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How to Win Jax vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Jax in LoLJax is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Jax

based on 2,004 Jax vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Jax faced off against Kog'Maw 2004 times. Using so many matchups for Jax versus Kog'Maw provides us faith in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to defeat your opponent. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Jax has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his games.

Jax vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of countering Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.8% of games the champs battle one another in. In Jax vs Kog'Maw games, Jax’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Jax vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Frozen HeartSpear of ShojinWit's EndTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
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Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Kog'Maw

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.9
5.3
< Assists >
6.9
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
118
< Minions Killed >
164
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,252
< Physical Damage >
8,788
8,006
< Magic Damage >
12,401
668
< True Damage >
2,884
20,926
< Damage Dealt >
24,074
30,734
< Damage Taken >
21,195
12,214
< Gold Earned >
12,095
2.22
< Towers >
2.04
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,162
< Total Healing >
4,836
14,718
< Experience >
13,006
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
199
< Time Dealing CC >
299

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Jax in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some influential Jax vs. Kog'Maw matchup stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw..

Jax usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Jax or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Jax makes a good counter for Kog'Maw.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Jax also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Jax into Kog'Maw.

Additionally, Jax has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Kog'Maw matchups, Jax is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Jax is a good counter to Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Jax, we analyzed 2,004 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 Jax 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

Jax Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Jax to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Jax versus Kog'Maw build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Jax combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Kog'Maw than with most other typical builds. In fact, Jax had an average winrate of 52.8% when playing against Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Kog'Maw as Jax, Jax players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Jax vs Kog'Maw LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Jax vs Kog'Maw tips and counter stats for a a particular rank, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all matches with data with both champions.