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

Mordekaiser vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Mordekaiser

based on 6,403 Mordekaiser vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Irelia as Mordekaiser came out of an analysis of 6403 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Mordekaiser fights Irelia in only 2.4% of his matches.

Mordekaiser vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser does a good job of countering Irelia. On average, he wins a terrific 53.5% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Mordekaiser versus Irelia matches, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Mordekaiser vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageRylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmaker

Optional Items

Unending DespairNashor's ToothLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

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
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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 Irelia as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Mordekaiser vs Irelia Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Irelia Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.3
5.9
< Deaths >
7.2
5
< Assists >
4.9
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
154
< Minions Killed >
200
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,927
< Physical Damage >
16,240
20,415
< Magic Damage >
6,382
786
< True Damage >
761
24,128
< Damage Dealt >
23,384
31,258
< Damage Taken >
30,853
11,896
< Gold Earned >
12,696
2.06
< Towers >
2.14
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,377
< Total Healing >
10,597
15,086
< Experience >
14,791
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
236
< Time Dealing CC >
105

How to Counter Irelia with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several critical Mordekaiser versus Irelia counter statistics that may help us understand the differences between these two champs. For instance, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Irelia..

Mordekaiser normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Irelia

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Irelia?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when trying to fight Irelia, with a 53.5% win rate. Thus, Mordekaiser makes a great counter for Irelia.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher win rate than Irelia, when facing one another, Mordekaiser also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Mordekaiser into Irelia.

Moreover, Mordekaiser also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Irelia 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 great counter to Irelia. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Mordekaiser against Irelia.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 6,403 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 Irelia 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 learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser to counter Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Irelia. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Mordekaiser versus Irelia build include Spirit Visage, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Riftmaker. When Mordekaiser incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Irelia than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average winrate of 53.5% when playing against Irelia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Irelia as Mordekaiser, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Mordekaiser vs Irelia clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Irelia as Mordekaiser are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.