Mordekaiservs Garen
Mordekaiser vs Garen 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 Mordekaiser build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Mordekaiser vs Garen matchup.
Mordekaiser Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser vs Garen?
Mordekaiser wins 50.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 44.4% and 56.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.4% 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
- Mordekaiser vs Garen is an even matchup: Mordekaiser wins 50.4% of 262 games, and the 95% range (44.4–56.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.4% for Mordekaiser; 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).
- Mordekaiser players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Garen: 25.8% of their other Top games, 14.5% 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 Mordekaiser and Garen 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 Mordekaiser'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.
Mordekaiser vs Garen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Mordekaiser vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Mordekaiser's win rate against Garen 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: Mordekaiser's results against Garen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Mordekaiser vs Garen 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)MordekaiserMordekaiser gold at 15: +381
- First itemMordekaiserMordekaiser: 10.9 min · Garen: 14.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenMordekaiser wins 49.6% of 113 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenMordekaiser wins 48.5% of 132 games
What Mordekaiser Changes Against Garen
Choices Mordekaiser players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually25.8%vs Garen14.5%−11.3 pts52.6% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually58.7%vs Garen67.2%+8.5 pts51.1% WR here
Usually46.5%vs Garen54.6%+8.1 pts54.5% WR here
Best Mordekaiser Build vs Garen
Usual Mordekaiser build (Top)
61.5% win rate · 1,096 games
Against Garen
67.5% win rate · 40 games
Limited sample: 40 of 180 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Mordekaiser usually completes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first, at 10.9 min (median of 173 games).
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 14.8 min (median of 202 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > 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 Mordekaiser Runes vs Garen
Usual Mordekaiser runes (Top)
Conqueror
63.6% win rate · 77 games
Against Garen
Conqueror
51.0% win rate · 145 games
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Mordekaiser matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Mordekaiser'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 Mordekaiser build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Mordekaiser vs Garen FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Mordekaiser vs Garen?
Mordekaiser vs Garen is an even matchup: Mordekaiser wins 50.4% of 262 games, and the 95% range (44.4–56.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Mordekaiser's win rate against Garen?
Mordekaiser wins 50.4% of 262 Top games against Garen on patch 26.19 (95% range 44.4–56.4%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.4% would be expected.
Does Mordekaiser counter Garen?
Not clearly. Mordekaiser wins 50.4% of 262 games against Garen, and the 95% range (44.4–56.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Mordekaiser or Garen?
Mordekaiser usually wins the lane: 381 gold ahead of Garen at 15 minutes on average (259 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Mordekaiser outscale Garen?
Not measurably: Mordekaiser's win rate against Garen in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Garen strongest against Mordekaiser?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Garen is ahead of Mordekaiser beyond the margin of error.
What should Mordekaiser build against Garen?
The most successful Mordekaiser core against Garen is Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter (67.5% over 40 games). The biggest change against Garen: Mercury's Treads (25.8% usually, 14.5% here).
What runes should Mordekaiser use against Garen?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 51.0% over 145 games against Garen.