Mordekaiser, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.9%
Pick Rate
3.9%
Ban Rate
15.3%

Mordekaiser Top Build: Items & Boots

Mordekaiser A TierFighterMage
Patch
26.19
Games
3,520
Lane
Top
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 5, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology
Author
Dakota Chinnick

The most-played Patch 26.19 Mordekaiser build is Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Farsight Alteration: 6.87% of games, 60.14% 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.

Select a Mordekaiser Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Riftmaker - Mordekaiser Highest Win Rate Build core itemRiftmaker
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Mordekaiser Highest Win Rate Build core itemRylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Spirit Visage - Mordekaiser Highest Win Rate Build core itemSpirit Visage
Core Items
62.0%Win Rate
+11.1%WR Diff
5.5%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Liandry's Torment - Mordekaiser Most Popular Build core itemLiandry's Torment
  • Riftmaker - Mordekaiser Most Popular Build core itemRiftmaker
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Mordekaiser Most Popular Build core itemRylai's Crystal Scepter
Core Items
60.1%Win Rate
+9.2%WR Diff
6.9%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Riftmaker - Mordekaiser Alternative Build 1 core itemRiftmaker
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Mordekaiser Alternative Build 1 core itemRylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Thornmail - Mordekaiser Alternative Build 1 core itemThornmail
Core Items
61.8%Win Rate
+10.9%WR Diff
5.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Liandry's Torment - Mordekaiser Alternative Build 2 core itemLiandry's Torment
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter - Mordekaiser Alternative Build 2 core itemRylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Spirit Visage - Mordekaiser Alternative Build 2 core itemSpirit Visage
Core Items
59.9%Win Rate
+9.0%WR Diff
5.0%Pick Rate

Best Mordekaiser Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
Spectre's Cowl
Spectre's Cowl
Kindlegem
Kindlegem
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Boots
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle
Null-Magic Mantle
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    63.4%Win Rate79.0%Pick Rate
  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    53.1%Win Rate13.9%Pick Rate

Build Stats

62.04%Win Rate
+11.13%WR Diff
5.52%Pick Rate
353Matches

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 Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Spirit Visage. This item combination achieves a 62.0% win rate across 353 matches analyzed.

At full build, Mordekaiser gains a total of 195 AP, 1600 Health, 75 Armor, and 70 MR, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Mordekaiser Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Conqueror
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Haste
  • Last Stand
Sorcery secondary rune treeSorcery
  • Gathering Storm
  • Transcendence
  • Ability Haste
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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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: Health, Magic Resistance, 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 61.8% win rate and 28.9% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
61.8%Win Rate
28.9%Pick Rate
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
73.9%Win Rate
6.5%Pick Rate
These are Mordekaiser's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Riftmaker (54.3% WR, +3.4% WR diff, 60.0% pick rate) provides 350 Health, 70 AP. Rylai's Crystal Scepter (52.6% WR, +1.7% WR diff, 74.7% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 65 AP. Spirit Visage (56.6% WR, +5.7% WR diff, 23.8% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
  • Riftmaker S Tier
    Riftmaker - 3,100 gold - Mordekaiser core item

    Riftmaker

    3,100 3,100
    54.33%Win Rate
    +3.42%WR Diff
    59.97%Pick Rate
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter S Tier
    Rylai's Crystal Scepter - 2,600 gold - Mordekaiser core item

    Rylai's Crystal Scepter

    2,600 2,600
    52.64%Win Rate
    +1.73%WR Diff
    74.69%Pick Rate
  • Spirit Visage S Tier
    Spirit Visage - 2,700 gold - Mordekaiser core item

    Spirit Visage

    2,700 2,700
    56.62%Win Rate
    +5.71%WR Diff
    23.84%Pick Rate
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Mordekaiser players complete Rylai's Crystal Scepter first in 67% of games, winning 52.0% of them. The median first item is finished at 11:24 (25th to 75th percentile: 9:54 to 13:18).

First item

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
52.0%67.2%11:242,199
Riftmaker
52.5%19.7%13:18646
Liandry's Torment
44.9%4.8%14:00158

First two items

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
RiftmakerDusk and Dawn
77.4%1.1%20:0631
Rylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmaker
54.7%35.0%19:541,026
RiftmakerRylai's Crystal Scepter
55.8%7.3%20:00215

Three-item core

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
Rylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's TormentSpirit Visage
63.0%4.3%25:3692
Rylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmakerLiandry's Torment
57.8%14.3%25:48303
RiftmakerRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment
64.1%3.0%25:2464

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 3,273 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Mordekaiser players max Q > E > W in 86% of games, winning 51.0% of the 2,874 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priorityQ - ObliterateQE - Death's GraspEW - IndestructibleW
Level123456789101112131415161718
Q12345
W12345
E12345
R123
  • Q > W > E: 14% of games, 50.4% win rate
  • E > Q > W: 0% of games, 57.1% win rate
Large sampleBased on 3,355 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.
Top situational items for Mordekaiser include Thornmail, Liandry's Torment. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
  • Thornmail S Tier
    Thornmail - 2,450 gold - Mordekaiser situational item

