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

Kog'Maw vs Ezreal

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

based on 1,659 Kog'Maw vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Kog'Maw fought Ezreal 1659 times. Including so many matchups for Kog'Maw vs Ezreal provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a supported build to annihilate your enemy. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Ezreal in only 5.6% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of beating Ezreal. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champions fight one another in. In Kog'Maw against Ezreal games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Ezreal.

Best Kog'Maw vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndLuden's CompanionKraken SlayerShadowflame

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Ezreal as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Kog'Maw vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Ezreal Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.2
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
7
< Assists >
7.1
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
169
< Minions Killed >
174
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.52
9,829
< Physical Damage >
16,599
13,627
< Magic Damage >
7,492
2,787
< True Damage >
641
26,245
< Damage Dealt >
24,733
22,797
< Damage Taken >
21,678
12,382
< Gold Earned >
12,243
2.15
< Towers >
2.31
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,648
< Total Healing >
5,986
13,369
< Experience >
13,176
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
299
< Time Dealing CC >
82

How to Counter Ezreal with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Kog'Maw against Ezreal counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between these two champions. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ezreal..

Kog'Maw usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ezreal. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Ezreal

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Ezreal?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when taking on Ezreal, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a good counter to Ezreal.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate than Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Ezreal.

Additionally, Kog'Maw also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ezreal. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Ezreal matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter for Ezreal. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Ezreal.

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,659 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Ezreal. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kog'Maw versus Ezreal build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Ezreal than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 51.4% battling Ezreal with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Ezreal 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. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Ezreal counters, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ezreal as Kog'Maw are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.