How to win lane as Yasuo against Mordekaiser · 52.15% win rate over 1,327 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Mordekaiser | Mordekaiser's Obliterate poke and Darkness Rise burn bully your level 1. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | At level 2 his Q and burn out-damage your shield in trades. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | By level 3 his sustain from Indestructible grinds you out of lane. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mordekaiser | At 4-5 he keeps winning every extended trade with his burn. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | His Realm of Death (R) isolates you for a guaranteed stat-steal 1v1. |
| First item | Mordekaiser | You're still behind after item one due to his sustain and burn. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Only in the true late game do your crit DPS and mobility flip it to you. |
Mordekaiser hard-bullies you levels 1-2 with his Obliterate (Q) poke and Darkness Rise burn that out-damages your shield in any extended trade, so play back and farm.
The full Yasuo 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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