Mordekaiser vs Tryndamere

Mordekaiser
vs
51.6%

over 564 games

Tryndamere

Skill matchup

Split pushHeavy AD damageSustained DPSHigh burst

Build vs Tryndamere

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Mordekaiser: Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps, Randuin's Omen, Bramble Vest, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
1
Riftmaker
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Randuin's Omen
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot63%
ExhaustFlash25%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Randuin's Omen
Bramble Vest
Liandry's Torment
Zhonya's Hourglass
Spirit Visage
Dusk and Dawn
Experimental Hexplate
Hextech Rocketbelt
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Dark Seal
Seeker's Armguard
Oblivion Orb
Frozen Heart
Mejai's Soulstealer
Kaenic Rookern
Hextech Gunblade
Bloodletter's Curse
Morellonomicon
Cosmic Drive
Force of Nature
Death's Dance
Rabadon's Deathcap
73.1% WR26 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Tryndamere's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Battle Fury (P)

Tryndamere gains Fury for each attack, critical strike, and killing blow he makes. Fury passively increases his Critical Strike Chance and can be consumed with his Bloodlust spell.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
312s14s12s–
612s14s12s2m
912s14s12s2m
1112s14s12s1m40
1612s14s10s1m20
1812s14s8s1m20

Playing as Mordekaiser

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Hit a lone enemy with your Q

    Aim Obliterate (Q) at a lone enemy: if only one enemy is hit, the damage increases.

  2. Activate your passive, then stay close

    Hit champions or monsters three times, then stay close: Darkness Rise (passive) then surrounds you with a damage aura and gives you move speed.

  3. Pull them into your Q

    Pull your targets into the Obliterate (Q) zone with Death's Grasp (E): each spell that hits also counts toward Darkness Rise (passive).

  4. Tank with Indestructible

    Cast Indestructible (W) when you're taking damage: it turns stored damage into a shield, and a recast converts part of it into health.

  5. Isolate the carry in your R

    Cast Realm of Death (R) on their carry, or their jungler near an objective: you isolate them with you, steal part of their stats, and keep them if you kill them.

Playing against Tryndamere

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Don't trade when his Fury is high

    Avoid taking a trade when his Fury is high: with Battle Fury (passive), it raises his critical strike chance, and Bloodlust (Q) turns it into healing.

  2. Harass him while he farms

    Hit him when he walks up to minions to farm: each last hit gives him Fury, which Bloodlust (Q) then turns into healing.

  3. Don't turn your back on him

    Against Mocking Shout (W), back off sideways rather than turning your back on him: the spell only slows enemies who are facing away from him.

  4. Respect his level 6

    Once he hits level 6, plan for what comes after Undying Rage (R): he can't die during the effect, so back off or hold any CC you have, and finish him when it ends.

Patch 16.21.1