Yasuo vs Mordekaiser — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yasuo against Mordekaiser · 52.15% win rate over 1,327 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Mordekaiser owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Yasuo's 1, yet the win rate favours Yasuo: survive their windows and the game is yours. Yasuo wins 52.15% of games vs Mordekaiser in top lane (1,327 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1MordekaiserMordekaiser's Obliterate poke and Darkness Rise burn bully your level 1.
Level 2MordekaiserAt level 2 his Q and burn out-damage your shield in trades.
Level 3MordekaiserBy level 3 his sustain from Indestructible grinds you out of lane.
Levels 4-5MordekaiserAt 4-5 he keeps winning every extended trade with his burn.
Level 6MordekaiserHis Realm of Death (R) isolates you for a guaranteed stat-steal 1v1.
First itemMordekaiserYou're still behind after item one due to his sustain and burn.
Two+ itemsYasuoOnly in the true late game do your crit DPS and mobility flip it to you.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

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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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