Swain - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.8%
Pick Rate
4.7%

Swainvs Mordekaiser

AMageSupport
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 25, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Swain vs Mordekaiser is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Swain wins with a 57.7% win rate (+15.4%) over Mordekaiser based on 26 games. Swain 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.

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.

Compare against an opponent
Mordekaiser - 57.7% win rateMordekaiser(57.7%)
Swain - 57.7% win rate in this matchup
Swain
57.7% WR
VS
Mordekaiser vs Swain matchup - 42.3% win rate
Mordekaiser
42.3% WR

Who Wins the Swain vs Mordekaiser Matchup?

Swain wins the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup
Winner
Swain
Matches: 26
57.7%
Win Rate
42.3%
5.3
CS / min
4.7
957
DMG / min
800
10,440
Gold / game
9,509
525
Heal / min
339
979
DMG Mitigated / min
1,388
1.9
CC / min
0.5
54.5%
Early Game WR
45.5%
60.0%
Late Game WR
40.0%

Swain vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

The Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 26 recent matches analyzed, Swain wins with a 57.7% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 42.3%, giving Swain a 15.4 percentage point advantage. Swain 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 Swain leads by 1.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Swain players can confidently pick into Mordekaiser and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Mordekaiser away from CS whenever possible. 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

Swain wins the laning phase against Mordekaiser in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.3Swain
4.7Mordekaiser
Swain edges out Mordekaiser by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 9 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Swain.
Damage
957Swain
800Mordekaiser
Swain heavily out-damages Mordekaiser by 157 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 Swain's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,440Swain
9,509Mordekaiser
Swain generates a commanding 930 more gold per game than Mordekaiser. This substantial economic advantage means Swain 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
1.9Swain
0.5Mordekaiser
Swain brings significantly more crowd control than Mordekaiser, with 1.5 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
1,504Swain
1,727Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser vastly out-sustains Swain, healing and mitigating 222 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 Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Swain an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Mordekaiser. 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
Swain
54.5%
+9.1% advantage
Swain early game win rateSwain54.5%
Mordekaiser early game win rateMordekaiser45.5%
Late Game
Swain
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Swain late game win rateSwain60.0%
Mordekaiser late game win rateMordekaiser40.0%

Swain dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Mordekaiser. This lopsided early game means Swain can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Swain is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Mordekaiser. Extended games heavily favor Swain, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Swain 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 Swain Runes Against Mordekaiser

