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

Kog'Maw vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
MarksmanMage
TankSupport

How to Beat Alistar as Kog'Maw

based on 501 Kog'Maw vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Kog'Maw engaged Alistar 501 times. Having so many games with Kog'Maw versus Alistar gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable data and a supported build to counter Alistar. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw encounters Alistar in only 1.7% of his matches.

Kog'Maw vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of countering Alistar. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Kog'Maw versus Alistar matches, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Alistar.

Best Kog'Maw vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndGuinsoo's Rageblade

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 Alistar as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Alistar

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 Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Kog'Maw vs Alistar Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Alistar Image
7.6
< Kills >
2.3
7.1
< Deaths >
6.3
7.8
< Assists >
14.6
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
164
< Minions Killed >
32
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.44
10,431
< Physical Damage >
1,315
14,220
< Magic Damage >
6,943
3,294
< True Damage >
861
27,946
< Damage Dealt >
9,120
21,029
< Damage Taken >
27,088
12,315
< Gold Earned >
8,688
2.22
< Towers >
1.69
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,789
< Total Healing >
9,494
12,821
< Experience >
10,721
19
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
24
295
< Time Dealing CC >
297

How to Counter Alistar with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Kog'Maw against Alistar counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Alistar. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Kog'Maw normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Alistar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Alistar

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Alistar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when playing against Alistar, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a good counter for Alistar.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Alistar.

Moreover, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Alistar matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Alistar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Alistar.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Alistar as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 501 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 Alistar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kog'Maw to counter Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw typically racks up much more CS relative to Alistar. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kog'Maw versus Alistar build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Alistar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when playing against Alistar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Alistar as Kog'Maw, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Alistar battles, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Alistar as Kog'Maw are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.