Garen vs Mordekaiser in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: dodge his E pull — post-6 a landed E means an R all-in and you pretty much always die. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGARENThe Might of Demacia

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPMORDEKAISERthe Iron Revenant

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his E

Never get hit by his E pull — pre-6 it's a losing extended trade, and post-6 he follows with R and you pretty much always die, especially into Ignite.

One-shot without W

Poke his W cd out (the white bar under his health) — catch him low or without W and all-in for a one-shot, and it must be a one-shot.

Wiggle his Q/E range

Wiggle in and out of his max Q/E range to bait the abilities, then run at him with Q when he misses and leave after 1-2 spins.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never get hit by his E after level 6 — he just presses R and all-ins you and you pretty much always die, especially if he has Ignite.

Runes

PRECISION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		Q							Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
	E			E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXE→Q→W

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