Sorcery rune tree - Swain primary runes vs MordekaiserSorcery
Summon Aery - best Swain rune vs MordekaiserManaflow Band - best Swain rune vs MordekaiserTranscendence - best Swain rune vs MordekaiserScorch - best Swain rune vs Mordekaiser
Resolve rune tree - Swain secondary runes vs MordekaiserResolve
Conditioning - best Swain rune vs MordekaiserOvergrowth - best Swain rune vs Mordekaiser
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Resolve secondary allows Swain to press their advantage against Mordekaiser, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Swain matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
41.46%1642.466610,14941.9%41.2%
50.00%1481.77179,72346.6%53.3%
44.06%1431.86439,29745.7%42.5%
49.25%1341.77219,98852.9%45.3%
51.28%1171.973810,78556.8%48.8%
54.05%1112.06419,69251.0%56.5%
51.38%1092.478710,52963.4%44.1%
41.35%1041.774910,27538.1%43.5%
41.75%1032.672410,12632.5%47.6%
41.49%946.084912,53346.1%38.2%
46.15%913.872410,85738.5%51.9%
46.59%881.86929,61038.1%54.4%
40.51%791.86189,24241.7%39.5%
65.82%796.188611,30461.1%69.8%
47.44%782.598910,31645.5%48.9%
41.56%773.170110,35220.0%51.9%
46.75%771.87609,98256.4%36.8%
37.84%745.394812,09341.9%34.9%
41.67%724.979511,90539.4%43.6%
47.89%711.86799,69242.9%52.8%
46.27%671.977710,36146.7%46.0%
53.03%666.085710,94258.1%48.6%
43.94%662.368710,22540.7%46.1%
53.97%636.392112,04042.4%66.7%
60.66%616.588512,43772.2%44.0%
46.67%602.266110,25646.1%47.1%
47.46%591.76649,95356.3%37.0%
54.39%574.986711,55154.5%54.3%
50.00%566.389512,27048.0%51.6%
50.00%562.377110,84343.5%54.5%
55.56%541.665010,28361.9%51.5%
41.18%516.096111,45250.0%35.5%
47.06%511.66829,35743.3%52.4%
44.00%506.01,00912,62256.0%32.0%
50.00%486.391011,60346.4%55.0%
39.58%486.389112,25845.5%34.6%
60.42%481.985110,01460.9%60.0%
56.82%441.95889,07360.0%52.6%
56.82%444.984310,77060.9%52.4%
52.27%446.085310,89945.0%58.3%
50.00%441.975410,44750.0%50.0%
53.85%393.580611,03075.0%39.1%
56.41%396.094510,70566.7%47.6%
59.46%375.788412,01058.8%60.0%
44.44%365.81,04811,23355.6%33.3%
72.22%362.97869,84581.8%57.1%
40.00%356.284210,61735.3%44.4%
50.00%342.273510,49850.0%50.0%
42.42%331.981410,26453.9%35.0%
50.00%321.66209,52746.7%52.9%
48.39%316.075010,36958.8%35.7%
45.16%314.070610,11546.1%44.4%
53.33%305.596912,08761.5%47.1%
43.33%304.81,01011,49661.5%29.4%
41.38%292.073010,81257.1%36.4%
37.93%295.580512,40057.1%20.0%
50.00%286.194512,41463.6%41.2%
53.57%286.18719,91152.9%54.5%
53.57%285.883211,54662.5%50.0%
46.43%286.095712,73153.3%38.5%
62.96%276.382611,48268.8%54.5%
55.56%274.990311,07161.5%50.0%
62.96%271.67209,44284.6%42.9%
50.00%262.07239,97950.0%50.0%
57.69%265.395710,44054.5%60.0%
45.83%243.96699,52341.7%50.0%
54.17%245.495110,61672.7%38.5%
50.00%242.077611,22050.0%50.0%
47.83%234.391910,87846.1%50.0%
52.38%215.71,08513,80060.0%45.5%
47.62%215.794310,60866.7%40.0%
57.14%215.789813,15180.0%50.0%
40.00%205.299311,85862.5%25.0%
55.00%205.370010,29458.3%50.0%
60.00%206.31,01112,69171.4%53.9%
70.00%206.098912,57172.7%66.7%
52.63%196.288412,42162.5%45.5%
66.67%185.883212,20566.7%66.7%
61.11%185.888310,75160.0%62.5%
55.56%185.996810,03355.6%55.6%
55.56%186.093310,57754.5%57.1%
66.67%186.190712,98650.0%87.5%
64.71%176.996214,12383.3%54.5%
41.18%176.190613,02850.0%33.3%
64.71%175.91,05511,43077.8%50.0%
64.71%171.76459,40575.0%55.6%
50.00%161.87139,82150.0%50.0%
37.50%165.776910,42845.5%20.0%
62.50%163.97369,96787.5%37.5%
73.33%156.01,00811,82477.8%66.7%
50.00%146.992114,725100.0%41.7%
50.00%145.585111,45433.3%54.5%
35.71%145.17959,37225.0%50.0%
35.71%141.66849,73616.7%50.0%
30.77%136.788512,77828.6%33.3%
61.54%136.01,02511,42033.3%85.7%
46.15%135.184912,48675.0%33.3%
46.15%136.186512,78750.0%44.4%
46.15%134.485611,37333.3%57.1%
46.15%135.81,25011,84233.3%57.1%
30.77%136.01,03313,2030.0%40.0%
50.00%125.281310,05266.7%33.3%
58.33%125.668910,05442.9%80.0%
50.00%126.479111,57533.3%66.7%
25.00%126.386910,4630.0%42.9%
33.33%125.396710,74620.0%42.9%
45.45%115.798210,42228.6%75.0%
45.45%116.11,01811,74450.0%40.0%
18.18%116.279610,26828.6%0.0%
54.55%115.51,04612,56175.0%42.9%
70.00%105.676810,85566.7%71.4%
60.00%103.380910,67275.0%50.0%
66.67%96.01,04712,71466.7%66.7%
55.56%94.590610,58783.3%0.0%
55.56%96.61,14011,96466.7%33.3%
37.50%86.797311,2980.0%42.9%
12.50%86.07168,18825.0%0.0%
50.00%83.691710,45933.3%60.0%
62.50%85.986412,20966.7%60.0%
50.00%86.37359,31960.0%33.3%
87.50%84.595511,473100.0%83.3%
85.71%76.988710,17575.0%100.0%
57.14%75.66819,02850.0%66.7%
57.14%75.91,0449,37766.7%50.0%
28.57%72.384011,26650.0%20.0%
57.14%71.97098,96460.0%50.0%
33.33%65.371810,67733.3%33.3%
66.67%65.397014,1460.0%66.7%
83.33%65.086712,63150.0%100.0%
66.67%65.194812,368100.0%50.0%
33.33%65.85639,16950.0%0.0%
33.33%66.31,04012,29350.0%25.0%
33.33%65.572910,8450.0%50.0%
40.00%53.189211,6010.0%40.0%
100.00%52.887611,251100.0%100.0%
40.00%54.49959,95266.7%0.0%
0.00%55.31,06714,7510.0%0.0%
100.00%53.588713,310100.0%100.0%
0.00%52.55577,4060.0%0.0%
20.00%55.41,13611,5890.0%33.3%

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Swain vs Mordekaiser - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Swain do against Mordekaiser in League of Legends?

Swain wins the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 57.7% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 42.3%, a 15.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 26 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Swain do against Mordekaiser in the early game?

In the early game, Swain has the advantage against Mordekaiser with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. Swain 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, Swain takes over the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Swain scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup?

Swain wins the matchup against Mordekaiser with a 57.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 15.4 percentage point advantage means Swain is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 26 games analyzed.

What is the best Swain build against Mordekaiser?

The best Swain build against Mordekaiser includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Mercury's Treads. 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 Swain runes against Mordekaiser?

The best Swain runes against Mordekaiser use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Swain vs Mordekaiser matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Swain counter Mordekaiser?

Yes, Swain has a favorable matchup against Mordekaiser with a 57.7% win rate. Swain strongly counters Mordekaiser in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Swain against Mordekaiser?

When playing Swain against Mordekaiser, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.