Nocturnevs Mordekaiser
Nocturne vs Mordekaiser is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Mordekaiser wins with a 59.3% win rate (+18.5%) over Nocturne based on 27 games. Mordekaiser holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nocturne build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nocturne vs Mordekaiser matchup.
Nocturne Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nocturne 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.
Who Wins the Nocturne vs Mordekaiser Matchup?
Nocturne vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary
The Nocturne vs Mordekaiser matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 27 recent matches analyzed, Mordekaiser wins with a 59.3% win rate compared to Nocturne's 40.7%, giving Mordekaiser a 18.5 percentage point advantage. Mordekaiser dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nocturne 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 Nocturne leads by 5.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Mordekaiser has a strong advantage in this matchup. Nocturne players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Mordekaiser 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.
Nocturne vs Mordekaiser Laning Phase Breakdown
Mordekaiser is favored during the laning phase against Nocturne, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Mordekaiser holds advantages in farming, damage and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nocturne Build Against Mordekaiser
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Mordekaiser, providing the mobility and stats Nocturne needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nocturne against Mordekaiser are Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra and Axiom Arc. This combination gives Nocturne an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 25.0% win rate across 4 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Nocturne the best chance to compete against Mordekaiser. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nocturne vs Mordekaiser matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Nocturne25.0%
Mordekaiser75.0%Nocturne47.4%Mordekaiser52.6%Mordekaiser dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Nocturne. This lopsided early game means Mordekaiser 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 52.6% win rate — 5.3 points above Nocturne. Extended games heavily favor Mordekaiser, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Mordekaiser holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nocturne players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Nocturne Runes Against Mordekaiser
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Nocturne the best tools to compete against Mordekaiser in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Nocturne matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Nocturne'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 Nocturne build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.51% | 402 | 1.1 | 677 | 12,632 | 53.8% | 44.5% | |
| 49.11% | 395 | 1.2 | 665 | 12,692 | 55.5% | 44.1% | |
| 46.47% | 312 | 1.1 | 652 | 12,640 | 49.6% | 44.4% | |
| 47.33% | 300 | 1.2 | 695 | 12,588 | 46.3% | 48.0% | |
| 49.65% | 286 | 1.1 | 655 | 12,335 | 55.3% | 44.1% | |
| 50.89% | 281 | 1.1 | 687 | 12,364 | 46.1% | 55.0% | |
| 54.38% | 274 | 1.1 | 672 | 12,832 | 56.5% | 52.8% | |
| 48.29% | 263 | 1.1 | 683 | 12,777 | 48.6% | 48.0% | |
| 50.42% | 240 | 1.1 | 648 | 12,667 | 51.4% | 49.6% | |
| 51.82% | 220 | 1.2 | 679 | 13,582 | 52.2% | 51.7% | |
| 58.47% | 183 | 1.1 | 712 | 12,163 | 54.6% | 61.9% | |
| 57.14% | 168 | 1.1 | 668 | 12,741 | 56.9% | 57.3% | |
| 46.11% | 167 | 1.1 | 649 | 12,154 | 51.3% | 41.4% | |
| 46.54% | 159 | 1.1 | 674 | 12,530 | 47.7% | 45.7% | |
| 48.63% | 146 | 1.0 | 670 | 12,712 | 41.7% | 53.5% | |
| 48.15% | 135 | 1.1 | 655 | 12,669 | 52.6% | 44.9% | |
| 57.89% | 133 | 1.1 | 708 | 13,044 | 57.7% | 58.0% | |
| 45.80% | 131 | 1.3 | 660 | 11,932 | 48.1% | 44.2% | |
| 56.25% | 128 | 1.1 | 691 | 12,349 | 57.6% | 55.1% | |
| 61.16% | 121 | 1.2 | 715 | 12,995 | 74.0% | 52.1% | |
| 48.33% | 120 | 1.1 | 722 | 13,136 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 58.97% | 117 | 1.1 | 668 | 12,652 | 69.2% | 50.8% | |
| 56.36% | 110 | 1.4 | 798 | 13,621 | 60.0% | 54.3% | |
| 52.94% | 102 | 1.1 | 640 | 12,124 | 58.7% | 48.2% | |
| 48.45% | 97 | 1.0 | 689 | 12,349 | 40.0% | 55.8% | |
| 47.42% | 97 | 1.1 | 685 | 12,685 | 40.5% | 52.7% | |
| 54.17% | 96 | 1.1 | 695 | 12,987 | 51.2% | 56.4% | |
| 46.15% | 91 | 1.2 | 716 | 12,743 | 42.1% | 49.1% | |
| 53.85% | 91 | 1.0 | 660 | 12,112 | 52.4% | 55.1% | |
| 62.22% | 90 | 1.2 | 709 | 13,634 | 71.0% | 57.6% | |
| 53.49% | 86 | 1.1 | 686 | 13,008 | 60.0% | 49.0% | |
| 45.24% | 84 | 1.2 | 661 | 12,608 | 46.0% | 44.7% | |
| 46.99% | 83 | 1.2 | 721 | 13,505 | 59.3% | 41.1% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 1.1 | 635 | 11,905 | 61.8% | 43.8% | |
| 60.00% | 60 | 1.0 | 733 | 12,432 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 59.32% | 59 | 1.2 | 632 | 12,447 | 66.7% | 51.7% | |
| 59.65% | 57 | 1.2 | 733 | 13,724 | 61.1% | 59.0% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 1.3 | 637 | 11,740 | 45.0% | 45.5% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 1.5 | 729 | 11,798 | 48.3% | 60.0% | |
| 32.65% | 49 | 1.5 | 614 | 12,476 | 40.0% | 27.6% | |
