How to win lane as Yasuo against Mordekaiser · 48.46% win rate (1,327 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Build MR — his R isolates you, you can’t out-stat him.
Track: Mordekaiser's R — Realm of Death (140–100s cooldown). His 1v1 realm. Avoid fighting low.
Read from Yasuo's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Mordekaiser.
This is Yasuo's own plan; across 1,327 pooled games the lane is leaning Mordekaiser.
| 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 it is a skill fight: short trades yours, long ones his. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | His Realm of Death (R) isolates you for a guaranteed stat-steal 1v1. |
| First item | Mordekaiser | Blade of the Ruined King plus anti-heal flips the trade math. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Only in the true late game do your crit DPS and mobility flip it to you. |
Mordekaiser bullies levels 1-2 with Obliterate (Q) — a ground cone, so Wind Wall never blocks it — and Darkness Rise burn that beats your shield in long trades.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yasuo's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Mordekaiser, slightly — Yasuo wins 48.46% of 1,327 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Mordekaiser has a small statistical edge (51.54% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Mordekaiser has the slight edge (Yasuo wins 48.46%), though it stays close.
Yasuo takes Lethal Tempo 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 (duel spike) first, then Infinity Edge, with Mercury's Treads.
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