How to win lane as Mordekaiser against Yasuo · 51.54% win rate over 1,327 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yasuo | Level 1 you have only Q and no aura stacks, and his E dashes through the wave to dodge it — Yasuo owns the opener, so concede and farm. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | Q plus a banked W shield give you a trade he must walk into melee to answer — bully him before his crits arrive. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | Your Obliterate plus stacking Darkness Rise out-trade a Yasuo who must commit a dash to deal damage, and his E is then on cooldown. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Even window — Darkness Rise sustains you, but his flow shield and ranged poke let him trade back safely. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | Realm of Death boxes him 1v1 with no minions to dash through and no allies to flow off — your guaranteed kill window. |
| First item | Yasuo | His first crit item plus flow shield let him kite your aura and start blocking your E pull — the duel begins tipping to him. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | He out-scales hard: crit, Windwall, and double-dash kite your aura and eat your E — play for picks on his carries, not the 1v1. |
"Level 1 you have only Q and no Darkness Rise stacks yet, and Yasuo's E lets him dash through the wave to dodge your Obliterate — concede the level and just farm, this stage is his. The lane swings your way at 2 and 3: Q + a banked W shield let you win the short trades, and Yasuo physically has to walk into your melee range to land a crit. Note Windwall does NOT block your Q (it's a ground cone, not a projectile) — it only eats your E pull and your autos. So if he holds Windwall, just keep smashing Q and grinding the aura. Punish hardest the instant he dashes in, while his E is down and he can't disengage."
The full Mordekaiser vs Yasuo 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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