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

Mordekaiser vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taric as Mordekaiser

based on 2,557 Mordekaiser vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Taric as Mordekaiser came out of an examination of 2557 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Mordekaiser encounters Taric in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Mordekaiser vs Taric Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a good job of beating Taric. On average, he wins a whopping 52.0% of matches the champions face one another in. In Mordekaiser against Taric rounds, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Taric.

Best Mordekaiser vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
RiftmakerLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairMorellonomiconNashor's ToothSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Taric as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Mordekaiser vs Taric Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Taric Image
7.1
< Kills >
1.9
5.6
< Deaths >
6
5.2
< Assists >
14.2
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
152
< Minions Killed >
36
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.49
2,686
< Physical Damage >
2,137
21,332
< Magic Damage >
4,694
607
< True Damage >
732
24,626
< Damage Dealt >
7,564
30,476
< Damage Taken >
23,498
11,638
< Gold Earned >
8,498
2.08
< Towers >
2.08
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,155
< Total Healing >
11,245
14,646
< Experience >
10,533
16
< Vision Score >
47
8
< Wards Placed >
20
248
< Time Dealing CC >
367

How to Counter Taric with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats provided here feature some critical Mordekaiser versus Taric counter statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taric’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Taric. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Mordekaiser typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Taric. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Taric

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Taric?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when taking on Taric, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Mordekaiser makes a good counter for Taric.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher win rate compared to Taric, when facing one another, Mordekaiser also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Mordekaiser into Taric.

Additionally, Mordekaiser has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taric. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Taric matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Mordekaiser is a decent counter for Taric. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Mordekaiser against Taric.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 2,557 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 Taric 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 truly master Mordekaiser to counter Taric during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser usually picks up much more CS compared to Taric. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Mordekaiser versus Taric build include Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Mordekaiser combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Taric than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when playing against Taric with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Taric as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Mordekaiser vs Taric counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.

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