Yorick vs Mordekaiser — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yorick against Mordekaiser · 54.4% win rate over 2,272 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Mordekaiser owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Yorick's 1, yet the win rate favours Yorick: survive their windows and the game is yours. Yorick wins 54.4% of games vs Mordekaiser in top lane (2,272 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YorickYou win Level 1 as your Q reset all-in beats him before his shield and pull exist.
Level 2MordekaiserMorde takes Level 2 with the E-pull-into-Q combo and Indestructible shield.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 is even as you stabilize with ghouls before his kit fully swings it.
Levels 4-5MordekaiserAt 4-5 his E-Q shield trade out-sustains your ghoul chip, favouring him.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is even as you can dodge his R with the flash-E pull and reset.
First itemMordekaiserFirst item favours Morde as his shield and DoT out-heal your ghoul damage.
Two+ itemsMordekaiserLate his R isolates you from the swarm, keeping the 1v1 and fight his.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You own level 1, your Q reset all-in beats him before his shield and E pull exist, so front-load damage while you can.

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The full Yorick 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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