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How to Win Gragas vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Gragas

based on 456 Gragas vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Gragas came out of an analysis of 456 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Gragas is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.7% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Gragas does a average job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Gragas versus Kog'Maw rounds, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Gragas vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Kog'Maw

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.6
5.9
< Deaths >
7.4
7.5
< Assists >
7.2
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
103
< Minions Killed >
168
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,451
< Physical Damage >
9,907
18,393
< Magic Damage >
13,730
671
< True Damage >
3,170
20,517
< Damage Dealt >
26,808
31,186
< Damage Taken >
22,940
11,503
< Gold Earned >
12,580
1.41
< Towers >
2.1
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
13,154
< Total Healing >
5,297
14,426
< Experience >
13,393
22
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
431
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some critical Gragas versus Kog'Maw matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw..

Gragas usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Gragas or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes an ok counter for Kog'Maw.

While Gragas does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Gragas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Kog'Maw.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Gragas is a decent counter to Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Gragas, we analyzed 456 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas 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 gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often racks up less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Kog'Maw build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Kog'Maw than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Kog'Maw as Gragas, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gragas vs Kog'Maw face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

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