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

Mordekaiser vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the a tier of champions
Fighter
Marksman

How to Beat Graves as Mordekaiser

based on 10,895 Mordekaiser vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Mordekaiser faced off against Graves 10895 times. Including so many games with Mordekaiser versus Graves gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a pro build to counter your opposition. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Mordekaiser is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.1% of his matches.

Mordekaiser vs Graves Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a decent job of beating Graves. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champions face each other in. In Mordekaiser against Graves rounds, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Graves.

Best Mordekaiser vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

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

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltDead Man's PlateNashor'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
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
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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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Graves as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Mordekaiser vs Graves Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Graves Image
7
< Kills >
7.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6
4.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
160
< Minions Killed >
54
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,743
< Physical Damage >
18,092
20,097
< Magic Damage >
835
579
< True Damage >
1,632
23,420
< Damage Dealt >
20,559
31,768
< Damage Taken >
29,977
11,891
< Gold Earned >
12,790
2.04
< Towers >
1.6
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
9,522
< Total Healing >
13,920
15,247
< Experience >
14,456
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
244
< Time Dealing CC >
499

How to Counter Graves with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some influential Mordekaiser against Graves counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s ratio of NaN, showing that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Mordekaiser normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Graves. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Graves

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Graves?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when playing against Graves, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Mordekaiser makes a good counter for Graves.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher win rate than Graves, when facing one another, Mordekaiser also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Mordekaiser into Graves.

Furthermore, Mordekaiser also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Graves matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Mordekaiser is a decent counter for Graves. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Mordekaiser against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 10,895 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 Graves 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

Mordekaiser Build Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Mordekaiser to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind 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 more CS compared to Graves. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Mordekaiser versus Graves build include Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Mordekaiser incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Graves than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average win rate of 51.5% battling Graves with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Graves as Mordekaiser, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Mordekaiser vs Graves counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

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