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

Kog'Maw vs Karma

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

based on 731 Kog'Maw vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each week. In our database, Kog'Maw faced Karma in 731 matches. Including so many matchups for Kog'Maw versus Karma provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to shatter your opponent. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Karma in only 2.5% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Karma Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of beating Karma. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champs face each other in. In Kog'Maw against Karma matches, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Karma.

Best Kog'Maw vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndRunaan's Hurricane

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 Karma as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Kog'Maw vs Karma Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Karma Image
6.9
< Kills >
3.2
6.8
< Deaths >
5.5
6.7
< Assists >
12.5
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.71
170
< Minions Killed >
65
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.49
9,501
< Physical Damage >
921
12,926
< Magic Damage >
14,469
2,659
< True Damage >
767
25,087
< Damage Dealt >
16,157
22,092
< Damage Taken >
19,588
12,246
< Gold Earned >
9,475
2.22
< Towers >
1.96
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,390
< Total Healing >
3,016
13,346
< Experience >
11,828
18
< Vision Score >
52
9
< Wards Placed >
22
300
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Karma with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several important Kog'Maw against Karma matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karma’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karma. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Kog'Maw usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Karma. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Karma

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Karma?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when taking on Karma, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes a good counter to Karma.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher win rate compared to Karma, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Karma.

Furthermore, Kog'Maw also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Karma matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Karma. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Karma.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw Loses Against

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Kog'Maw Wins Against

ZeriZeri55.5% winrateRumbleRumble55.2% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Karma as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 731 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 Karma 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 Karma Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to counter Karma during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw often racks up more CS relative to Karma. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kog'Maw versus Karma build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Karma than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 51.6% battling Karma with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Karma 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Kog'Maw vs Karma face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% win rate overall.

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