Mordekaiser - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.4%
Pick Rate
5.1%

Mordekaiservs Master Yi

AFighterMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Mordekaiser vs Master Yi is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Mordekaiser wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Master Yi based on 54 games. Master Yi 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 Master Yi 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
Master Yi - 50.0% win rateMaster Yi(50.0%)
Mordekaiser - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Mordekaiser
50.0% WR
VS
Master Yi vs Mordekaiser matchup - 50.0% win rate
Master Yi
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Mordekaiser vs Master Yi Matchup?

Mordekaiser wins the Mordekaiser vs Master Yi matchup
Winner
Mordekaiser
Matches: 54
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
3.3
CS / min
3.3
793
DMG / min
900
12,582
Gold / game
13,248
431
Heal / min
343
1,376
DMG Mitigated / min
766
0.4
CC / min
0.2
46.4%
Early Game WR
53.6%
53.9%
Late Game WR
46.1%

Mordekaiser vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

The Mordekaiser vs Master Yi matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 54 recent matches analyzed, Mordekaiser wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Master Yi's 50.0%, giving Mordekaiser a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Master Yi controls the early laning stage, but Mordekaiser outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Master Yi 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. Mordekaiser has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Master Yi's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Mordekaiser vs Master Yi Laning Phase Breakdown

Mordekaiser wins the laning phase against Master Yi in League of Legends

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

Farming
3.3Mordekaiser
3.3Master Yi
Mordekaiser and Master Yi 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
793Mordekaiser
900Master Yi
Master Yi heavily out-damages Mordekaiser by 107 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 Master Yi's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,582Mordekaiser
13,248Master Yi
Master Yi earns 665 more gold per game than Mordekaiser, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Master Yi slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.4Mordekaiser
0.2Master Yi
Both Mordekaiser and Master Yi provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.3s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,806Mordekaiser
1,109Master Yi
Mordekaiser vastly out-sustains Master Yi, healing and mitigating 697 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Mordekaiser can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Master Yi is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Master Yi, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Mordekaiser Build Against Master Yi

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Master Yi, providing the mobility and stats Mordekaiser needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mordekaiser against Master Yi are Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Thornmail. This combination gives Mordekaiser an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Master Yi. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mordekaiser vs Master Yi matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Master Yi
53.6%
+7.1% advantage
Mordekaiser early game win rateMordekaiser46.4%
Master Yi early game win rateMaster Yi53.6%
Late Game
Mordekaiser
53.9%
+7.7% advantage
Mordekaiser late game win rateMordekaiser53.9%
Master Yi late game win rateMaster Yi46.1%

Master Yi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.6% win rate — a 7.1 percentage point lead over Mordekaiser. This lopsided early game means Master Yi 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 53.9% win rate — 7.7 points above Master Yi. 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: Master Yi 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 Master Yi

Precision rune tree - Mordekaiser primary runes vs Master YiPrecision
Conqueror - best Mordekaiser rune vs Master YiTriumph - best Mordekaiser rune vs Master YiLegend: Haste - best Mordekaiser rune vs Master YiLast Stand - best Mordekaiser rune vs Master Yi
Sorcery rune tree - Mordekaiser secondary runes vs Master YiSorcery
Gathering Storm - best Mordekaiser rune vs Master YiTranscendence - best Mordekaiser rune vs Master Yi
60.0% WR

The Precision primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Mordekaiser maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Master Yi.


