Swain - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
3.7%

Swainvs Mordekaiser

CMageSupport
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 25, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Swain vs Mordekaiser is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Mordekaiser wins with a 81.3% win rate (+62.5%) over Swain based on 16 games. Mordekaiser holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Swain build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup.

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Swain Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Swain 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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Swain - 18.8% win rate in this matchup
Swain
18.8% WR
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Mordekaiser vs Swain matchup - 81.3% win rate
Mordekaiser
81.3% WR

Who Wins the Swain vs Mordekaiser Matchup?

Mordekaiser wins the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup
Winner
Mordekaiser
Matches: 16
18.8%
Win Rate
81.3%
5.9
CS / min
5.6
781
DMG / min
932
7,423
Gold / game
8,823
396
Heal / min
375
855
DMG Mitigated / min
1,275
1.8
CC / min
0.6
10.0%
Early Game WR
90.0%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Swain vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

The Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 16 recent matches analyzed, Mordekaiser wins with a 81.3% win rate compared to Swain's 18.8%, giving Mordekaiser a 62.5 percentage point advantage. Mordekaiser dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Swain 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 Swain leads by 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Mordekaiser has a strong advantage in this matchup. Swain 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.

Swain vs Mordekaiser Laning Phase Breakdown

Mordekaiser wins the laning phase against Swain in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.9Swain
5.6Mordekaiser
Swain edges out Mordekaiser by 0.4 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 Swain.
Damage
781Swain
932Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser heavily out-damages Swain by 152 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Swain should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Mordekaiser's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
7,423Swain
8,823Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser generates a commanding 1,399 more gold per game than Swain. This substantial economic advantage means Mordekaiser consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Swain should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.8Swain
0.6Mordekaiser
Swain brings significantly more crowd control than Mordekaiser, with 1.3 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Swain far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Mordekaiser should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,250Swain
1,650Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser vastly out-sustains Swain, healing and mitigating 400 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Mordekaiser can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Swain is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Swain, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Swain Build Against Mordekaiser

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Mordekaiser, providing the mobility and stats Swain needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Swain against Mordekaiser are Bloodletter's Curse, Liandry's Torment and Imperial Mandate. This combination gives Swain 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 Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Mordekaiser
90.0%
+80.0% advantage
Swain early game win rateSwain10.0%
Mordekaiser early game win rateMordekaiser90.0%
Late Game
Mordekaiser
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Swain late game win rateSwain33.3%
Mordekaiser late game win rateMordekaiser66.7%

Mordekaiser dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 90.0% win rate — a 80.0 percentage point lead over Swain. 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Swain. 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. Swain players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Swain Runes Against Mordekaiser

Precision rune tree - Swain primary runes vs MordekaiserPrecision
Conqueror - best Swain rune vs MordekaiserPresence of Mind - best Swain rune vs MordekaiserLegend: Haste - best Swain rune vs MordekaiserLast Stand - best Swain rune vs Mordekaiser
Resolve rune tree - Swain secondary runes vs MordekaiserResolve
Conditioning - best Swain rune vs MordekaiserOvergrowth - best Swain rune vs Mordekaiser
11.1% WR

