Mordekaiservs Garen
Mordekaiser vs Garen is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Garen wins with a 51.5% win rate (+2.9%) over Mordekaiser based on 274 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 the Mordekaiser vs Garen Matchup?
Mordekaiser vs Garen Matchup Summary
The Mordekaiser vs Garen matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 274 recent matches analyzed, Garen wins with a 51.5% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 48.5%, giving Garen a 2.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Mordekaiser controls the early laning stage, but Garen outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Mordekaiser needs to press advantages before Garen reaches their power spikes, while Garen should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Garen is slightly favored, Mordekaiser 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 Garen's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Mordekaiser vs Garen Laning Phase Breakdown
Garen is favored during the laning phase against Mordekaiser, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Mordekaiser Build Against Garen
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Garen, providing the mobility and stats Mordekaiser needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mordekaiser against Garen are Riftmaker, Hextech Rocketbelt and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Mordekaiser an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Garen. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mordekaiser vs Garen matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Mordekaiser53.9%
Garen46.1%Mordekaiser44.6%Garen55.4%Mordekaiser dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.9% win rate — a 7.7 percentage point lead over Garen. This lopsided early game means Mordekaiser can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Garen is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.4% win rate — 10.8 points above Mordekaiser. Extended games heavily favor Garen, 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 Garen reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Garen 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 Mordekaiser Runes Against Garen
Precision
Resolve
The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Mordekaiser maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Garen.
Mordekaiser matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.94% | 283 | 5.9 | 747 | 11,843 | 53.0% | 51.2% | |
| 48.54% | 274 | 6.2 | 890 | 12,147 | 53.9% | 44.6% | |
| 46.62% | 266 | 5.8 | 893 | 11,500 | 43.8% | 48.7% | |
| 52.47% | 263 | 6.3 | 911 | 12,160 | 50.0% | 54.4% | |
| 48.10% | 237 | 5.6 | 841 | 11,338 | 39.2% | 54.3% | |
| 49.76% | 209 | 6.0 | 836 | 11,400 | 42.4% | 54.8% | |
| 56.68% | 187 | 6.2 | 1,214 | 11,907 | 57.1% | 56.3% | |
| 47.67% | 172 | 5.6 | 789 | 11,720 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 57.65% | 170 | 5.7 | 969 | 11,804 | 61.3% | 54.7% | |
| 52.07% | 169 | 5.6 | 786 | 11,357 | 49.3% | 53.9% | |
| 42.24% | 161 | 6.0 | 1,041 | 11,877 | 45.2% | 40.4% | |
| 49.35% | 154 | 5.5 | 886 | 11,455 | 50.0% | 48.9% | |
| 44.83% | 145 | 5.9 | 882 | 10,900 | 44.1% | 45.4% | |
| 47.14% | 140 | 6.1 | 1,085 | 11,685 | 46.8% | 47.4% | |
| 44.27% | 131 | 5.6 | 826 | 12,079 | 40.0% | 46.5% | |
| 53.08% | 130 | 6.2 | 1,014 | 11,878 | 59.7% | 47.1% | |
| 55.91% | 127 | 6.1 | 966 | 12,455 | 64.6% | 50.6% | |
| 40.65% | 123 | 5.9 | 862 | 11,001 | 36.2% | 44.6% | |
| 50.42% | 119 | 5.7 | 892 | 10,989 | 58.2% | 43.8% | |
| 48.70% | 115 | 6.0 | 787 | 11,913 | 50.0% | 48.0% | |
| 53.91% | 115 | 5.8 | 1,040 | 12,111 | 59.0% | 51.3% | |
| 58.88% | 107 | 5.7 | 1,160 | 12,375 | 69.4% | 53.5% | |
| 46.60% | 103 | 6.2 | 802 | 12,467 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 51.49% | 101 | 6.1 | 818 | 11,490 | 51.9% | 51.0% | |
| 53.06% | 98 | 5.5 | 778 | 11,229 | 58.5% | 49.1% | |
| 48.96% | 96 | 5.2 | 668 | 10,415 | 36.6% | 58.2% | |
| 54.44% | 90 | 5.7 | 671 | 11,300 | 56.4% | 52.9% | |
| 48.86% | 88 | 6.2 | 787 | 10,404 | 51.0% | 46.0% | |
| 53.49% | 86 | 5.8 | 858 | 12,017 | 52.8% | 54.0% | |
| 53.57% | 84 | 3.9 | 881 | 11,289 | 48.6% | 57.5% | |
| 55.95% | 84 | 5.7 | 820 | 11,579 | 57.9% | 54.4% | |
| 51.81% | 83 | 5.8 | 805 | 11,638 | 51.4% | 52.1% | |
| 54.88% | 82 | 5.9 | 921 | 11,258 | 51.4% | 57.8% | |
| 53.75% | 80 | 5.7 | 728 | 11,345 | 43.8% | 60.4% | |
| 48.68% | 76 | 6.3 | 822 | 11,420 | 52.9% | 45.2% | |
| 44.59% | 74 | 5.9 | 929 | 12,341 | 46.9% | 42.9% | |
| 43.84% | 73 | 5.2 | 926 | 11,790 | 38.7% | 47.6% | |
| 55.56% | 72 | 5.6 | 945 | 11,370 | 72.7% | 41.0% | |
| 58.82% | 68 | 5.5 | 815 | 11,294 | 56.3% | 61.1% | |
| 56.45% | 62 | 5.9 | 869 | 12,055 | 66.7% | 48.6% | |
| 45.76% | 59 | 6.0 | 850 | 11,538 | 56.0% | 38.2% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 3.3 | 735 | 12,234 | 45.8% | 37.9% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 6.2 | 862 | 11,833 | 55.0% | 55.6% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 5.9 | 645 | 11,229 | 61.1% | 48.0% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 3.3 | 780 | 11,979 | 47.6% | 52.4% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 5.3 | 823 | 10,814 | 47.4% | 47.8% | |
| 63.41% | 41 | 5.4 | 774 | 12,968 | 60.0% | 65.4% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 5.7 | 864 | 12,279 | 71.4% | 51.9% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 5.6 | 744 | 11,086 | 33.3% | 56.0% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 2.5 | 850 | 12,513 | 45.0% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 40 | 6.0 | 724 | 11,639 | 23.5% | 26.1% | |
| 35.90% | 39 | 6.0 | 978 | 10,362 | 33.3% | 38.9% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 3.2 | 905 | 11,989 | 64.7% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 5.5 | 806 | 10,539 | 40.0% | 58.8% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 5.8 | 786 | 10,736 | 53.9% | 38.9% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 1.8 | 818 | 11,142 | 40.0% | 46.1% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.4 | 735 | 13,241 | 75.0% | 52.6% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 5.6 | 902 | 11,809 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 3.6 | 789 | 11,345 | 23.1% | 64.3% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.6 | 600 | 10,247 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 5.7 | 967 | 10,726 | 46.1% | 33.3% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 831 | 10,847 | 53.9% | 36.4% | |
