MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Mordekaiser vs K'Sante
How often does Mordekaiser beat K'Sante in Top?
Mordekaiser into K'Sante in Top: 52% observed win rate across 2,526 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 411 gold.
Mordekaiser at 15:00
- Gold: -411
- CS: -4
- XP: -587
Typical gap to K'Sante, from 2,511 games that reached 15:00.
Does Mordekaiser counter K'Sante?
The count says yes: across 2,526 ranked Top games into K'Sante, 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 K'Sante: the Mordekaiser game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Mordekaiser at 62% across 1,064 games. Flip the lead and Mordekaiser falls to 45% across 1,459.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 1,064 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 1,459 |
| First blood | 60% | 1,027 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 726 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 1,192 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 450 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 69% | 203 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:31 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:31. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Mordekaiser's Top build, with receipts
Into K'Sante specifically, Mordekaiser finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 54.5% over 382 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment: 69.0% across 58 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.