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


Swain matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Swain'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 Swain build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Swain matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.01%2342.27119,75255.1%41.2%
40.74%1622.46299,99140.0%41.1%
47.17%1061.97429,01140.0%53.6%
50.00%1041.872710,14354.4%46.5%
49.51%1032.675310,04047.6%50.8%
50.00%1001.97459,86942.2%56.4%
39.39%992.06729,98837.8%40.3%
53.85%912.774310,47746.9%57.6%
49.43%871.66489,35150.0%49.0%
51.90%795.885511,86448.1%53.9%
61.19%674.787411,61273.1%53.7%
61.54%651.973310,43673.9%54.8%
46.88%642.19059,57341.4%51.4%
53.97%633.273510,31057.7%51.4%
53.23%625.492412,64547.6%56.1%
42.62%612.06949,48350.0%37.8%
61.40%572.069210,28257.1%63.9%
50.00%522.380411,36150.0%50.0%
56.86%511.979410,43260.9%53.6%
56.00%505.797412,90562.5%52.9%
60.42%486.096911,83364.7%58.1%
46.67%451.86319,96041.2%50.0%
48.84%431.96669,95153.3%46.4%
45.24%426.091112,68643.8%46.1%
52.38%421.97168,80358.8%48.0%
42.50%402.16019,22135.7%46.1%
36.11%361.871610,91733.3%37.0%
48.57%355.798212,48146.7%50.0%
58.82%341.979710,01065.0%50.0%
55.88%346.11,01912,66753.3%57.9%
42.42%332.56199,21738.5%45.0%
33.33%331.96959,45433.3%33.3%
62.50%326.488210,50455.6%71.4%
41.94%311.85699,05040.0%43.8%
51.61%316.393311,84460.0%43.8%
56.67%302.073910,63855.6%57.1%
46.67%305.08179,91153.9%41.2%
34.48%295.988311,30130.0%36.8%
67.86%284.495811,18155.6%73.7%
67.86%284.07449,36275.0%58.3%
38.46%261.866210,11457.1%31.6%
57.69%266.486811,81263.6%53.3%
65.38%261.982310,26063.6%66.7%
44.00%251.86539,56345.5%42.9%
44.00%251.96709,61441.7%46.1%
60.00%256.31,00312,34288.9%43.8%
54.17%243.494211,05766.7%46.7%
37.50%242.081511,05733.3%40.0%
45.83%242.48579,91554.5%38.5%
47.83%234.91,02112,32362.5%40.0%
39.13%235.395312,20255.6%28.6%
26.09%231.86928,44825.0%27.3%
54.55%225.083810,54570.0%41.7%
54.55%223.672911,07950.0%57.1%
45.45%222.06819,80966.7%30.8%
75.00%206.21,01712,69680.0%73.3%
50.00%205.87979,22850.0%50.0%
50.00%185.876710,48344.4%55.6%
66.67%184.894511,07980.0%61.5%
58.82%174.68248,29366.7%50.0%
43.75%165.67359,74237.5%50.0%
18.75%165.97817,42310.0%33.3%
50.00%166.51,09112,21866.7%40.0%
33.33%156.381010,84444.4%16.7%
53.33%155.798010,99840.0%60.0%
53.33%156.17999,15175.0%28.6%
73.33%156.199411,386100.0%55.6%
40.00%155.385311,08050.0%36.4%
33.33%154.691110,08333.3%33.3%
42.86%145.776010,76757.1%28.6%
69.23%132.073411,07850.0%77.8%
61.54%135.587810,587100.0%28.6%
23.08%134.883313,9110.0%25.0%
69.23%136.194210,50275.0%66.7%
53.85%135.61,1329,67642.9%66.7%
84.62%135.61,32910,913100.0%60.0%
38.46%136.089512,14640.0%37.5%
69.23%135.282313,329100.0%63.6%
46.15%132.15978,26550.0%42.9%
50.00%125.97349,84637.5%75.0%
66.67%125.586611,84880.0%57.1%
81.82%116.31,13910,967100.0%60.0%
60.00%105.21,03311,47550.0%66.7%
70.00%102.868011,3260.0%77.8%
70.00%106.482512,05666.7%71.4%
60.00%104.61,05812,883100.0%55.6%
30.00%106.192812,5250.0%42.9%
70.00%106.079613,36075.0%66.7%
60.00%101.77089,56850.0%66.7%
40.00%105.25769,50720.0%60.0%
55.56%96.59739,10775.0%40.0%
33.33%94.787911,33520.0%50.0%
55.56%95.878711,71460.0%50.0%
22.22%94.986610,91650.0%14.3%
11.11%95.978911,26633.3%0.0%
33.33%95.81,15710,94725.0%40.0%
55.56%95.079410,84866.7%50.0%
44.44%95.382612,648100.0%28.6%
77.78%95.185210,81575.0%80.0%
37.50%85.67319,9220.0%60.0%
14.29%75.585311,0440.0%20.0%
14.29%75.57859,45325.0%0.0%
71.43%76.01,01313,530100.0%66.7%
57.14%75.47968,36040.0%100.0%
28.57%74.47587,55120.0%50.0%
42.86%76.180511,23866.7%25.0%
28.57%75.58889,9010.0%50.0%
42.86%73.869610,312100.0%33.3%
57.14%76.097511,58650.0%66.7%
33.33%66.175210,8160.0%40.0%
66.67%65.188810,909100.0%33.3%
83.33%64.174011,29466.7%100.0%
66.67%66.91,0299,153100.0%0.0%
33.33%65.478611,3130.0%50.0%
40.00%56.793510,404100.0%0.0%
40.00%55.01,1129,50750.0%33.3%
60.00%55.57599,88666.7%50.0%
40.00%55.977611,32750.0%33.3%
40.00%56.61,05411,745100.0%0.0%
40.00%56.194613,12650.0%33.3%
60.00%56.688513,204100.0%50.0%
60.00%55.06998,83066.7%50.0%
40.00%55.71,21313,1190.0%50.0%
40.00%57.31,15211,96950.0%33.3%
80.00%55.982711,929100.0%66.7%
80.00%52.480210,309100.0%66.7%
60.00%53.81,01212,11450.0%66.7%
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Swain vs Mordekaiser - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Swain do against Mordekaiser in League of Legends?

Mordekaiser wins the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 81.3% win rate compared to Swain's 18.8%, a 62.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 16 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Swain do against Mordekaiser in the early game?

In the early game, Mordekaiser has the advantage against Swain with a 90.0% win rate versus 10.0%. Mordekaiser players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Swain do against Mordekaiser in the late game?

In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup?

Mordekaiser wins the matchup against Swain with a 81.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 62.5 percentage point advantage means Mordekaiser is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 16 games analyzed.

What is the best Swain build against Mordekaiser?

The best Swain build against Mordekaiser includes Bloodletter's Curse, Liandry's Torment, Imperial Mandate with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Swain runes against Mordekaiser?

The best Swain runes against Mordekaiser use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 11.1% win rate in the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Swain counter Mordekaiser?

No, Swain struggles against Mordekaiser with only a 18.8% win rate. Mordekaiser has the advantage in this matchup. Swain players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Mordekaiser's lead.

How do I play Swain against Mordekaiser?

When playing Swain 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.