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How to Win Alistar vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Alistar

based on 501 Alistar vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.68
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Alistar resulted from an analysis of 501 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Alistar is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his matches.

Alistar vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a dismal job of countering Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Alistar against Kog'Maw matches, Alistar’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Alistar vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Frozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
>
Second ability for Alistar to level upw
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Last skill for Alistar to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Kog'Maw

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Advice to Win Against Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Alistar vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Kog'Maw Image
2.3
< Kills >
7.6
6.3
< Deaths >
7.1
14.6
< Assists >
7.8
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
32
< Minions Killed >
164
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,315
< Physical Damage >
10,431
6,943
< Magic Damage >
14,220
861
< True Damage >
3,294
9,120
< Damage Dealt >
27,946
27,088
< Damage Taken >
21,029
8,688
< Gold Earned >
12,315
1.69
< Towers >
2.22
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,494
< Total Healing >
4,789
10,721
< Experience >
12,821
55
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
9
297
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Alistar versus Kog'Maw matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kog'Maw. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Alistar or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually loses when playing against Kog'Maw, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes a bad counter to Kog'Maw.

While Alistar does have a lower winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Alistar into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Alistar also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Alistar is a somewhat poor counter to Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.2% winratePoppyPoppy43.7% winrateTaliyahTaliyah44.2% winrateSwainSwain44.5% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner58.7% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Alistar, we analyzed 501 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kog'Maw as Alistar comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Alistar Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Alistar in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Alistar versus Kog'Maw build include Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Kog'Maw than with most other common item sets. In fact, Alistar boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when countering Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Kog'Maw as Alistar, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Alistar vs Kog'Maw fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

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