,605 |
 | 61.7% | 1.3% | 19:54 | 115 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.9% | 5.0% | 26:00 | 316 |
 | 74.1% | 0.4% | 26:00 | 27 |
| 58.6% | 11.6% | 25:42 | 742 |
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.
Mordekaiser players max Q > E > W in 84% of games, winning 52.5% of the 8,111 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
Q
E
W| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Q > W > E: 15% of games, 48.8% win rate
- W > Q > E: 1% of games, 48.1% win rate
- Spirit Visage S Tier
Spirit Visage
2,70055.74%Win Rate+3.86%WR Diff27.74%Pick Rate - Thornmail S Tier
Thornmail
2,45052.85%Win Rate+0.97%WR Diff34.71%Pick Rate
- Plated Steelcaps S Tier
Plated Steelcaps
1,20051.38%Win Rate-0.50%WR Diff51.79%Pick Rate
- Farsight Alteration S Tier
Farsight Alteration
052.64%Win Rate+0.76%WR Diff9.97%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Mordekaiser build.
Armor:100
Movement Speed:45
Health:1600
Ability Power:195
Magic Resistance:50
Build Comparison
ArmorSpeedHealthAPMR
This Mordekaiser burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 59.6% win rate across 1,268 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 195 total AP, strong physical damage mitigation, and substantial health pool for survivability. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Mordekaiser with this build can punish teams that stack armor. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. However, be aware that this build limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 15,050, this Mordekaiser build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Mordekaiser build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Devastating ability power scaling with 195 total AP
- Strong physical damage mitigation
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Weaknesses
- Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns
Champions with Similar Builds to Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
9,619 gamesMost Mordekaiser Top players rush Rylai's Crystal Scepter first (64% of games), finished at a median of 11.5 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (54%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (82%). The game usually starts with Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion.
Mordekaiser boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plated SteelcapsMost played | 54.2% | 51.4% | 5,213 |
 Mercury's Treads | 26.4% | 53.7% | 2,543 |
 Sorcerer's Shoes | 5.4% | 54.2% | 524 |
 Gluttonous Greaves | 4.0% | 56.8% | 380 |
 Boots of Swiftness | 2.7% | 56.0% | 259 |
Mordekaiser starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2Most played | 40.3% | 53.6% | 3,867 |
 Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2 + Stealth Ward | 22.9% | 53.4% | 2,193 |
 Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 11.1% | 49.2% | 1,066 |
| Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 6.9% | 50.8% | 663 |
Mordekaiser summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + IgniteMost played | 81.9% | 52.6% | 7,879 |
 Flash + Teleport | 11.6% | 48.9% | 1,114 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 3.5% | 45.8% | 336 |
 Flash + Ghost | 1.5% | 52.5% | 141 |
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.
Mordekaiser First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Mordekaiser 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
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 11.5 min 10.0-13.3 min | 64.3% | 52.7% | 6,072 |
 Riftmaker | 13.3 min 11.7-15.2 min | 22.0% | 50.7% | 2,082 |
 Liandry's Torment | 13.4 min 11.5-15.8 min | 6.9% | 54.0% | 656 |
 Dusk and Dawn | 13.0 min 11.3-15.0 min | 1.9% | 51.4% | 175 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Riftmaker → Liandry's Torment | 25.7 min 23.4-28.3 min | 11.6% | 58.6% | 742 |
| Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment → Riftmaker | 26.0 min 23.7-28.2 min | 5.0% | 64.9% | 316 |
 Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Thornmail → Liandry's Torment | 25.9 min 23.6-28.4 min | 3.6% | 56.7% | 231 |
 Riftmaker → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Spirit Visage | 25.3 min 23.0-28.6 min | 1.3% | 62.4% | 85 |
Every Mordekaiser Top Item by Win Rate
The completed items Mordekaiser 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.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rylai's Crystal ScepterMost played | 77.4% | 52.8% | 7,448 |
| Riftmaker | 61.9% | 54.5% | 5,957 |
| Liandry's Torment | 49.3% | 54.5% | 4,740 |
| Thornmail | 36.3% | 52.9% | 3,496 |
| Spirit Visage | 29.0% | 55.8% | 2,794 |
| Dusk and Dawn | 9.1% | 57.3% | 876 |
 Jak'Sho, The Protean | 7.1% | 56.3% | 687 |
 Zhonya's Hourglass | 6.9% | 56.3% | 662 |
 Randuin's Omen | 5.6% | 52.0% | 535 |
 Experimental Hexplate | 4.6% | 56.1% | 440 |
 Hextech Rocketbelt | 2.6% | 53.9% | 254 |
 Bloodletter's Curse | 1.6% | 56.7% | 150 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 58.6% win rate over 742 games.
- Ability Power
- 195
- Health
- 1,050
- Armor
- 25
- Ability Haste
- 15
- Move Speed
- 45
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