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How to Win Diana vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupDiana is in the a tier of champions

Diana vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Diana in LoLDiana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Diana

based on 1,251 Diana vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our data, Diana engaged Kog'Maw in 1251 games. Using so many games with Diana vs Kog'Maw provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a solid build to defeat your enemy. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Diana is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her rounds.

Diana vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Diana does a decent job of countering Kog'Maw. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Diana versus Kog'Maw games, Diana’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Diana vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Nashor's ToothLich BaneStormsurgeHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Kog'Maw

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

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.

Diana vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Kog'Maw Image
8.1
< Kills >
7.5
6.8
< Deaths >
7.2
6.8
< Assists >
7
1.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
96
< Minions Killed >
166
0.95
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,120
< Physical Damage >
9,528
19,394
< Magic Damage >
12,471
1,019
< True Damage >
2,963
22,534
< Damage Dealt >
24,963
25,835
< Damage Taken >
21,951
12,706
< Gold Earned >
12,305
1.67
< Towers >
2.1
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,617
< Total Healing >
5,267
14,744
< Experience >
13,207
21
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
137
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Diana in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several important Diana vs. Kog'Maw counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, showing that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw..

Diana normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Diana and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Diana or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Diana usually wins when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Diana makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Diana does have a higher win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Diana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Diana into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Diana also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Diana vs Kog'Maw matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Diana is a decent counter to 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 do very well as Diana against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Diana Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Diana, we analyzed 1,251 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 Diana 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 Diana to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana typically picks up less CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Diana versus Kog'Maw build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Diana included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Kog'Maw than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Diana had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Kog'Maw as Diana, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Diana vs Kog'Maw counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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