MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Mordekaiser vs Gnar
How often does Mordekaiser beat Gnar in Top?
Mordekaiser into Gnar in Top: 49% observed win rate across 1,415 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 behind by 194 gold.
Mordekaiser at 15:00
- Gold: -194
- CS: -8
- XP: -31
Typical gap to Gnar, from 1,407 games that reached 15:00.
Does Mordekaiser counter Gnar?
No counter here: Mordekaiser sits at 49% over 1,415 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Gnar: the Mordekaiser game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Mordekaiser at 57% across 599 games. Flip the lead and Mordekaiser falls to 42% across 815.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 599 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 815 |
| First blood | 55% | 644 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 550 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 434 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 371 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 64% | 193 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:41 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Mordekaiser's Top build, with receipts
Into Gnar specifically, Mordekaiser finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 52.7% over 463 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment: 53.3% across 45 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.