Mordekaiser vs Warwick

Mordekaiser
vs
48.7%

over 339 games

Warwick

Skill matchup

Strong engageHigh sustainSustained DPSHeavy AP damage

Build vs Warwick

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Mordekaiser: Bramble Vest, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Liandry's Torment, Oblivion Orb, Spirit Visage.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Bramble Vest
1
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2
Riftmaker
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Thornmail
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot84%
FlashTeleport9%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Thornmail
Liandry's Torment
Oblivion Orb
Spirit Visage
Dusk and Dawn
Experimental Hexplate
Zhonya's Hourglass
Hextech Rocketbelt
Morellonomicon
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Dark Seal
Randuin's Omen
Bloodletter's Curse
Seeker's Armguard
Hextech Gunblade
Force of Nature
Nashor's Tooth
Mejai's Soulstealer
Frozen Heart
70.0% WR10 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

Warwick's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Eternal Hunger (P)

Warwick's basic attacks deal bonus magic damage. If Warwick is below 50% health, he heals the same amount. If Warwick is below 25% health, this healing triples.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s1m2015s–
67s1m2015s1m50
96s1m1015s1m50
116s1m15s1m30
166s40s13s1m10
186s40s11s1m10

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 Warwick

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay above 50% health

    Keep your health above 50%: below that, Blood Hunt (W) gives him speed toward you and attack speed, three times more below 25%.

  2. Finish him fast below 50% health

    When he drops below 50% health, finish him fast, with CC if you have any: Eternal Hunger (passive) then heals him with each auto, three times more below 25%.

  3. Don't count on a dash to escape

    If you have a dash, don't count on it to escape his held bite: Jaws of the Beast (Q) makes him follow all your movement, then leap behind you.

  4. Stay behind your tanky allies

    In teamfights, stay behind your tankiest allies: Infinite Duress (R) suppresses the first champion hit, and its range grows with his move speed.

  5. Cut his healing

    If you have Grievous Wounds, apply it to him: his autos heal him at low health, and Infinite Duress (R) heals him for all the damage it deals.

Patch 16.21.1