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

Kog'Maw vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Kog'Maw

based on 658 Kog'Maw vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Aphelios as Kog'Maw resulted from an evaluation of 658 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Aphelios in only 2.2% of his matches.

Kog'Maw vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of countering Aphelios. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Kog'Maw versus Aphelios rounds, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Kog'Maw vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Wit's EndTerminus

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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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Aphelios

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 Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Kog'Maw vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Aphelios Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
7.4
< Assists >
6.2
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
170
< Minions Killed >
181
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.52
10,280
< Physical Damage >
22,132
13,515
< Magic Damage >
1,394
2,979
< True Damage >
507
26,775
< Damage Dealt >
24,033
22,375
< Damage Taken >
20,349
12,591
< Gold Earned >
12,560
2.32
< Towers >
2.46
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,497
< Total Healing >
5,855
13,406
< Experience >
13,202
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
297
< Time Dealing CC >
140

How to Counter Aphelios with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some influential Kog'Maw versus Aphelios counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aphelios..

Kog'Maw often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Aphelios

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Aphelios?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when facing off against Aphelios, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher win rate than Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Aphelios.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Aphelios 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 allies during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Aphelios. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Aphelios.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 658 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 Aphelios 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 Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kog'Maw versus Aphelios build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Aphelios than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 51.4% battling Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Aphelios as Kog'Maw, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Kog'Maw vs Aphelios fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.4% winrate overall.

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