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How to Win Kog'Maw vs Akali Counter MatchupKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions

Kog'Maw vs Akali

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

based on 876 Kog'Maw vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Akali as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 876 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Kog'Maw fights Akali in only 3.3% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Akali Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a ok job of beating Akali. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of matches the champions face each other in. In Kog'Maw vs Akali games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Akali.

Best Kog'Maw vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
DaggerHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeRunaan's HurricaneWit's End

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingTitanic HydraKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
>
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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W
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Q
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Akali as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Akali

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 Akali

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Kog'Maw vs Akali Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Akali Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.6
6.9
< Deaths >
5.6
6.8
< Assists >
5.2
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
158
< Minions Killed >
145
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.34
8,536
< Physical Damage >
1,474
12,974
< Magic Damage >
20,205
2,727
< True Damage >
847
24,238
< Damage Dealt >
22,527
20,363
< Damage Taken >
26,708
11,934
< Gold Earned >
11,284
1.95
< Towers >
1.26
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,603
< Total Healing >
3,464
12,616
< Experience >
14,033
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
259
< Time Dealing CC >
61

How to Counter Akali with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several vital Kog'Maw against Akali counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akali..

Kog'Maw normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Akali. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Akali

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Akali?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when taking on Akali, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter for Akali.

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

Additionally, Kog'Maw has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kog'Maw is a decent counter for Akali. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner44.4% winrateJannaJanna45% winrateNilahNilah45% winrateViktorViktor45.2% winrate

Kog'Maw Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante59.1% winrateEliseElise58.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.9% winrateKarthusKarthus56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Akali as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 876 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 Akali 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 Akali Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kog'Maw to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Akali. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Kog'Maw versus Akali build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Runaan's Hurricane, and Wit's End. When Kog'Maw used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Akali than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 50.2% battling Akali with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Akali as Kog'Maw, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kog'Maw vs Akali face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

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