| 26.09% | 23 | 3.9 | 834 | 10,959 | 16.7% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 3.1 | 836 | 12,955 | 57.1% | 46.7% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 3.7 | 691 | 10,474 | 70.0% | 50.0% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 2.8 | 769 | 12,330 | 55.6% | 61.5% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 5.2 | 608 | 10,706 | 33.3% | 36.4% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 2.7 | 779 | 11,610 | 54.5% | 66.7% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 5.0 | 702 | 10,701 | 50.0% | 18.2% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 2.3 | 835 | 13,279 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.6 | 879 | 13,756 | 66.7% | 61.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.3 | 838 | 12,330 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 5.8 | 809 | 10,333 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 2.3 | 683 | 10,329 | 44.4% | 62.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 4.5 | 841 | 12,286 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 3.4 | 788 | 11,487 | 37.5% | 12.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 4.9 | 888 | 13,790 | 100.0% | 30.8% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.9 | 761 | 12,355 | 25.0% | 70.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 4.7 | 911 | 11,637 | 83.3% | 62.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 3.6 | 935 | 11,813 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 4.4 | 996 | 12,086 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.0 | 742 | 11,097 | 14.3% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.1 | 849 | 11,748 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.3 | 927 | 13,825 | 80.0% | 62.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.0 | 795 | 12,708 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 6.1 | 674 | 11,067 | 20.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.9 | 768 | 12,024 | 62.5% | 0.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 4.3 | 740 | 9,968 | 12.5% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.4 | 701 | 12,507 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 784 | 13,334 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 546 | 9,398 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 839 | 13,879 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 750 | 14,552 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 741 | 14,154 | 25.0% | 83.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 752 | 11,324 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 803 | 13,460 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.7 | 901 | 11,585 | 80.0% | 25.0% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 6.2 | 811 | 11,338 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 3.4 | 610 | 11,122 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.8 | 729 | 13,089 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.7 | 963 | 11,724 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 0.8 | 696 | 12,231 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.3 | 889 | 13,677 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 3.1 | 727 | 9,956 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.5 | 478 | 7,712 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.9 | 672 | 9,142 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 1,167 | 13,076 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.0 | 650 | 11,415 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.3 | 893 | 12,900 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.4 | 890 | 12,647 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.7 | 676 | 10,233 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.5 | 643 | 10,958 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.4 | 529 | 10,307 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.4 | 908 | 12,831 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.1 | 649 | 10,084 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 4.6 | 681 | 12,167 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 798 | 11,592 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.3 | 617 | 11,292 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 3.1 | 646 | 13,130 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 617 | 7,879 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 839 | 12,627 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 716 | 10,413 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 570 | 9,046 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 921 | 11,242 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 698 | 9,130 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 745 | 12,311 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 886 | 13,097 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 707 | 10,532 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
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Mordekaiser vs Garen - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Mordekaiser do against Garen in League of Legends?
Garen wins the Mordekaiser vs Garen matchup with a 51.5% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 48.5%, a 2.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 274 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Mordekaiser do against Garen in the early game?
In the early game, Mordekaiser has the advantage against Garen with a 53.9% win rate versus 46.1%. Mordekaiser players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Mordekaiser do against Garen in the late game?
In the late game, Garen takes over the Mordekaiser vs Garen matchup with a 55.4% win rate compared to 44.6%. Garen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Mordekaiser vs Garen matchup?
Garen wins the matchup against Mordekaiser with a 51.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 2.9 percentage point advantage means Garen is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 274 games analyzed.
What is the best Mordekaiser build against Garen?
The best Mordekaiser build against Garen includes Riftmaker, Hextech Rocketbelt, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Mordekaiser runes against Garen?
The best Mordekaiser runes against Garen use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 46.7% win rate in the Mordekaiser vs Garen matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Mordekaiser counter Garen?
No, Mordekaiser struggles against Garen with only a 48.5% win rate. Garen has the advantage in this matchup. Mordekaiser players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Garen's lead.
How do I play Mordekaiser against Garen?
When playing Mordekaiser against Garen, play cautiously and avoid Garen's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Garen has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.