How to win lane as Warwick against Mordekaiser · 51.82% win rate (1,193 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Build MR — out-sustain his realm, R-lock him.
Track: Mordekaiser's R — Realm of Death (140–100s cooldown). His 1v1 realm. R-lock him in it.
Read from Warwick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Mordekaiser.
This is Warwick's own plan; across 1,193 pooled games the lane is leaning Warwick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Obliterate poke and Darkness Rise trade evenly with Eternal Hunger at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At 2 his Obliterate and Death's Grasp out-trade you pre-Blood Hunt. |
| Level 3 | Warwick | At 3 Blood Hunt plus sustain out-trades him while Indestructible is down. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mordekaiser | Levels 4-5 stay yours: Jaws' max-health bite beats his shield stacking. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | Realm of Death at 6 isolates you into a stat-stealing 1v1 he wins. |
| First item | Mordekaiser | Blade of the Ruined King's max-health hits out-pace his shield. |
| Two+ items | Mordekaiser | Away from his 100s ultimate you win the duel on max-health damage. |
Levels 1-2 are close: Morde's Obliterate poke and passive AoE trade with your Eternal Hunger sustain, but before his shield is leveled you can hold even.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Warwick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Warwick 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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Warwick, slightly — a 51.82% win rate edge over 1,193 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Warwick has a small statistical edge (51.82% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Warwick has a slight edge (51.82% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Warwick takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Mordekaiser.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Blade of the Ruined King (%HP + sustain engine) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Mercury's Treads.
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