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

Kog'Maw vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
MarksmanMage
SupportAssassin

How to Beat Pyke as Kog'Maw

based on 980 Kog'Maw vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Pyke as Kog'Maw came out of an analysis of 980 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Pyke in only 3.3% of his matches.

Kog'Maw vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw does a average job of beating Pyke. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champions fight one another in. In Kog'Maw vs Pyke rounds, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Kog'Maw vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Wit's EndTerminusKraken SlayerSeraph's Embrace

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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Q
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Kog'Maw vs Pyke Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Pyke Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.3
8
< Deaths >
7.2
7.3
< Assists >
9
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
161
< Minions Killed >
39
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.33
10,010
< Physical Damage >
10,358
12,911
< Magic Damage >
71
3,120
< True Damage >
2,454
26,042
< Damage Dealt >
12,885
22,039
< Damage Taken >
22,887
12,329
< Gold Earned >
10,458
2.15
< Towers >
1.12
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,647
< Total Healing >
5,252
13,067
< Experience >
10,924
17
< Vision Score >
68
9
< Wards Placed >
31
273
< Time Dealing CC >
97

How to Counter Pyke with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some important Kog'Maw vs. Pyke counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between the two. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..

Kog'Maw typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Pyke

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Pyke?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when playing against Pyke, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter for Pyke.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower winrate than Pyke, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Pyke.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

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

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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 980 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw typically gets much more CS relative to Pyke. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kog'Maw versus Pyke build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Pyke than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Pyke with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Pyke 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Kog'Maw vs Pyke fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.

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