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Mordekaiser vs Gragas

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

based on 4,387 Mordekaiser vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
55.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our database, Mordekaiser did battle with Gragas 4387 times. Including so many matchups for Mordekaiser vs Gragas gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to defeat your opponent. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Mordekaiser has to counter Gragas in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Mordekaiser vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser does a great job of beating Gragas. Typically, he wins a whopping 55.4% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Mordekaiser vs Gragas games, Mordekaiser’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Mordekaiser vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmaker

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpirit VisageLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

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
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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 Gragas as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Mordekaiser vs Gragas Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Gragas with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats provided here feature several important Mordekaiser vs. Gragas matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Mordekaiser often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Gragas

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when facing off against Gragas, with a 55.4% win rate. As a result, Mordekaiser makes a fantastic counter to Gragas.

While Mordekaiser does have a much higher winrate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Mordekaiser also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Mordekaiser into Gragas.

Additionally, Mordekaiser has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Gragas 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 team members during teamfights.

Mordekaiser is a great counter to Gragas. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Mordekaiser against Gragas.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Mordekaiser, 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 Gragas 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

If you would like to truly master Mordekaiser to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser often racks up more CS as Gragas. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Mordekaiser versus Gragas build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Gragas than with many other common builds. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average win rate of 55.4% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Gragas as Mordekaiser, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Mordekaiser vs Gragas counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.4% winrate overall.

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