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Dr. Mundo vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Dr. Mundo in LoLDr. Mundo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Dr. Mundo

based on 673 Dr. Mundo vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Dr. Mundo came out of an analysis of 673 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Dr. Mundo has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.9% of his games.

Dr. Mundo vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Dr. Mundo has done a poor job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Dr. Mundo vs Kog'Maw rounds, Dr. Mundo’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Dr. Mundo vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Dr. Mundo Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Spirit VisageHollow RadianceUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Dr. Mundo to level upq
>
Second ability for Dr. Mundo to level upe
>
Last skill for Dr. Mundo to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Dr. Mundo's passive ability p
Dr. Mundo's q ability q
Dr. Mundo's w ability w
Dr. Mundo's e ability e
Dr. Mundo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Dr. Mundo

Tips for Playing as Dr. Mundo against Kog'Maw

Cleavers are a powerful tool for killing neutral monsters. Instead of returning to base, farm neutral monsters until your ultimate can heal you.

A well-timed Sadism can bait enemy champions into attacking you even when they lack the damage to finish you.

Spirit Visage will increase the healing done by your ultimate and lower cooldowns on all of your abilities.

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.

Dr. Mundo vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Dr. Mundo Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Kog'Maw Image
4.6
< Kills >
7.5
5.4
< Deaths >
6.9
6.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
164
< Minions Killed >
163
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.45
8,813
< Physical Damage >
11,923
14,059
< Magic Damage >
15,536
528
< True Damage >
2,957
23,400
< Damage Dealt >
30,417
49,324
< Damage Taken >
21,947
11,593
< Gold Earned >
12,251
2.55
< Towers >
2.12
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,456
< Total Healing >
5,393
15,072
< Experience >
13,156
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
258
< Time Dealing CC >
307

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Dr. Mundo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some strategic Dr. Mundo versus Kog'Maw counter stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Dr. Mundo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Dr. Mundo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kog'Maw..

Dr. Mundo usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Dr. Mundo and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Dr. Mundo
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Dr. Mundo
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Dr. Mundo or Kog'Maw?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Dr. Mundo usually loses when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Dr. Mundo makes a poor counter for Kog'Maw.

While Dr. Mundo does have a lower win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Dr. Mundo also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Dr. Mundo into Kog'Maw.

Moreover, Dr. Mundo also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Dr. Mundo is a somewhat poor counter for Kog'Maw. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Dr. Mundo against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Dr. Mundo Players

How We Calculated Our Dr. Mundo vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Dr. Mundo, we analyzed 673 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 Dr. Mundo 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 learn all of the intricacies of Dr. Mundo in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Dr. Mundo usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Dr. Mundo versus Kog'Maw build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Dr. Mundo combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Kog'Maw than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Dr. Mundo had an average win rate of 48.4% battling Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Kog'Maw as Dr. Mundo, Dr. Mundo players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Dr. Mundo vs Kog'Maw fights, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Dr. Mundo x Kog'Maw tips and builds for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all matches completed with both champs.