Mordekaiser - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.4%
Pick Rate
5.0%

Mordekaiservs Lucian

BFighterMage
Patch26.10
Matches788,689
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Mordekaiser vs Lucian is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Lucian wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Mordekaiser based on 5 games. Lucian 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 Lucian 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.

Compare against an opponent
Lucian - 20.0% win rateLucian(20.0%)
Mordekaiser - 20.0% win rate in this matchup
Mordekaiser
20.0% WR
VS
Lucian vs Mordekaiser matchup - 80.0% win rate
Lucian
80.0% WR

Who Wins the Mordekaiser vs Lucian Matchup?

Lucian wins the Mordekaiser vs Lucian matchup
Winner
Lucian
Matches: 5
20.0%
Win Rate
80.0%
6.5
CS / min
6.9
745
DMG / min
865
8,086
Gold / game
7,889
303
Heal / min
113
1,470
DMG Mitigated / min
375
0.3
CC / min
0.0
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Mordekaiser vs Lucian Matchup Summary

The Mordekaiser vs Lucian matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Lucian wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 20.0%, giving Lucian a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Lucian controls the early laning stage, but Mordekaiser outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Lucian 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 Mordekaiser leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lucian 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 Lucian 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 Lucian Laning Phase Breakdown

Mordekaiser wins the laning phase against Lucian in League of Legends

Mordekaiser is favored during the laning phase against Lucian, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Mordekaiser holds advantages in gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.5Mordekaiser
6.9Lucian
Lucian edges out Mordekaiser by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 6 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Lucian.
Damage
745Mordekaiser
865Lucian
Lucian heavily out-damages Mordekaiser by 120 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 Lucian's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
8,086Mordekaiser
7,889Lucian
Mordekaiser and Lucian generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 198 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.3Mordekaiser
0.0Lucian
Mordekaiser provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Lucian, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Mordekaiser coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,773Mordekaiser
489Lucian
Mordekaiser vastly out-sustains Lucian, healing and mitigating 1,285 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Mordekaiser can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Lucian is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Lucian, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Mordekaiser Build Against Lucian

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Lucian, providing the mobility and stats Mordekaiser needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mordekaiser against Lucian are Zhonya's Hourglass, Randuin's Omen and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Mordekaiser an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mordekaiser vs Lucian matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Lucian
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Mordekaiser early game win rateMordekaiser0.0%
Lucian early game win rateLucian100.0%
Late Game
Mordekaiser
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Mordekaiser late game win rateMordekaiser100.0%
Lucian late game win rateLucian0.0%

Lucian 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 Lucian 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 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Lucian. 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: Lucian 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 Lucian

Precision rune tree - Mordekaiser primary runes vs LucianPrecision
Conqueror - best Mordekaiser rune vs LucianTriumph - best Mordekaiser rune vs LucianLegend: Alacrity - best Mordekaiser rune vs LucianLast Stand - best Mordekaiser rune vs Lucian
Resolve rune tree - Mordekaiser secondary runes vs LucianResolve
Bone Plating - best Mordekaiser rune vs LucianRevitalize - best Mordekaiser rune vs Lucian
100.0% WR

