Warwick vs Mordekaiser — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Warwick against Mordekaiser · 55.83% win rate over 1,193 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Mordekaiser owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Warwick's 2, yet the win rate favours Warwick: survive their windows and the game is yours. Warwick wins 55.83% of games vs Mordekaiser in top lane (1,193 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1WarwickMorde's Obliterate poke and passive trade evenly with your sustain at level 1.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 is a skill coin-flip before his shield is leveled up.
Level 3WarwickAt 3 your W-empowered burst out-trades him while his E shield is down.
Levels 4-5MordekaiserLevels 4-5 tip to Morde as his Indestructible shield and passive scale.
Level 6MordekaiserDeath Realm at 6 isolates you into a stat-stealing 1v1 he wins.
First itemMordekaiserA first item lets his shield out-sustain your on-hit damage.
Two+ itemsMordekaiserLate Morde's R, passive shred, and stat-steal beat you in every duel.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

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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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