MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Mordekaiser vs Garen
How often does Mordekaiser beat Garen in Top?
Mordekaiser into Garen in Top: 52% observed win rate across 4,122 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Mordekaiser ahead by 656 gold.
Mordekaiser at 15:00
- Gold: +656
- CS: +13
- XP: +814
Typical gap to Garen, from 4,090 games that reached 15:00.
Does Mordekaiser counter Garen?
The count says yes: across 4,122 ranked Top games into Garen, Mordekaiser takes 52%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Mordekaiser.
Beating Garen: the Mordekaiser game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Mordekaiser at 58% across 2,582 games. Flip the lead and Mordekaiser falls to 42% across 1,540.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 2,582 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 1,540 |
| First blood | 59% | 1,965 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 1,957 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 2,594 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 1,112 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 652 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Mordekaiser's Top build, with receipts
Into Garen specifically, Mordekaiser finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 51.6% over 1,462 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment: 55.0% across 218 games.
The most-finished Mordekaiser core is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment: 57.0% across 3,184 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Rylai's Crystal Scepter (26,064 games).
Skill plan: Mordekaiser players max Q first and take Q at level 1.