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

Kog'Maw vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lissandra as Kog'Maw

based on 358 Kog'Maw vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Lissandra as Kog'Maw came out of an analysis of 358 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Lissandra in only 1.2% of his matches.

Kog'Maw vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a good job of countering Lissandra. On average, he wins a terrific 53.6% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Kog'Maw vs Lissandra matches, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Kog'Maw vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan'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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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Lissandra as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Kog'Maw vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Lissandra Image
7.9
< Kills >
5.4
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
7.5
< Assists >
9.1
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
171
< Minions Killed >
169
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.41
10,726
< Physical Damage >
1,124
13,892
< Magic Damage >
18,622
3,031
< True Damage >
1,036
27,649
< Damage Dealt >
20,783
22,936
< Damage Taken >
23,898
12,751
< Gold Earned >
11,342
2.15
< Towers >
1.78
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,731
< Total Healing >
3,771
13,477
< Experience >
14,448
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
297
< Time Dealing CC >
514

How to Counter Lissandra with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Kog'Maw vs. Lissandra matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lissandra..

Kog'Maw usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Lissandra. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Lissandra

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Lissandra?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when facing off against Lissandra, with a 53.6% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a great counter to Lissandra.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate compared to Lissandra, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kog'Maw into Lissandra.

Furthermore, Kog'Maw also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Kog'Maw is a great counter for Lissandra. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Lissandra.

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 Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 358 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Lissandra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lissandra. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kog'Maw versus Lissandra build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Lissandra than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 53.6% when countering Lissandra with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Lissandra 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. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Lissandra matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.6% win rate overall.

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