Mordekaiser How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes

When Mordekaiser Jungle gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Mordekaiser wins most.

1. Lv 3
   All three basic abilities at level 3

   Mordekaiser's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
2. Lv 6
   Ultimate rank 1 at level 6

   The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Mordekaiser hits it.
3. Lv 11
   Ultimate rank 2 at level 11

   Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Mordekaiser can start or win.
4. Lv 16
   Ultimate rank 3 at level 16

   Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Mordekaiser can start or win.
5. 0.2 min
   First item at 0.2 min

   Gustwalker Hatchling is done — Mordekaiser's first real damage or durability spike.
6. 10.3 min
   Two items at 10.3 min

   ›Gustwalker Hatchling + Rylai's Crystal Scepter: the window to group and take objectives.
7. 19.2 min
   Three-item core at 19.2 min

   ››Gustwalker Hatchling + Rylai's Crystal Scepter + Riftmaker completes Mordekaiser's core build.
8. 35 min
   Strongest in games of about 35 minutes

   Mordekaiser wins 56.3% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Mordekaiser plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Mordekaiser Jungle is 139 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 47% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 76% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 33%. Mordekaiser averages 0.34 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Mordekaiser win rate by gold at 15

• 1,000+ gold ahead76.4%
• Ahead65.6%
• Behind39.7%
• 1,000+ gold behind32.5%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Master Yi−697 gold at 15

What Mordekaiser does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.