How to win lane as Lucian against Mordekaiser · 71.43% win rate over 7 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lucian | Your long auto range and Lightslinger double-tap win the first trade before Morde can land a Q or stack his passive shield. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | At 2 his E-pull plus an isolated Q slam out-damages your short-range trade — stop feeding the pull. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | With Q-E-W online he isolates you for bonus Q and shields through your poke; his extended trade beats yours now. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mordekaiser | His W shield/heal grinds down your pokes and you cannot out-sustain a stacked Morde in melee range. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | Realm of Death drags you into a 1v1 and steals your stats — his level-6 spike owns the lane unless you dodge the E. |
| First item | Mordekaiser | He still out-sustains your poke and any E-pull turns into a winning isolated trade through his shield. |
| Two+ items | Lucian | Galeforce/Collector burst plus your E kiting let you chunk him outside E range before his W refreshes — he has no dash to answer. |
Level 1 is yours — long auto range plus the Lightslinger double-tap means you win the first short trade before Morde lands a single Q on you, so step up and chunk him while he just wants to last-hit. The moment he hits 2 it flips: his E pulls you out of position and his Q does bonus damage to an isolated target, so once he has both, stop walking into E range and poke with Q from max distance. Do not stand next to a minion he can E you through — that pull plus an isolated Q slam is his whole early kill threat.
The full Lucian 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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