MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Mordekaiser vs Illaoi
How often does Mordekaiser beat Illaoi in Top?
Mordekaiser into Illaoi in Top: 55% observed win rate across 1,738 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 157 gold.
Mordekaiser at 15:00
- Gold: +157
- CS: -7
- XP: +400
Typical gap to Illaoi, from 1,730 games that reached 15:00.
Does Mordekaiser counter Illaoi?
The count says yes: across 1,738 ranked Top games into Illaoi, Mordekaiser takes 55%. 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 Illaoi: the Mordekaiser game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Mordekaiser at 64% across 834 games. Flip the lead and Mordekaiser falls to 48% across 903.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 64% | 834 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 48% | 903 |
| First blood | 62% | 729 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 761 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 586 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 65% | 397 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 239 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:20 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Mordekaiser's Top build, with receipts
Into Illaoi specifically, Mordekaiser finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 55.9% over 422 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment: 59.4% across 64 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.