Mordekaiser matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.91%3786.392212,34657.7%49.0%
54.29%2105.887811,42353.7%54.8%
42.16%2055.796412,05539.0%44.3%
55.10%1475.71,26712,92157.7%53.7%
50.00%1466.082611,76940.9%58.7%
53.38%1336.11,05412,16152.9%53.7%
49.15%1185.978412,87853.7%46.8%
52.63%1146.192612,21953.1%52.3%
59.65%1145.479611,73258.3%60.6%
61.95%1136.089012,18171.4%52.6%
50.00%1126.089911,72252.8%47.5%
53.64%1105.81,03612,07153.9%53.5%
37.38%1075.886111,80636.2%38.3%
56.07%1076.082012,15659.1%54.0%
50.49%1036.51,00612,15447.5%52.4%
52.94%1025.487611,52245.5%61.7%
41.58%1016.31,10812,28832.5%47.5%
41.84%985.690611,93946.8%37.3%
50.00%965.788211,56256.1%45.5%
50.00%866.21,13713,22760.7%44.8%
55.42%836.085512,29250.0%59.6%
55.56%815.91,17812,53164.3%50.9%
55.00%806.185012,32957.1%53.9%
37.18%786.381912,41244.8%32.6%
57.33%756.098411,53558.5%55.9%
60.00%756.280211,84961.1%59.0%
52.70%746.385712,25048.6%56.4%
46.58%735.477011,14255.6%37.8%
58.57%704.283812,53958.8%58.3%
63.24%685.670612,04363.3%63.2%
40.91%665.896312,82626.9%50.0%
46.88%646.782412,12350.0%44.7%
58.06%626.183812,14862.1%54.5%
57.63%595.789112,49348.0%64.7%
52.63%584.590112,52448.1%56.7%
46.55%586.178012,75054.2%41.2%
50.00%543.379312,58246.4%53.9%
45.28%535.886911,08045.5%45.2%
74.00%506.077111,42686.4%64.3%
56.00%506.487912,43464.0%48.0%
52.08%486.21,04712,17131.6%65.5%
46.67%455.385111,86345.5%47.8%
29.55%445.763110,85931.3%28.6%
43.59%391.683313,00435.0%52.6%
44.74%381.472712,76833.3%50.0%
47.37%383.176110,96547.6%47.1%
43.75%322.982112,96238.5%47.4%
61.29%315.590912,99064.3%58.8%
74.19%312.171913,54855.6%81.8%
55.17%296.277712,11157.1%53.3%
51.72%296.074111,65353.9%50.0%
42.31%264.78009,50945.5%40.0%
60.00%256.385412,54555.6%62.5%
52.00%255.695411,29036.4%64.3%
50.00%241.180412,70850.0%50.0%
39.13%234.575213,59822.2%50.0%
60.87%236.183410,72366.7%57.1%
68.18%226.076013,603100.0%56.3%
47.62%212.562611,53062.5%38.5%
55.00%205.987812,34050.0%58.3%
60.00%202.075113,18462.5%58.3%
57.89%195.773111,52442.9%66.7%
68.42%194.286413,62666.7%70.0%
58.82%173.685012,05644.4%75.0%
64.71%173.374912,48071.4%60.0%
70.59%174.61,09113,18687.5%55.6%
41.18%175.274411,08740.0%41.7%
81.25%162.667314,939100.0%75.0%
33.33%155.877812,39133.3%33.3%
50.00%143.796410,17155.6%40.0%
78.57%141.494215,35275.0%80.0%
28.57%145.578410,86125.0%33.3%
35.71%145.772110,67550.0%25.0%
57.14%143.282912,95766.7%50.0%
64.29%141.198113,93742.9%85.7%
76.92%136.289810,36187.5%60.0%
23.08%135.266011,1070.0%37.5%
38.46%135.375610,22037.5%40.0%
46.15%135.31,01212,14850.0%40.0%
58.33%125.780512,39040.0%71.4%
25.00%125.771111,31640.0%14.3%
75.00%122.188912,28283.3%66.7%
58.33%126.278712,22357.1%60.0%
58.33%121.771213,06640.0%71.4%
45.45%116.383911,95725.0%57.1%
50.00%114.85189,82033.3%57.1%
45.45%115.579212,71550.0%44.4%
60.00%111.170813,23885.7%0.0%
30.00%106.079114,4590.0%37.5%
30.00%105.161810,90640.0%20.0%
55.56%92.879813,95633.3%66.7%
55.56%93.091513,54250.0%60.0%
11.11%96.282611,52325.0%0.0%
44.44%94.880311,06740.0%50.0%
77.78%94.365810,99060.0%100.0%
66.67%95.26539,37150.0%100.0%
75.00%81.080610,18683.3%50.0%
37.50%85.989912,5210.0%50.0%
57.14%76.491112,61966.7%50.0%
57.14%72.271211,66850.0%66.7%
16.67%74.36167,5880.0%100.0%
28.57%75.778211,13150.0%20.0%
57.14%70.887010,941100.0%25.0%
42.86%72.494313,53533.3%50.0%
66.67%63.490513,33450.0%75.0%
50.00%63.380412,08133.3%66.7%
33.33%63.35868,03250.0%0.0%
33.33%63.56558,41550.0%0.0%
33.33%60.957511,772100.0%0.0%
33.33%63.075412,51250.0%25.0%
50.00%55.364811,904100.0%33.3%
60.00%54.169813,33750.0%66.7%
40.00%56.665210,85233.3%50.0%
40.00%55.279511,9770.0%66.7%
80.00%53.875712,452100.0%66.7%
40.00%56.095713,15766.7%0.0%
80.00%55.997213,094100.0%66.7%
60.00%55.51,20914,630100.0%33.3%
50.00%54.766611,1430.0%100.0%
20.00%54.054810,06725.0%0.0%
40.00%55.269112,80566.7%0.0%
20.00%50.470210,4920.0%100.0%
20.00%52.466312,45333.3%0.0%
60.00%55.970511,00366.7%50.0%

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Mordekaiser vs Master Yi - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Mordekaiser do against Master Yi in League of Legends?

Mordekaiser wins the Mordekaiser vs Master Yi matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Master Yi's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 54 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Mordekaiser do against Master Yi in the early game?

In the early game, Master Yi has the advantage against Mordekaiser with a 53.6% win rate versus 46.4%. Master Yi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Mordekaiser do against Master Yi in the late game?

In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Mordekaiser vs Master Yi matchup with a 53.9% win rate compared to 46.1%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Mordekaiser vs Master Yi matchup?

Mordekaiser wins the matchup against Master Yi with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Mordekaiser is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 54 games analyzed.

What is the best Mordekaiser build against Master Yi?

The best Mordekaiser build against Master Yi includes Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Thornmail with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 Master Yi?

The best Mordekaiser runes against Master Yi use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.0% win rate in the Mordekaiser vs Master Yi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Mordekaiser counter Master Yi?

Yes, Mordekaiser has a favorable matchup against Master Yi with a 50.0% win rate. Mordekaiser slightly edges out Master Yi in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Mordekaiser against Master Yi?

When playing Mordekaiser against Master Yi, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Master Yi. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.