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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Taliyah Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions
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MageSupport

How to Beat Taliyah as Mordekaiser

based on 2,650 Mordekaiser vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Mordekaiser came out of an examination of 2650 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Mordekaiser is forced to battle against Taliyah in only 1.0% of his games.

Mordekaiser vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a good job of countering Taliyah. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.1% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Mordekaiser against Taliyah games, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Mordekaiser vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassNashor's ToothRylai's Crystal ScepterJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Mordekaiser to level upq
>
Second ability for Mordekaiser to level upe
>
Last skill for Mordekaiser to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Taliyah

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

Advice to Win Against Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Mordekaiser vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Taliyah Image
7
< Kills >
6.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.6
4.5
< Assists >
8.5
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
159
< Minions Killed >
120
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.55
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,603
< Physical Damage >
752
19,791
< Magic Damage >
21,281
567
< True Damage >
1,086
22,961
< Damage Dealt >
23,120
31,599
< Damage Taken >
21,254
11,780
< Gold Earned >
12,106
2.02
< Towers >
1.61
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
9,380
< Total Healing >
4,332
15,163
< Experience >
14,209
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
9
230
< Time Dealing CC >
553

How to Counter Taliyah with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several strategic Mordekaiser versus Taliyah matchup statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Taliyah..

Mordekaiser typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Taliyah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Taliyah

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Taliyah?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when playing against Taliyah, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Mordekaiser makes a great counter to Taliyah.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher winrate compared to Taliyah, when facing one another, Mordekaiser also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Mordekaiser into Taliyah.

Additionally, Mordekaiser also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Taliyah matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Mordekaiser is a great counter for Taliyah. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Mordekaiser against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 2,650 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Taliyah as Mordekaiser comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser to counter Taliyah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Taliyah. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Mordekaiser versus Taliyah build include Spirit Visage, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Mordekaiser included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Taliyah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when playing against Taliyah with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Taliyah as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Mordekaiser vs Taliyah counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.1% win rate overall.

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