How to win lane as Mordekaiser against Gragas · 51.09% win rate over 458 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | He has barrel Q sustain and you only have Obliterate — neither has a real all-in, so farm and don't waste a lone Q he just heals off. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | Your Q plus a banked Indestructible shield out-trade him before his barrel sustain matters — punish when his E body-slam is down. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | With Q + W and Darkness Rise starting, you out-grind his short barrel-combo burst — force the trade while his E is on cooldown and he's stuck in melee. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Even brawl — he W's damage reduction and E-dashes around your aura, so it comes down to whether you land E to pin him. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | Realm of Death banishes him 1v1 so his R knockback and barrel can't peel for allies — your aura and W sustain win the isolated fight. |
| First item | Even / skill | Sorc boots plus E's magic pen let your all-in burn his W damage-reduction window, though his barrel sustain keeps it close. |
| Two+ items | Gragas | Full-AP Gragas kites with barrel Q burst, E-dashes away, and R-knocks you out of your aura — his scaling beats your plateau. |
"\"Level 1 is even — he has his barrel Q for poke and sustain and you only have Obliterate, so don't throw a lone Q he can just heal off; just farm and stack toward Darkness Rise. At 2 and 3 your Q plus a banked Indestructible shield start to out-trade him: he wants to E body-slam in, drop a barrel combo, and dash out, so punish the moment his E is on cooldown and he's stuck in melee. Don't trade while he's standing in his Q barrel pool — that heal undoes your poke.\""
The full Mordekaiser vs Gragas 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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