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Caitlyn vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Caitlyn

based on 2,922 Caitlyn vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our dataset, Caitlyn faced off against Kog'Maw 2922 times. Having so many matchups for Caitlyn versus Kog'Maw gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful data and a supported build to annihilate your opposition. This matchup is fairly rare. Caitlyn fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her rounds.

Caitlyn vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Caitlyn does a decent job of beating Kog'Maw. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champions face each other in. In Caitlyn versus Kog'Maw games, Caitlyn’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Caitlyn vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

Axiom ArcOpportunityHubrisBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Kog'Maw

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

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.

Caitlyn vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.2
< Kills >
7
6
< Deaths >
6.7
7
< Assists >
6.9
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
177
< Minions Killed >
163
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.45
20,601
< Physical Damage >
9,190
1,539
< Magic Damage >
13,101
600
< True Damage >
2,666
22,741
< Damage Dealt >
24,958
20,421
< Damage Taken >
22,157
12,509
< Gold Earned >
12,149
2.65
< Towers >
2.06
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,875
< Total Healing >
5,304
13,098
< Experience >
13,242
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
92
< Time Dealing CC >
308

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Caitlyn in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several valuable Caitlyn vs. Kog'Maw matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Caitlyn typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Caitlyn and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes a good counter for Kog'Maw.

While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Caitlyn also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Kog'Maw.

Moreover, Caitlyn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Kog'Maw matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Caitlyn is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Caitlyn, we analyzed 2,922 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 Caitlyn 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn usually gets a similar amount of CS as Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Caitlyn versus Kog'Maw build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Caitlyn combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Kog'Maw than with most other typical builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 51.1% battling Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Kog'Maw as Caitlyn, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Caitlyn vs Kog'Maw LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.1% winrate overall.

If you want to view Caitlyn x Kog'Maw tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every game run with both champions.