Mordekaiser - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
4.5%

Mordekaiservs Xin Zhao

BFighterMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Xin Zhao wins with a 56.2% win rate (+12.3%) over Mordekaiser based on 73 games. Xin Zhao holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Mordekaiser build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao 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.

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Mordekaiser - 43.8% win rate in this matchup
Mordekaiser
43.8% WR
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Xin Zhao vs Mordekaiser matchup - 56.2% win rate
Xin Zhao
56.2% WR

Who Wins the Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao Matchup?

Xin Zhao wins the Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao matchup
Winner
Xin Zhao
Matches: 73
43.8%
Win Rate
56.2%
5.2
CS / min
5.5
926
DMG / min
1,006
11,790
Gold / game
12,719
361
Heal / min
829
1,540
DMG Mitigated / min
1,034
0.5
CC / min
1.1
38.7%
Early Game WR
61.3%
47.6%
Late Game WR
52.4%

Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

The Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 73 recent matches analyzed, Xin Zhao wins with a 56.2% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 43.8%, giving Xin Zhao a 12.3 percentage point advantage. Xin Zhao dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Mordekaiser players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Xin Zhao leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao Laning Phase Breakdown

Xin Zhao wins the laning phase against Mordekaiser in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.2Mordekaiser
5.5Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao edges out Mordekaiser by 0.3 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Xin Zhao.
Damage
926Mordekaiser
1,006Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,790Mordekaiser
12,719Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao generates a commanding 928 more gold per game than Mordekaiser. This substantial economic advantage means Xin Zhao 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
0.5Mordekaiser
1.1Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Mordekaiser, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Xin Zhao coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,902Mordekaiser
1,863Xin Zhao
Mordekaiser and Xin Zhao have comparable sustain profiles, with only 39 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Mordekaiser Build Against Xin Zhao

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Xin Zhao, providing the mobility and stats Mordekaiser needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mordekaiser against Xin Zhao are Jak'Sho, The Protean, Liandry's Torment and Riftmaker. 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 Xin Zhao. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Xin Zhao
61.3%
+22.6% advantage
Mordekaiser early game win rateMordekaiser38.7%
Xin Zhao early game win rateXin Zhao61.3%
Late Game
Xin Zhao
52.4%
+4.8% advantage
Mordekaiser late game win rateMordekaiser47.6%
Xin Zhao late game win rateXin Zhao52.4%

Xin Zhao dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 61.3% win rate — a 22.6 percentage point lead over Mordekaiser. This lopsided early game means Xin Zhao can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Xin Zhao takes over with a 52.4% win rate, leading Mordekaiser by 4.8 percentage points. Xin Zhao scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

Xin Zhao holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Mordekaiser players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Mordekaiser Runes Against Xin Zhao

Precision rune tree - Mordekaiser primary runes vs Xin ZhaoPrecision
Conqueror - best Mordekaiser rune vs Xin ZhaoTriumph - best Mordekaiser rune vs Xin ZhaoLegend: Haste - best Mordekaiser rune vs Xin ZhaoLast Stand - best Mordekaiser rune vs Xin Zhao
Resolve rune tree - Mordekaiser secondary runes vs Xin ZhaoResolve
Bone Plating - best Mordekaiser rune vs Xin ZhaoRevitalize - best Mordekaiser rune vs Xin Zhao
45.5% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Mordekaiser the best tools to compete against Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Mordekaiser do against Xin Zhao in League of Legends?

Xin Zhao wins the Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 56.2% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 43.8%, a 12.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 73 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Mordekaiser do against Xin Zhao in the early game?

In the early game, Xin Zhao has the advantage against Mordekaiser with a 61.3% win rate versus 38.7%. Xin Zhao players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Mordekaiser do against Xin Zhao in the late game?

In the late game, Xin Zhao takes over the Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 52.4% win rate compared to 47.6%. Xin Zhao scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao matchup?

Xin Zhao wins the matchup against Mordekaiser with a 56.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 12.3 percentage point advantage means Xin Zhao is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 73 games analyzed.

What is the best Mordekaiser build against Xin Zhao?

The best Mordekaiser build against Xin Zhao includes Jak'Sho, The Protean, Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker 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 Xin Zhao?

The best Mordekaiser runes against Xin Zhao use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 45.5% win rate in the Mordekaiser vs Xin Zhao matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Mordekaiser counter Xin Zhao?

No, Mordekaiser struggles against Xin Zhao with only a 43.8% win rate. Xin Zhao has the advantage in this matchup. Mordekaiser players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Xin Zhao's lead.

How do I play Mordekaiser against Xin Zhao?

When playing Mordekaiser against Xin Zhao, play cautiously and avoid Xin Zhao's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Xin Zhao has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.