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


Mordekaiser matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.34%3766.388611,99352.1%44.5%
47.61%3555.975311,69353.2%44.0%
47.49%2995.782710,84940.7%53.0%
50.59%2555.796211,98556.0%47.1%
56.88%2185.899811,83055.4%57.9%
57.08%2126.293412,28765.1%51.9%
53.08%2116.080910,91752.9%53.3%
54.75%1796.094012,16848.6%58.7%
50.56%1786.01,15311,25548.8%52.0%
49.41%1706.072410,50450.0%48.8%
48.24%1705.587611,31651.3%45.7%
52.80%1616.11,07612,11950.0%54.8%
44.37%1515.580711,34142.6%45.8%
51.35%1486.193111,80257.4%47.1%
42.96%1425.583710,69143.9%42.1%
51.45%1385.91,07112,66641.9%55.8%
40.74%1355.678110,82436.4%44.9%
53.49%1296.278812,03446.8%57.3%
51.59%1266.386211,87948.1%54.2%
45.24%1266.494011,17450.9%40.9%
48.78%1236.31,08211,99450.0%48.0%
49.59%1235.982011,30249.1%50.0%
49.59%1236.283311,86157.1%44.6%
52.89%1215.785510,88242.6%61.2%
42.34%1115.662410,21740.8%43.5%
50.00%1105.71,05411,32059.5%45.2%
49.04%1046.173811,81548.8%49.2%
45.10%1025.790512,08141.3%48.2%
53.47%1014.183711,12753.5%53.5%
50.00%985.478611,74947.2%51.6%
50.00%906.278811,06750.0%50.0%
46.51%865.886911,02631.6%58.3%
50.00%826.297611,71963.6%40.8%
49.37%794.592211,92559.5%40.5%
51.32%766.184210,94857.1%44.1%
53.42%735.977611,50048.3%56.8%
55.56%726.082410,60945.5%64.1%
53.52%716.078811,75854.3%52.8%
42.25%712.968311,03341.0%43.8%
58.82%685.581711,39850.0%65.8%
58.73%635.181411,52554.8%62.5%
62.07%585.881111,71861.3%63.0%
51.79%565.977010,81244.0%58.1%
52.73%552.775512,18147.1%55.3%
38.18%556.11,03711,62635.0%40.0%
53.70%545.963510,97060.9%48.4%
56.60%532.779012,48466.7%50.0%
43.14%516.185410,86845.8%40.7%
50.00%504.971610,32846.4%54.5%
54.00%506.294212,30960.0%50.0%
42.86%496.072211,54456.0%29.2%
60.87%465.780111,50757.9%63.0%
46.51%432.880611,05152.2%40.0%
60.98%415.995210,75960.9%61.1%
46.15%394.783312,07640.0%50.0%
68.42%381.684513,69972.7%66.7%
59.46%374.779111,39672.2%47.4%
51.52%335.480911,58938.5%60.0%
53.13%326.177611,34845.5%57.1%
46.88%322.569311,74154.5%42.9%
67.74%315.191413,18463.6%70.0%
41.94%316.170411,22238.5%44.4%
43.33%305.491111,18345.5%42.1%
55.17%296.282312,16343.8%69.2%
37.93%291.767112,16045.5%33.3%
48.28%295.987413,61533.3%55.0%
50.00%286.268112,54936.4%58.8%
55.56%274.097811,71058.3%53.3%
56.52%232.573710,55861.5%50.0%
68.18%223.588514,85675.0%66.7%
52.38%212.864011,02250.0%53.9%
57.14%212.986112,27542.9%64.3%
52.38%215.462610,69228.6%64.3%
66.67%211.075210,80971.4%57.1%
35.00%201.768311,82533.3%36.4%
50.00%204.672713,38971.4%38.5%
63.16%191.781514,01816.7%84.6%
52.63%191.572712,29845.5%62.5%
55.56%184.391111,30270.0%37.5%
68.75%164.31,02911,15375.0%62.5%
75.00%164.01,00213,99471.4%77.8%
33.33%155.986411,65142.9%25.0%
40.00%156.789212,507100.0%18.2%
66.67%156.171110,56783.3%55.6%
42.86%142.789113,91933.3%50.0%
57.14%144.91,22012,97380.0%44.4%
35.71%144.676011,82266.7%12.5%
42.86%141.065612,78525.0%50.0%
71.43%142.876713,74540.0%88.9%
69.23%132.198313,38360.0%75.0%
38.46%134.161311,11620.0%50.0%
41.67%124.679412,96275.0%25.0%
66.67%125.888112,62750.0%75.0%
41.67%122.871311,39050.0%33.3%
50.00%126.488414,42166.7%44.4%
33.33%125.575810,9470.0%44.4%
63.64%114.980611,75260.0%66.7%
63.64%115.980613,36050.0%71.4%
63.64%111.181412,11325.0%85.7%
54.55%115.871211,57350.0%55.6%
63.64%114.568212,87750.0%66.7%
44.44%96.272111,31850.0%40.0%
44.44%96.057410,94040.0%50.0%
66.67%94.55029,90960.0%75.0%
44.44%95.268010,638100.0%16.7%
44.44%90.872010,94275.0%20.0%
62.50%84.51,09511,96375.0%50.0%
50.00%82.86849,33980.0%0.0%
37.50%85.980812,16425.0%50.0%
50.00%85.091313,710100.0%42.9%
62.50%82.157712,13180.0%33.3%
57.14%74.11,25010,97350.0%66.7%
71.43%70.869011,42975.0%66.7%
71.43%75.275610,82060.0%100.0%
28.57%75.277513,5340.0%33.3%
28.57%73.477712,2100.0%50.0%
42.86%75.371212,19550.0%40.0%
42.86%73.875813,0370.0%50.0%
66.67%64.75309,03175.0%50.0%
50.00%65.06649,52233.3%66.7%
50.00%64.898410,37460.0%0.0%
66.67%65.785811,17750.0%75.0%
60.00%56.31,00913,197100.0%0.0%
80.00%54.871110,41666.7%100.0%
40.00%51.684911,61950.0%33.3%
100.00%53.264612,500100.0%100.0%
80.00%56.579910,413100.0%50.0%
40.00%55.689714,2960.0%40.0%
20.00%55.03338,4240.0%33.3%
40.00%54.975711,170100.0%25.0%
20.00%55.984912,1240.0%33.3%
20.00%56.57458,0860.0%100.0%

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Mordekaiser vs Lucian - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Mordekaiser do against Lucian in League of Legends?

Lucian wins the Mordekaiser vs Lucian matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Mordekaiser do against Lucian in the early game?

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

How does Mordekaiser do against Lucian in the late game?

In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Mordekaiser vs Lucian matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Mordekaiser vs Lucian matchup?

Lucian wins the matchup against Mordekaiser with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Lucian is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Mordekaiser build against Lucian?

The best Mordekaiser build against Lucian includes Zhonya's Hourglass, Randuin's Omen, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Mordekaiser runes against Lucian?

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

Does Mordekaiser counter Lucian?

No, Mordekaiser struggles against Lucian with only a 20.0% win rate. Lucian has the advantage in this matchup. Mordekaiser players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Lucian's lead.

How do I play Mordekaiser against Lucian?

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