How to win lane as Illaoi against Mordekaiser · 48.61% win rate over 2,191 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Illaoi | Level 1 you out-body Morde before his shield and ult scaling come online. |
| Level 2 | Illaoi | Level 2 keeps you ahead as your swings out-trade his early kit. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | Level 3 gives you E and W to grab and slam him while his pull is his only counter. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Through Levels 4-5 tentacle stacks out-damage his W shield in extended trades. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | At Level 6 his R isolates you away from tentacles and his ramping shield out-brawls you. |
| First item | Even / skill | At first item trades even out as his W sustain answers your slams unless his R is down. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Into 2+ items his R keeps flipping duels and his shield tanks tentacles, holding the lane even. |
Levels 1-4 favour you: you can W in and E-grab him when his pull is down, and tentacle stacks out-damage his shield in an extended trade — abuse this window before his ult comes online.
The full Illaoi vs Mordekaiser report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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