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

Kog'Maw vs Urgot

How to Beat Urgot as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Urgot as Kog'Maw

based on 595 Kog'Maw vs Urgot matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Urgot as Kog'Maw came out of an examination of 595 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Urgot in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Urgot Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a poor job of countering Urgot. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Kog'Maw against Urgot matches, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Urgot.

Best Kog'Maw vs Urgot Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

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
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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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Guide to Countering Urgot as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Urgot

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 Urgot

If you are struck by Fear Beyond Death, do your best to avoid falling below the execution threshold (25% of your Maximum Health) until the effect times out.

Urgot relies heavily on blasting opponents with his legs, which have their own cooldowns and only detonate when he attacks in the direction they are facing. Avoid getting hit by multiple.

Urgot can deal and absorb tremendous amounts of damage with Purge, but slows himself while firing.

Kog'Maw vs Urgot Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Urgot Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.6
6.6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.6
< Assists >
4.9
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
165
< Minions Killed >
177
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.6
9,763
< Physical Damage >
19,198
13,424
< Magic Damage >
150
2,850
< True Damage >
1,741
26,039
< Damage Dealt >
21,089
21,301
< Damage Taken >
28,630
12,264
< Gold Earned >
12,309
2.09
< Towers >
2.63
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,216
< Total Healing >
5,273
13,089
< Experience >
15,209
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
8
296
< Time Dealing CC >
242

How to Counter Urgot with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several vital Kog'Maw vs. Urgot counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Urgot’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Urgot..

Kog'Maw often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Urgot. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Urgot

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Urgot
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Urgot

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Urgot?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when facing off against Urgot, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a poor counter for Urgot.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower winrate than Urgot, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Urgot.

Additionally, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Urgot. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter to Urgot. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Urgot.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw vs Urgot Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Urgot as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 595 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 Urgot 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kog'Maw in order to counter Urgot during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase 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 Urgot. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Urgot build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Urgot than with many other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Urgot with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Urgot 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 combinations players chose for Kog'Maw vs Urgot battles, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Urgot as Kog'Maw are presented for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.