Mordekaiservs Gnar
Mordekaiser vs Gnar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Mordekaiser wins with a 53.8% win rate (+7.5%) over Gnar based on 80 games. Gnar wins the early laning phase while Mordekaiser scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Mordekaiser build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Mordekaiser vs Gnar 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 Gnar Matchup?
Mordekaiser vs Gnar Matchup Summary
The Mordekaiser vs Gnar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 80 recent matches analyzed, Mordekaiser wins with a 53.8% win rate compared to Gnar's 46.3%, giving Mordekaiser a 7.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gnar controls the early laning stage, but Mordekaiser outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gnar needs to press advantages before Mordekaiser reaches their power spikes, while Mordekaiser should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gnar leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Mordekaiser players can confidently pick into Gnar and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Gnar away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Mordekaiser vs Gnar Laning Phase Breakdown
Gnar is favored during the laning phase against Mordekaiser, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Gnar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Mordekaiser Build Against Gnar
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Gnar, providing the mobility and stats Mordekaiser needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mordekaiser against Gnar are Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker 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 60.0% win rate across 10 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Gnar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mordekaiser vs Gnar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Mordekaiser43.8%
Gnar56.3%Mordekaiser60.4%Gnar39.6%Gnar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.3% win rate — a 12.5 percentage point lead over Mordekaiser. This lopsided early game means Gnar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Mordekaiser is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.4% win rate — 20.8 points above Gnar. Extended games heavily favor Mordekaiser, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Gnar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Mordekaiser reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Mordekaiser 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 Gnar
Precision
Sorcery
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Mordekaiser to press their advantage against Gnar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
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 Gnar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Mordekaiser do against Gnar in League of Legends?
Mordekaiser wins the Mordekaiser vs Gnar matchup with a 53.8% win rate compared to Gnar's 46.3%, a 7.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 80 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Mordekaiser do against Gnar in the early game?
In the early game, Gnar has the advantage against Mordekaiser with a 56.3% win rate versus 43.8%. Gnar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Mordekaiser do against Gnar in the late game?
In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Mordekaiser vs Gnar matchup with a 60.4% win rate compared to 39.6%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Mordekaiser vs Gnar matchup?
Mordekaiser wins the matchup against Gnar with a 53.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 7.5 percentage point advantage means Mordekaiser is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 80 games analyzed.
What is the best Mordekaiser build against Gnar?
The best Mordekaiser build against Gnar includes Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 60.0% 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 Gnar?
The best Mordekaiser runes against Gnar use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 75.0% win rate in the Mordekaiser vs Gnar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Mordekaiser counter Gnar?
Yes, Mordekaiser has a favorable matchup against Gnar with a 53.8% win rate. Mordekaiser strongly counters Gnar in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Mordekaiser against Gnar?
When playing Mordekaiser against Gnar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Gnar. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.