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How to Win Kog'Maw vs Ahri Counter MatchupKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions

Kog'Maw vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Kog'Maw

based on 867 Kog'Maw vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our dataset, Kog'Maw faced off against Ahri in 867 games. Having so many matchups for Kog'Maw vs Ahri gives us confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to destroy your enemy. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Kog'Maw encounters Ahri in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a ok job of beating Ahri. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Kog'Maw versus Ahri matches, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Kog'Maw vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
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Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
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Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Ahri

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Kog'Maw vs Ahri Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Ahri Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.4
7
< Deaths >
5.5
6.5
< Assists >
7.6
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
164
< Minions Killed >
165
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
9,447
< Physical Damage >
1,444
12,401
< Magic Damage >
14,961
2,923
< True Damage >
5,191
24,772
< Damage Dealt >
21,597
21,540
< Damage Taken >
20,795
12,146
< Gold Earned >
11,360
2.15
< Towers >
1.9
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,249
< Total Healing >
5,229
13,073
< Experience >
14,485
18
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
298
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Ahri with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several influential Kog'Maw against Ahri matchup stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ahri..

Kog'Maw often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Ahri

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Ahri?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ahri, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter for Ahri.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate than Ahri, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Ahri.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter for Ahri. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw Loses Against

Bel'VethBel'Veth41.3% winrateMilioMilio42.6% winrateSkarnerSkarner42.9% winrateAniviaAnivia44.5% winrate

Kog'Maw Wins Against

ZeriZeri55.5% winrateRumbleRumble55.2% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Ahri as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 867 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 Ahri as Kog'Maw 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

Kog'Maw Build Ahri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to counter Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ahri. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kog'Maw versus Ahri build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Ahri than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 49.9% battling Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of beating Ahri as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Kog'Maw vs Ahri battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Kog'Maw are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.