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How to Win Gragas vs Mordekaiser Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Gragas

based on 4,387 Gragas vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
44.6 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our data, Gragas did battle with Mordekaiser 4387 times. Including so many games with Gragas vs Mordekaiser gives us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to crush your foe. This particular champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Gragas encounters Mordekaiser in only 6.7% of his games.

Gragas vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a awful job of countering Mordekaiser. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.6% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Gragas versus Mordekaiser rounds, Gragas’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Gragas vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentBanshee's VeilSeraph's EmbraceRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
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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 Mordekaiser as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Mordekaiser

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Win Against Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Gragas vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
44.6 %
VS
Win Rate
55.4 %
Mordekaiser Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
7.2
< Assists >
4.9
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
104
< Minions Killed >
158
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,422
< Physical Damage >
2,640
18,187
< Magic Damage >
20,760
619
< True Damage >
591
20,229
< Damage Dealt >
23,993
29,712
< Damage Taken >
32,034
11,100
< Gold Earned >
11,839
1.34
< Towers >
2.08
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,292
< Total Healing >
9,647
13,861
< Experience >
15,233
21
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
408
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several vital Gragas against Mordekaiser counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between this set of champs. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Mordekaiser..

Gragas often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Gragas or Mordekaiser?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when facing off against Mordekaiser, with a 44.6% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.

While Gragas does have a much lower win rate than Mordekaiser, when facing one another, Gragas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gragas into Mordekaiser.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Gragas is a terribly counter for Mordekaiser. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Gragas, we analyzed 4,387 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 Mordekaiser as Gragas 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 Gragas to counter Mordekaiser during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often gets less CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Mordekaiser build include Lich Bane, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Gragas included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Mordekaiser than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 44.6% battling Mordekaiser with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Mordekaiser as Gragas, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Gragas vs Mordekaiser counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Gragas x Mordekaiser tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all games completed with both champs.