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How to Win Kassadin vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Kassadin in LoLKassadin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Kassadin

based on 372 Kassadin vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Kassadin resulted from an examination of 372 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Kassadin encounters Kog'Maw in only 0.7% of his rounds.

Kassadin vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Kassadin has done a average job of countering Kog'Maw. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Kassadin against Kog'Maw rounds, Kassadin’s side is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Kassadin vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
E
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E
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Kog'Maw

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

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.

Kassadin vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.1
5.7
< Deaths >
6.9
5.9
< Assists >
6.9
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
171
< Minions Killed >
166
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,701
< Physical Damage >
10,980
20,213
< Magic Damage >
12,752
614
< True Damage >
2,955
22,529
< Damage Dealt >
26,688
30,169
< Damage Taken >
21,353
12,198
< Gold Earned >
12,069
1.71
< Towers >
2.23
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,247
< Total Healing >
5,037
15,700
< Experience >
12,738
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
191
< Time Dealing CC >
291

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Kassadin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some influential Kassadin versus Kog'Maw matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw..

Kassadin often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kassadin and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Kassadin or Kog'Maw?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kassadin usually fairs equally well when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes an ok counter for Kog'Maw.

While Kassadin does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kassadin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Kassadin is a decent counter to Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kassadin against Kog'Maw.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kassadin

Kassadin Loses Against

NilahNilah44.4% winrateNaafiriNaafiri45.3% winrateBraumBraum45.4% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc45.7% winrate

Kassadin Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner57.5% winrateZiggsZiggs57% winrateGragasGragas56% winrate

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Additional Information for Kassadin Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Kassadin, we analyzed 372 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 Kassadin 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

Kassadin Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kassadin versus Kog'Maw build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Kog'Maw than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 50.8% battling Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Kog'Maw as Kassadin, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Kassadin vs Kog'Maw LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.8% win rate overall.

If you need to see Kassadin versus Kog'Maw tips and builds for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every match completed with these champions.