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

Kog'Maw vs Nocturne

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

based on 1,630 Kog'Maw vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Nocturne as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 1630 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Kog'Maw encounters Nocturne in only 5.5% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a below average job of countering Nocturne. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champions fight each other in. In Kog'Maw versus Nocturne rounds, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Kog'Maw vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

StormsurgeWit's EndSeraph's EmbraceLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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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 Nocturne as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Nocturne

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 Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Kog'Maw vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Nocturne Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.9
7.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.2
< Assists >
8
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
165
< Minions Killed >
34
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.37
9,622
< Physical Damage >
16,690
13,329
< Magic Damage >
1,317
3,207
< True Damage >
1,320
26,159
< Damage Dealt >
19,327
22,684
< Damage Taken >
37,028
12,451
< Gold Earned >
12,561
2.08
< Towers >
1.23
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
5,170
< Total Healing >
17,101
13,419
< Experience >
14,307
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
305
< Time Dealing CC >
549

How to Counter Nocturne with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Kog'Maw vs. Nocturne matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nocturne..

Kog'Maw normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Nocturne

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Nocturne?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nocturne, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter to Nocturne.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate than Nocturne, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Nocturne.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter for Nocturne. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Nocturne.

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 Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,630 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Nocturne 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw often gets much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often 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, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kog'Maw versus Nocturne build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Nocturne than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Nocturne with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Nocturne as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players 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 combinations players used for Kog'Maw vs Nocturne face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.1% win rate overall.

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