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How to Win Kog'Maw vs Tristana Counter MatchupKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions

Kog'Maw vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Kog'Maw

based on 1,499 Kog'Maw vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Kog'Maw resulted from an evaluation of 1499 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Kog'Maw encounters Tristana in only 5.6% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of beating Tristana. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Kog'Maw against Tristana games, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Kog'Maw vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
DaggerHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceTitanic HydraRunaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

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
>
Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
3
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 Tristana as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Kog'Maw vs Tristana Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Tristana Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.5
6.5
< Deaths >
5.9
6.5
< Assists >
5.3
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
160
< Minions Killed >
166
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.59
8,240
< Physical Damage >
16,410
12,964
< Magic Damage >
2,585
2,491
< True Damage >
381
23,695
< Damage Dealt >
19,376
19,520
< Damage Taken >
20,821
11,820
< Gold Earned >
12,398
2.04
< Towers >
2.71
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,527
< Total Healing >
5,509
12,492
< Experience >
12,802
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
268
< Time Dealing CC >
54

How to Counter Tristana with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several influential Kog'Maw against Tristana matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tristana..

Kog'Maw typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Tristana

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Tristana?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when trying to fight Tristana, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a good counter to Tristana.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher win rate compared to Tristana, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Tristana.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Tristana matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter for Tristana. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Tristana.

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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,499 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Tristana build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Tristana than with many other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Tristana with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Tristana 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 sets that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Tristana clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.5% winrate overall.

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