How to win lane as Nasus against Mordekaiser · 51.61% win rate over 746 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both juggernauts are weak and slow at level 1 with no engage tools up — just deny his Q last-hits and start hoarding stacks. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | His Q does bonus damage on an isolated target and his W shield wins the trade — you have no Wither yet to punish him. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | With E-pull plus Q he can yank you in and slam you before your single point of Wither matters in an extended fight. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mordekaiser | His W sustain out-trades you all through levels 4-5 while you're shoving and stacking with no answer to his isolation damage. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | His R steals your stats but you gain Fury of the Sands the same level — pop it on the pull and it becomes an even, skill-based stat fight. |
| First item | Nasus | Sheen empowers your Q and Wither finally cripples his attack speed and chase — a no-dash Morde can't escape you now. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | Stacked Q plus Wither and ult win the forced 1v1 outright — your lifesteal grinds through his W heal and he has no dash to kite. |
Mordekaiser owns these levels and you have to respect it — his Q does bonus damage when he hits you isolated, and his E can pull you off the wave into it, so don't stand alone next to him while you last-hit. Farm your Q stacks from max range, use Spirit Fire (E) to shove and stack safely, and never sit in his W shield-trade because his sustain beats yours before you have items. You have no Wither until 3, and even then a single point won't save an extended fight — give ground and concede the lane.
The full Nasus 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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