| 62.22% | 45 | 1.0 | 526 | 11,449 | 61.1% | 63.0% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 1.1 | 657 | 11,994 | 56.5% | 31.8% | |
| 61.36% | 44 | 1.1 | 753 | 11,688 | 65.0% | 58.3% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 1.0 | 628 | 12,538 | 31.8% | 72.7% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 1.2 | 796 | 12,340 | 57.9% | 29.2% | |
| 32.56% | 43 | 1.1 | 668 | 12,430 | 29.4% | 34.6% | |
| 57.14% | 42 | 1.2 | 741 | 12,951 | 78.6% | 46.4% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 1.8 | 723 | 14,490 | 57.1% | 45.5% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 1.3 | 716 | 13,561 | 40.0% | 70.8% | |
| 42.11% | 38 | 1.1 | 688 | 12,751 | 46.7% | 39.1% | |
| 67.57% | 37 | 1.0 | 687 | 12,753 | 71.4% | 65.2% | |
| 68.57% | 35 | 1.4 | 664 | 12,802 | 66.7% | 70.0% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 1.1 | 620 | 12,464 | 69.2% | 42.9% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 1.0 | 653 | 12,542 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 1.2 | 678 | 12,340 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 1.3 | 718 | 13,882 | 25.0% | 47.4% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.6 | 724 | 12,775 | 70.0% | 43.8% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.5 | 786 | 13,472 | 54.5% | 53.9% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.3 | 650 | 11,596 | 38.5% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 1.2 | 592 | 11,303 | 45.5% | 54.5% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.8 | 767 | 12,942 | 28.6% | 53.3% | |
| 70.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 660 | 14,363 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 82.35% | 17 | 0.9 | 663 | 14,018 | 75.0% | 88.9% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 1.4 | 675 | 13,557 | 50.0% | 27.3% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 1.2 | 664 | 10,682 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.5 | 744 | 12,833 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.0 | 634 | 12,523 | 60.0% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.2 | 636 | 12,825 | 83.3% | 25.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.3 | 578 | 10,843 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 3.2 | 732 | 13,533 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.4 | 761 | 14,224 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.1 | 790 | 13,228 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.7 | 798 | 13,784 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.1 | 831 | 13,236 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.8 | 711 | 13,078 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.6 | 532 | 10,976 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.4 | 764 | 13,523 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.6 | 639 | 10,928 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.4 | 533 | 12,068 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.8 | 706 | 12,792 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.9 | 598 | 13,056 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.9 | 996 | 14,561 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.7 | 668 | 12,900 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 605 | 8,991 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
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Nocturne vs Mordekaiser - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nocturne do against Mordekaiser in League of Legends?
Mordekaiser wins the Nocturne vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 59.3% win rate compared to Nocturne's 40.7%, a 18.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 27 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Nocturne do against Mordekaiser in the early game?
In the early game, Mordekaiser has the advantage against Nocturne with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Mordekaiser players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nocturne do against Mordekaiser in the late game?
In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Nocturne vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 52.6% win rate compared to 47.4%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nocturne vs Mordekaiser matchup?
Mordekaiser wins the matchup against Nocturne with a 59.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 18.5 percentage point advantage means Mordekaiser is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 27 games analyzed.
What is the best Nocturne build against Mordekaiser?
The best Nocturne build against Mordekaiser includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Axiom Arc with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 25.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nocturne runes against Mordekaiser?
The best Nocturne runes against Mordekaiser use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Nocturne vs Mordekaiser matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nocturne counter Mordekaiser?
No, Nocturne struggles against Mordekaiser with only a 40.7% win rate. Mordekaiser has the advantage in this matchup. Nocturne players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Mordekaiser's lead.
How do I play Nocturne against Mordekaiser?
When playing Nocturne against Mordekaiser, play cautiously and avoid Mordekaiser's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Mordekaiser has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.