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

Kog'Maw vs Qiyana

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

based on 355 Kog'Maw vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Qiyana as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 355 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw encounters Qiyana in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a dismal job of beating Qiyana. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Kog'Maw versus Qiyana games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Kog'Maw vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

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

Optional Items

Terminus

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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Q
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Qiyana

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 Qiyana Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Qiyana Image
7.4
< Kills >
8.5
7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.8
< Assists >
5.9
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
165
< Minions Killed >
144
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.36
9,428
< Physical Damage >
19,897
12,784
< Magic Damage >
1,824
2,808
< True Damage >
939
25,021
< Damage Dealt >
22,661
21,851
< Damage Taken >
24,829
12,141
< Gold Earned >
12,221
2.05
< Towers >
1.53
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,942
< Total Healing >
3,808
13,058
< Experience >
14,076
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
7
292
< Time Dealing CC >
105

How to Counter Qiyana with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several vital Kog'Maw vs. Qiyana matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Qiyana..

Kog'Maw normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Qiyana

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Qiyana?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually fairs equally well when playing against Qiyana, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes an ok counter for Qiyana.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower winrate than Qiyana, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Qiyana.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Qiyana matchups, Qiyana is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter for Qiyana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Qiyana.

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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 355 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kog'Maw to counter Qiyana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Qiyana. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling 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 a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Qiyana build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Qiyana than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 49.0% when playing against Qiyana with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Qiyana 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 sets that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Qiyana battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Qiyana as Kog'Maw are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.