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How to Win Azir vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupAzir is in the s tier of champions

Azir vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Azir in LoLAzir is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Azir

based on 488 Azir vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Azir came out of an examination of 488 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Azir is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his games.

Azir vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Azir does a good job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.5% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Azir vs Kog'Maw rounds, Azir’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Azir vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Azir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothShadowflame

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Azir's passive ability p
Azir's q ability q
Azir's w ability w
Azir's e ability e
Azir's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Azir

Tips for Playing as Azir against Kog'Maw

Be a bird!

In the lane, try to position your soldiers between the enemy's minions and the enemy champion. This way you can use them both to last hit and to project threat onto your lane opponent.

Be careful about putting down both of the soldiers stored by Arise! Unless you're going all-in, always have a soldier in your back pocket if you need to escape over a wall or if you misposition your other soldier and need damage now.

Think of Emperor's Divide as a defensive ability first and foremost. Use it when the enemy engages on you or your allies. Remember that your team can walk through the soldiers summoned by Emperor's Divide and use this to your advantage when enemy melee champions engage on you.

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.

Azir vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Azir Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.9
6
< Assists >
6.9
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
190
< Minions Killed >
170
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.46
645
< Physical Damage >
9,540
23,235
< Magic Damage >
13,364
526
< True Damage >
2,873
24,406
< Damage Dealt >
25,778
22,014
< Damage Taken >
21,817
12,468
< Gold Earned >
12,355
2.43
< Towers >
2.66
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,058
< Total Healing >
5,169
15,366
< Experience >
13,213
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
170
< Time Dealing CC >
302

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Azir in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some influential Azir vs. Kog'Maw counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Azir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Azir may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kog'Maw..

Azir often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Azir and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Azir
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Azir
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Azir or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Azir usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Azir makes a good counter for Kog'Maw.

While Azir does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Azir also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Azir into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Azir also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Azir vs Kog'Maw matchups, Azir is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Azir is a good counter to Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Azir against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Azir Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Azir, we analyzed 488 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 Azir 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Azir in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Azir on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Azir versus Kog'Maw build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Azir included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Kog'Maw than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Azir had an average winrate of 52.5% when playing against Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Kog'Maw as Azir, Azir players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Azir vs Kog'Maw fights, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.5% winrate overall.

If you need to see Azir x Kog'Maw tips and counter stats for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all matches with data with these champions.