Who wins: Advantage — enemy
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dGaren winsMordekaiser wins
- From the enemy's side — Mordekaiser's page lists Garen as a comfortable matchup.
- Stronger start — Garen's level-1 stats beat Mordekaiser's — press from wave one.
How to play it
- Freeze at your tower
When behind against Mordekaiser: hold the wave near your tower and farm safely.
- Cut the healing
Mordekaiser sustains — Chempunk Chainsword on your first back.
- Magic resistance
Mordekaiser deals magic damage — a matching defensive item as your 2nd or 3rd item.
When you are in danger
- Full HP or back off
Mordekaiser's burst kills from half HP. No trades under 60%, and buy Death's Dance early.
- Respect the spike
Mordekaiser gets far more dangerous with the ultimate — dial back after level 5.
Items that answer Mordekaiser
Grouped by why they work — hover or tap an item for its stats
How to beat Mordekaiser
- Don't get caught alone — R (Realm of Death) yanks you 1v1 for 7s
- Sidestep his E (Death's Grasp) pull
- Buy Mercury's Treads vs his CC chain
- Focus him first in fights — he tanks up fast with passive stacks
How to play as Garen
- Q (Decisive Strike) cleanses slows + grants MS — use to engage or escape
- Lean on Perseverance — back off 8 seconds and you heal massive HP
- Time E (Judgment) on tanks after Black Cleaver shreds their armor
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Garen · ■ MordekaiserLevel 1
- Health660 / 660
- Attack damage64 / 54
- Armor52 / 46
- Magic resistance38 / 40
- Attack speed0.80 / 0.73
- Movement speed350 / 340
Level 5
- Health1172 / 1140
- Attack damage86 / 68
- Armor75 / 62
- Magic resistance48 / 48
- Attack speed0.87 / 0.77
- Movement speed350 / 340
Level 15
- Health2452 / 2340
- Attack damage141 / 103
- Armor133 / 102
- Magic resistance74 / 68
- Attack speed1.05 / 0.85
- Movement speed350 / 340
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.