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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 318 Kog'Maw vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Kog'Maw came out of an examination of 318 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw encounters Nilah in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a awful job of countering Nilah. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.0% of the time the champions face each other in. In Kog'Maw versus Nilah rounds, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will 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 RagebladeRunaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Wit's End

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
>
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 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
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Nilah Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
6.8
< Assists >
6.3
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
156
< Minions Killed >
163
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.53
7,967
< Physical Damage >
16,996
12,827
< Magic Damage >
149
2,674
< True Damage >
312
23,469
< Damage Dealt >
17,459
19,008
< Damage Taken >
23,012
11,536
< Gold Earned >
12,086
1.92
< Towers >
2.32
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,134
< Total Healing >
7,902
12,371
< Experience >
12,850
16
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
276
< Time Dealing CC >
79

How to Counter Nilah with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some influential Kog'Maw against Nilah matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Kog'Maw usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Nilah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

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 champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 45.0% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a bad counter to Nilah.

While Kog'Maw does have a much lower win rate compared to Nilah, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kog'Maw into Nilah.

Additionally, Kog'Maw has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kog'Maw is a terribly counter to Nilah. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner44.4% winrateJannaJanna45% winrateNilahNilah45% winrateViktorViktor45.2% winrate

Kog'Maw Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante59.1% winrateEliseElise58.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.9% winrateKarthusKarthus56.5% 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 318 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Nilah during both the laning 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow 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 as Nilah. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, 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 Nilah build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Runaan's Hurricane, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Nilah than with most other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 45.0% when countering Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Nilah 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. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Kog'Maw vs Nilah matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.0% win rate overall.

If you need to view Kog'Maw versus Nilah tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every game played with both champs.