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Kog'Maw

MarksmanMage
Kog'Maw is a marksmanRolemarksman
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeLate-Game
Icathian Surprise abilityp
Caustic Spittle abilityq
Bio-Arcane Barrage abilityw
Void Ooze abilitye
Living Artillery abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Kog'Maw Build

based on 25,894 matches
Win Rate
50.9 %
Pick Rate
2.4 %
Ban Rate
1.1 %

How We Come Up with Our Kog'Maw Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Kog'Maw build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Kog'Maw builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Kog'Maw core items and runes for any situation.

Kog'Maw Build Summary

Kog'Maw is a a decent bottom lane champion in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Precision Resolve. Incorporating the specific runes shown below into your Kog'Maw build will provide you the additional bonuses to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. Kog'Maw players should focus on building up his w ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Kog'Maw

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeGuardian AngelWit's EndSorcerer's Shoes

Optional Items

Phantom DancerTitanic HydraRylai's Crystal ScepterSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
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Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
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Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineCut Down
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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Kog'Maw Matchups Overview

Kog'Maw is Weak Against

NilahNilah44.8% winrateZiggsZiggs45.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.6% winrateAsheAshe49.8% winrate

Kog'Maw is Strong Against

LucianLucian54.9% winrateDravenDraven54.8% winrateTristanaTristana53.4% winrateKarthusKarthus52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Shyvanajungle+ 55.6% 892 GamesKennentop+ 57.9% 159 GamesKassadinmiddle+ 58.2% 232 GamesShacosupport+ 59.6% 228 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Kog'Maw Players

Tips and Tricks

Kog'Maw excels at being in the back of the team during engagements. His abilities have long range so can be used from afar.

Stay close to your support and prioritize farming items early game. Don't trade with enemy champions until later in the game, when you'll be more powerful with more of youur Kogmaw build completed.

Use Void Ooze to slow down your enemies, this will make it easier to land your ultimate, Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw FAQs

Q: Is Kog'Maw best in the early game or the late game?

A: Kog'Maw's abilities scale with both level and attack speed. He is absolutely terrifying in the late game.

Additional Kog'Maw Build Insights

LoL Kog'Maw players may find him to be a confusing champion to build out properly. You'll find that his build varies when he is fighting either diversified or specialized team compositions, indicating you should not take the same Kog'Maw build every round of League of Legends

The most important items to use in your champion's build include: Guinsoo's Rageblade, Guardian Angel, and Wit's End. Those who added these items in their gear had a significantly better winrate than those who worked towards other item builds for Kog'Maw. Likewise, if you are playing a well-mixed enemy team composition, you should really consider grabbing Kog'Maw the Precision, and Resolve runes. In recent games, he won the greatest number of his games when using these runes.

We set our Kog'Maw build recommendations by examining 25,894 recently ranked League of Legends rounds with him selected. We only propose the top winrate Kog'Maw builds that have been used by ranked gamers enough times for us to suggest them. With so many games in our data, we are quite confident in our recommended builds.