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

Mordekaiser vs Zilean

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

based on 2,977 Mordekaiser vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Mordekaiser fought Zilean 2977 times. With so many matchups for Mordekaiser vs Zilean gives us faith in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to shatter Zilean. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Mordekaiser has to counter Zilean in only 1.1% of his games.

Mordekaiser vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser does a good job of beating Zilean. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.7% of games the champs fight each other in. In Mordekaiser versus Zilean games, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Zilean.

Best Mordekaiser vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Nashor's ToothDead Man's PlateZhonya's HourglassSpirit 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Zilean

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 Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Mordekaiser vs Zilean Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Zilean Image
6.7
< Kills >
2.5
5.7
< Deaths >
4.9
4.5
< Assists >
12.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
0.52
159
< Minions Killed >
60
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,759
< Physical Damage >
997
20,727
< Magic Damage >
10,906
639
< True Damage >
721
24,125
< Damage Dealt >
12,624
31,771
< Damage Taken >
18,551
11,769
< Gold Earned >
9,006
2.06
< Towers >
1.79
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,530
< Total Healing >
6,904
15,213
< Experience >
12,094
17
< Vision Score >
50
8
< Wards Placed >
22
243
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Zilean with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several strategic Mordekaiser versus Zilean matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zilean. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Mordekaiser normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Zilean

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Zilean?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when playing against Zilean, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Mordekaiser makes a good counter to Zilean.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher win rate compared to Zilean, when they face off with one another, Mordekaiser also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Mordekaiser into Zilean.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Zilean matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Mordekaiser is a good counter for Zilean. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Mordekaiser against Zilean.

Other Champion Matchups Against Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser Loses Against

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Mordekaiser Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.9% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.5% winrateZeriZeri57.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 2,977 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 Zilean 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Mordekaiser in order to counter Zilean 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser often gets more CS relative to Zilean. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Mordekaiser versus Zilean build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Mordekaiser used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Zilean than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Zilean with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Zilean as Mordekaiser, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Mordekaiser vs Zilean face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.

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