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

Kog'Maw vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Kog'Maw

based on 372 Kog'Maw vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Kassadin as Kog'Maw resulted from an examination of 372 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw encounters Kassadin in only 1.3% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a dismal job of countering Kassadin. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Kog'Maw versus Kassadin matches, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Kassadin.

Best Kog'Maw vs Kassadin 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 HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Terminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
>
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
2
Q
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Kog'Maw vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Kassadin Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.8
6.9
< Deaths >
5.7
6.9
< Assists >
5.9
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
166
< Minions Killed >
171
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
10,980
< Physical Damage >
1,701
12,752
< Magic Damage >
20,213
2,955
< True Damage >
614
26,688
< Damage Dealt >
22,529
21,353
< Damage Taken >
30,169
12,069
< Gold Earned >
12,198
2.23
< Towers >
1.71
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,037
< Total Healing >
6,247
12,738
< Experience >
15,700
19
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
291
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Kassadin with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats provided here show several important Kog'Maw against Kassadin counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between the two. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kassadin..

Kog'Maw usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Kassadin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Kassadin

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Kassadin?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kassadin, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter for Kassadin.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate compared to Kassadin, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Kassadin.

Additionally, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kassadin. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter to Kassadin. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Kassadin.

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

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 372 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 Kassadin 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 Kassadin Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Kog'Maw on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Kassadin. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Kassadin build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Kassadin than with many other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Kassadin with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Kassadin 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. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kog'Maw vs Kassadin face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.

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