    Thornmail

    2,450 2,450
    54.57%Win Rate
    +3.66%WR Diff
    28.27%Pick Rate
  • Liandry's Torment S Tier
    Liandry's Torment - 3,000 gold - Mordekaiser situational item

    Liandry's Torment

    3,000 3,000
    53.76%Win Rate
    +2.85%WR Diff
    42.27%Pick Rate
The best boots for Mordekaiser are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
  • Mercury's Treads S Tier
    Mercury's Treads - 1,250 gold - Mordekaiser boots

    Mercury's Treads

    1,250 1,250
    52.80%Win Rate
    +1.89%WR Diff
    23.35%Pick Rate
The recommended trinket for Mordekaiser is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
  • Oracle Lens S Tier
    Oracle Lens - Mordekaiser trinket for vision control

    Oracle Lens

    0 0
    48.34%Win Rate
    -2.57%WR Diff
    5.99%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Mordekaiser build.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:70
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total healthHealth:1600
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:195
  • Total armorArmor:75

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Mordekaiser magic resistanceMR
70
95
50
70
Mordekaiser movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Mordekaiser healthHealth
1600
1650
1600
1600
Mordekaiser ability powerAP
195
135
195
195
Mordekaiser armorArmor
75
145
75
75
When facing Mordekaiser's top counters like Tryndamere, Shen, Kayle, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Thornmail or Liandry's Torment based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Mordekaiser performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,100gRylai's Crystal Scepter at 11:24 (median)

This Mordekaiser burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 62.0% win rate comes from only 353 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 195 total AP 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 15,100, this Mordekaiser build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Spirit Visage 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
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Weaknesses

  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Mordekaiser Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.19)

7,389 games

Most Mordekaiser Top players rush Rylai's Crystal Scepter first (66% of games), finished at a median of 11.4 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (59%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (80%). The game usually starts with Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion.

Mordekaiser boots

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Plated SteelcapsPlated SteelcapsMost played59.0%51.0%4,356
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads25.4%52.0%1,879
Sorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes4.4%53.1%324
Gluttonous GreavesGluttonous Greaves3.1%49.6%232
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness1.9%51.7%143

Mordekaiser starting items

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Doran's RingHealth PotionDoran's Ring + Health Potion ×2Most played41.5%51.3%3,060
Doran's RingHealth PotionStealth WardDoran's Ring + Health Potion ×2 + Stealth Ward23.0%51.1%1,696
Doran's ShieldHealth PotionDoran's Shield + Health Potion11.4%48.1%840
Doran's ShieldHealth PotionStealth WardDoran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward6.7%49.0%496

Mordekaiser summoner spells

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
FlashIgniteFlash + IgniteMost played80.3%51.5%5,931
FlashTeleportFlash + Teleport12.5%46.4%921
ExhaustFlashExhaust + Flash3.6%51.3%269
FlashGhostFlash + Ghost1.7%45.7%127

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

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter11.4 min
9.9-13.3 min
65.8%51.2%4,754
Riftmaker Riftmaker13.2 min
11.5-15.3 min
20.8%52.8%1,501
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment14.0 min
12.0-16.1 min
5.8%48.8%422
Dusk and Dawn Dusk and Dawn13.0 min
11.4-14.6 min
2.4%46.0%176
Thornmail Thornmail13.3 min
11.4-15.6 min
1.4%48.5%99

Three-item core

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Rylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmakerLiandry's Torment Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Riftmaker → Liandry's Torment25.8 min
23.7-28.3 min
12.3%60.0%588
Rylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's TormentRiftmaker Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment → Riftmaker26.0 min
23.4-28.0 min
5.1%59.5%242
Rylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmakerSpirit Visage Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Riftmaker → Spirit Visage25.9 min
23.4-28.5 min
5.0%57.3%239
Rylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's TormentSpirit Visage Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment → Spirit Visage25.6 min
23.5-28.8 min
4.5%58.5%217
RiftmakerRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment Riftmaker → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment25.8 min
23.2-28.3 min
2.7%64.8%128

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.

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Rylai's Crystal ScepterRylai's Crystal ScepterMost played78.1%52.1%5,771
RiftmakerRiftmaker61.7%54.1%4,558
Liandry's TormentLiandry's Torment46.8%54.2%3,457
ThornmailThornmail33.3%52.5%2,460
Spirit VisageSpirit Visage25.5%55.0%1,882
Dusk and DawnDusk and Dawn9.5%55.1%704
Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass7.1%53.3%522
Jak'Sho, The ProteanJak'Sho, The Protean6.1%53.5%454
Experimental HexplateExperimental Hexplate6.1%56.1%451
Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen5.2%48.1%385
Hextech RocketbeltHextech Rocketbelt3.6%52.7%264
MorellonomiconMorellonomicon1.4%48.1%104

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Mordekaiser's most-built items
Your build (4/6)
Rylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmakerLiandry's TormentPlated Steelcaps
Total gold9,900

This core is in our ranked data: 60% win rate over 588 games.

Total stats from items
Ability Power
195
Health
1,050
Armor
25
Ability Haste
15
Move Speed
45

See Also

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