Kog'Maw vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Kog'Maw
based on 1,361 Kog'Maw vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kog'Maw vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Kog'Maw vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Kog'Maw
Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Kayn
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 Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Kog'Maw vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Kog'Maw in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Kog'Maw versus Kayn matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kayn..
Kog'Maw often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kog'Maw and Kayn
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Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Kayn?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayn, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter for Kayn.
While Kog'Maw does have a lower winrate compared to Kayn, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Kayn.
Moreover, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter to Kayn. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kog'Maw to counter Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kog'Maw most often gets much more CS compared to Kayn. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Kog'Maw versus Kayn build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Kayn than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Kayn with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Kayn as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Kog'Maw vs Kayn fights, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.
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