Mordekaiser - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
4.5%

Mordekaiservs Jarvan IV

CFighterMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Jarvan IV wins with a 63.6% win rate (+27.3%) over Mordekaiser based on 11 games. Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV matchup.

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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.

Compare against an opponent
Mordekaiser - 36.4% win rate in this matchup
Mordekaiser
36.4% WR
VS
Jarvan IV vs Mordekaiser matchup - 63.6% win rate
Jarvan IV
63.6% WR

Who Wins the Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV Matchup?

Jarvan IV wins the Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV matchup
Winner
Jarvan IV
Matches: 11
36.4%
Win Rate
63.6%
2.4
CS / min
2.5
701
DMG / min
782
12,507
Gold / game
13,672
465
Heal / min
391
1,325
DMG Mitigated / min
1,343
0.6
CC / min
0.9
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

The Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Jarvan IV wins with a 63.6% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 36.4%, giving Jarvan IV a 27.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Jarvan IV controls the early laning stage, but Mordekaiser outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Jarvan IV has a strong advantage in this matchup. Mordekaiser players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Jarvan IV overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV Laning Phase Breakdown

Jarvan IV wins the laning phase against Mordekaiser in League of Legends

Jarvan IV is favored during the laning phase against Mordekaiser, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Jarvan IV holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
2.4Mordekaiser
2.5Jarvan IV
Mordekaiser and Jarvan IV farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
701Mordekaiser
782Jarvan IV
Jarvan IV heavily out-damages Mordekaiser by 80 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Mordekaiser should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Jarvan IV's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,507Mordekaiser
13,672Jarvan IV
Jarvan IV generates a commanding 1,165 more gold per game than Mordekaiser. This substantial economic advantage means Jarvan IV consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Mordekaiser should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.6Mordekaiser
0.9Jarvan IV
Jarvan IV provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Mordekaiser, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Jarvan IV coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,790Mordekaiser
1,734Jarvan IV
Mordekaiser heals and mitigates 56 more damage per minute than Jarvan IV, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Mordekaiser to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Jarvan IV.

Best Mordekaiser Build Against Jarvan IV

Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Jarvan IV, providing the mobility and stats Mordekaiser needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mordekaiser against Jarvan IV are Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Thornmail. This combination gives Mordekaiser an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Jarvan IV. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Jarvan IV
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Mordekaiser early game win rateMordekaiser0.0%
Jarvan IV early game win rateJarvan IV100.0%
Late Game
Mordekaiser
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Mordekaiser late game win rateMordekaiser66.7%
Jarvan IV late game win rateJarvan IV33.3%

Jarvan IV dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Mordekaiser. This lopsided early game means Jarvan IV 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Jarvan IV. 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: Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV

Precision rune tree - Mordekaiser primary runes vs Jarvan IVPrecision
Conqueror - best Mordekaiser rune vs Jarvan IVTriumph - best Mordekaiser rune vs Jarvan IVLegend: Haste - best Mordekaiser rune vs Jarvan IVCoup de Grace - best Mordekaiser rune vs Jarvan IV
Resolve rune tree - Mordekaiser secondary runes vs Jarvan IVResolve
Shield Bash - best Mordekaiser rune vs Jarvan IVRevitalize - best Mordekaiser rune vs Jarvan IV
100.0% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Mordekaiser the best tools to compete against Jarvan IV in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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.

