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Mordekaiser vs Varus

MordekaiserYOU · TOP
VarusENEMY · TOP
VS
Avoid: ban or dodgePre-6 UnplayablePost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

Cleanse his R
His R is the lockdown that ends you: don't all-in until you've bought Quicksilver Sash to cleanse it.
QSS then all-in
Once your Quicksilver Sash is up, cleanse his R and go for the all-in with your ultimate.
Just survive early
This is one of the hardest matchups to survive early: don't die, reach 1300 gold, and rush Quicksilver Sash.
Never all-in before you've bought Quicksilver Sash: without it you can't cleanse his R and you just die.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
RESOLVERESOLVE
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 56% WR - 1.2k games
Skill order
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Mordekaiser · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Mordekaiser vs Varus in Top lane is a lane to avoid on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: don't commit until you have Quicksilver Sash to cleanse his R, without it his root just kills you.

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