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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Illaoi Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Mordekaiser

based on 5,700 Mordekaiser vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
57.2 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our dataset, Mordekaiser engaged Illaoi in 5700 matches. With so many games with Mordekaiser versus Illaoi gives us faith in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a solid build to destroy your rival. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Mordekaiser encounters Illaoi in only 2.1% of his games.

Mordekaiser vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a great job of beating Illaoi. Typically, he wins a whopping 57.2% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Mordekaiser versus Illaoi rounds, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Mordekaiser vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmaker

Optional Items

Unending DespairDead Man's PlateZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Mordekaiser to level upq
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Second ability for Mordekaiser to level upe
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Last skill for Mordekaiser to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Illaoi

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Mordekaiser vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
57.2 %
VS
Win Rate
42.8 %
Illaoi Image
7.8
< Kills >
4.5
5.5
< Deaths >
7.4
4.9
< Assists >
4.3
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
154
< Minions Killed >
178
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,901
< Physical Damage >
22,497
22,299
< Magic Damage >
708
656
< True Damage >
348
25,856
< Damage Dealt >
23,554
32,412
< Damage Taken >
35,113
11,980
< Gold Earned >
11,223
2.06
< Towers >
2.32
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,073
< Total Healing >
8,228
15,684
< Experience >
14,671
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
246
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Illaoi with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some influential Mordekaiser vs. Illaoi matchup stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Illaoi. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Mordekaiser usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Illaoi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Illaoi

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Illaoi?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 57.2% win rate. Therefore, Mordekaiser makes a fantastic counter to Illaoi.

While Mordekaiser does have a much higher win rate than Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Mordekaiser also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Mordekaiser into Illaoi.

Furthermore, Mordekaiser also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Illaoi matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Mordekaiser is a great counter to Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Mordekaiser against Illaoi.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 5,700 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Illaoi as Mordekaiser comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser to counter Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser on average gets a similar amount of CS as Illaoi. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Mordekaiser versus Illaoi build include Nashor's Tooth, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Illaoi than with many other typical builds. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average win rate of 57.2% battling Illaoi with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Illaoi as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Mordekaiser vs Illaoi counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 57.2% winrate overall.

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