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

Kog'Maw vs Nilah

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

based on 467 Kog'Maw vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our data, Kog'Maw engaged Nilah 467 times. Using so many matchups for Kog'Maw versus Nilah gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to annihilate your opponent. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Kog'Maw encounters Nilah in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a poor job of countering Nilah. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Kog'Maw against Nilah rounds, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Kog'Maw vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

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
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Nilah

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.

Kog'Maw vs Nilah Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Nilah Image
7.3
< Kills >
8.8
7.2
< Deaths >
7
7.3
< Assists >
6.4
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
167
< Minions Killed >
170
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.61
9,774
< Physical Damage >
20,013
12,866
< Magic Damage >
187
3,303
< True Damage >
409
25,944
< Damage Dealt >
20,609
21,249
< Damage Taken >
26,066
12,253
< Gold Earned >
13,176
2.1
< Towers >
2.6
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,877
< Total Healing >
9,727
13,100
< Experience >
13,717
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
298
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Nilah with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some influential Kog'Maw vs. Nilah counter stats that can help you interpret the differences between these two champs. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Kog'Maw normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nilah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Nilah

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kog'Maw into Nilah.

Moreover, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a trash counter for Nilah. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Nilah.

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

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

For this guide on countering Nilah as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 467 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 Nilah 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 Nilah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kog'Maw in order to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Nilah. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Nilah build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Nilah than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 47.1% battling Nilah with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Nilah 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 that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Nilah battles, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

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