Mordekaiser matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.94%2835.974711,84353.0%51.2%
48.54%2746.289012,14753.9%44.6%
46.62%2665.889311,50043.8%48.7%
52.47%2636.391112,16050.0%54.4%
48.10%2375.684111,33839.2%54.3%
49.76%2096.083611,40042.4%54.8%
56.68%1876.21,21411,90757.1%56.3%
47.67%1725.678911,72050.0%46.1%
57.65%1705.796911,80461.3%54.7%
52.07%1695.678611,35749.3%53.9%
42.24%1616.01,04111,87745.2%40.4%
49.35%1545.588611,45550.0%48.9%
44.83%1455.988210,90044.1%45.4%
47.14%1406.11,08511,68546.8%47.4%
44.27%1315.682612,07940.0%46.5%
53.08%1306.21,01411,87859.7%47.1%
55.91%1276.196612,45564.6%50.6%
40.65%1235.986211,00136.2%44.6%
50.42%1195.789210,98958.2%43.8%
48.70%1156.078711,91350.0%48.0%
53.91%1155.81,04012,11159.0%51.3%
58.88%1075.71,16012,37569.4%53.5%
46.60%1036.280212,46750.0%44.4%
51.49%1016.181811,49051.9%51.0%
53.06%985.577811,22958.5%49.1%
48.96%965.266810,41536.6%58.2%
54.44%905.767111,30056.4%52.9%
48.86%886.278710,40451.0%46.0%
53.49%865.885812,01752.8%54.0%
53.57%843.988111,28948.6%57.5%
55.95%845.782011,57957.9%54.4%
51.81%835.880511,63851.4%52.1%
54.88%825.992111,25851.4%57.8%
53.75%805.772811,34543.8%60.4%
48.68%766.382211,42052.9%45.2%
44.59%745.992912,34146.9%42.9%
43.84%735.292611,79038.7%47.6%
55.56%725.694511,37072.7%41.0%
58.82%685.581511,29456.3%61.1%
56.45%625.986912,05566.7%48.6%
45.76%596.085011,53856.0%38.2%
41.51%533.373512,23445.8%37.9%
55.32%476.286211,83355.0%55.6%
53.49%435.964511,22961.1%48.0%
50.00%423.378011,97947.6%52.4%
47.62%425.382310,81447.4%47.8%
63.41%415.477412,96860.0%65.4%
58.54%415.786412,27971.4%51.9%
47.50%405.674411,08633.3%56.0%
52.50%402.585012,51345.0%60.0%
25.00%406.072411,63923.5%26.1%
35.90%396.097810,36233.3%38.9%
60.00%353.290511,98964.7%55.6%
50.00%325.580610,53940.0%58.8%
45.16%315.878610,73653.9%38.9%
42.86%281.881811,14240.0%46.1%
59.26%271.473513,24175.0%52.6%
51.85%275.690211,80950.0%52.6%
44.44%273.678911,34523.1%64.3%
53.85%261.660010,24755.6%50.0%
40.00%255.796710,72646.1%33.3%
45.83%246.283110,84753.9%36.4%
26.09%233.983410,95916.7%36.4%
50.00%223.183612,95557.1%46.7%
59.09%223.769110,47470.0%50.0%
59.09%222.876912,33055.6%61.5%
35.00%205.260810,70633.3%36.4%
60.00%202.777911,61054.5%66.7%
31.58%195.070210,70150.0%18.2%
42.11%192.383513,27920.0%50.0%
63.16%191.687913,75666.7%61.5%
44.44%181.383812,33050.0%41.7%
55.56%185.880910,33350.0%60.0%
52.94%172.368310,32944.4%62.5%
47.06%174.584112,28633.3%54.5%
25.00%163.478811,48737.5%12.5%
40.00%154.988813,790100.0%30.8%
57.14%145.976112,35525.0%70.0%
71.43%144.791111,63783.3%62.5%
64.29%143.693511,81366.7%62.5%
69.23%134.499612,086100.0%60.0%
38.46%136.074211,09714.3%66.7%
61.54%136.184911,748100.0%37.5%
69.23%131.392713,82580.0%62.5%
58.33%126.079512,70866.7%50.0%
25.00%126.167411,06720.0%28.6%
45.45%115.976812,02462.5%0.0%
18.18%114.37409,96812.5%33.3%
36.36%112.470112,5070.0%66.7%
30.00%101.378413,3340.0%60.0%
50.00%104.55469,39850.0%50.0%
50.00%101.783913,87950.0%50.0%
50.00%105.975014,5520.0%50.0%
60.00%101.774114,15425.0%83.3%
70.00%101.575211,32475.0%66.7%
70.00%105.580313,46080.0%60.0%
55.56%92.790111,58580.0%25.0%
88.89%96.281111,33880.0%100.0%
33.33%93.461011,1220.0%60.0%
33.33%95.872913,08950.0%28.6%
44.44%96.796311,72440.0%50.0%
66.67%90.869612,23150.0%100.0%
33.33%96.388913,67766.7%16.7%
25.00%83.17279,95666.7%0.0%
37.50%83.54787,71233.3%50.0%
62.50%86.96729,14266.7%50.0%
50.00%86.01,16713,07650.0%50.0%
57.14%76.065011,41533.3%75.0%
57.14%75.389312,900100.0%40.0%
71.43%73.489012,64750.0%80.0%
42.86%71.767610,2330.0%75.0%
57.14%74.564310,95866.7%50.0%
28.57%73.452910,3070.0%40.0%
42.86%71.490812,8310.0%50.0%
42.86%76.164910,08433.3%50.0%
85.71%74.668112,16775.0%100.0%
33.33%65.079811,59233.3%33.3%
50.00%63.361711,29266.7%33.3%
83.33%63.164613,130100.0%80.0%
16.67%64.86177,8790.0%50.0%
66.67%66.683912,62766.7%66.7%
40.00%55.871610,41350.0%33.3%
80.00%55.65709,04666.7%100.0%
40.00%52.792111,24266.7%0.0%
40.00%53.36989,13050.0%0.0%
20.00%54.774512,3110.0%33.3%
80.00%55.888613,097100.0%75.0%
40.00%55.970710,53250.0%0.0%

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Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Mordekaiser do against Jarvan IV in League of Legends?

Jarvan IV wins the Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 36.4%, a 27.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Mordekaiser do against Jarvan IV in the early game?

In the early game, Jarvan IV has the advantage against Mordekaiser with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Jarvan IV players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Mordekaiser do against Jarvan IV in the late game?

In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV matchup?

Jarvan IV wins the matchup against Mordekaiser with a 63.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 27.3 percentage point advantage means Jarvan IV is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.

What is the best Mordekaiser build against Jarvan IV?

The best Mordekaiser build against Jarvan IV includes Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Thornmail with Gluttonous Greaves. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Jarvan IV?

The best Mordekaiser runes against Jarvan IV use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Mordekaiser vs Jarvan IV matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Mordekaiser counter Jarvan IV?

No, Mordekaiser struggles against Jarvan IV with only a 36.4% win rate. Jarvan IV has the advantage in this matchup. Mordekaiser players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Jarvan IV's lead.

How do I play Mordekaiser against Jarvan IV?

When playing Mordekaiser against Jarvan IV, play cautiously and avoid Jarvan IV's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Jarvan IV in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.