Graves vs Mordekaiser in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: without Maw and BT he just statchecks you — don't fight it. 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 · TOPGRAVESthe Outlaw

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPMORDEKAISERthe Iron Revenant

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How to play it

✓ DO

Don't get isolated

His R pulls you into a 1v1 where he runs you down and statchecks you — don't take it without Maw and BT.

Kill early or never

There is some chance to kill him early game — better than Irelia, Jax or Malphite, who give you none.

Need full build

Until you have Maw and BT, don't duel him — just farm and survive the run-down.

✕ DON'T

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Never run him down without Maw and BT — he just statchecks you back.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATIONuniversal 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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Graves flexes lethality and crit every game, but the constant is Bloodthirster first for the lifesteal and shield that keep him healthy in lane, then Youmuu's Ghostblade to snowball. Rush an early Cloth Armor or Hexdrinker into heavy AD/AP bursts, and grab Boots of Swiftness when you need to stick to a target.

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

MAXQ→E→W

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

Winning lane is only half the game — rotations, wave control and objective tempo decide the rest. Train the map on MOBA Trainer.

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