Kog'Maw vs Kai'Sa
How to Beat Kai'Sa as Kog'Maw
based on 1,258 Kog'Maw vs Kai'Sa matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kog'Maw vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary
Best Kog'Maw vs Kai'Sa Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Kog'Maw
Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Kai'Sa
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 Kai'Sa
Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.
Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.
Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.
Kog'Maw vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats
How to Counter Kai'Sa with Kog'Maw in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several important Kog'Maw versus Kai'Sa matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..
Kog'Maw often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kog'Maw and Kai'Sa
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Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Kai'Sa?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.
While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Kai'Sa.
Additionally, Kog'Maw also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Kai'Sa matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Kog'Maw is a decent counter for Kai'Sa. 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 Kai'Sa.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kog'Maw in order to counter Kai'Sa 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kog'Maw on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Kai'Sa build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 51.1% battling Kai'Sa with this counter build.
To have the best chance of defeating Kai'Sa as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Kog'Maw vs Kai'Sa clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.
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