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

Kog'Maw vs Vayne

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

based on 1,599 Kog'Maw vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vayne as Kog'Maw resulted from an examination of 1599 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Kog'Maw has to counter Vayne in only 5.4% of his matches.

Kog'Maw vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a below average job of countering Vayne. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champions face one another in. In Kog'Maw vs Vayne games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Vayne.

Best Kog'Maw vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Statikk ShivLuden's CompanionGuinsoo's RagebladeWit's End

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 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 Vayne as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Kog'Maw vs Vayne Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Vayne Image
7.5
< Kills >
8.3
7.2
< Deaths >
6.5
7.1
< Assists >
5.8
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
168
< Minions Killed >
164
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.54
10,314
< Physical Damage >
15,819
13,065
< Magic Damage >
1,676
2,959
< True Damage >
4,665
26,338
< Damage Dealt >
22,160
21,910
< Damage Taken >
22,758
12,400
< Gold Earned >
12,624
2.17
< Towers >
2.35
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
5,141
< Total Healing >
6,633
13,151
< Experience >
13,404
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
298
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Vayne with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several important Kog'Maw versus Vayne matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vayne..

Kog'Maw normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Vayne

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Vayne?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when trying to fight Vayne, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a bad counter for Vayne.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower winrate compared to Vayne, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Kog'Maw into Vayne.

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

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

Kog'Maw is a terribly counter to Vayne. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,599 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Vayne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Vayne. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Vayne build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Vayne than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 47.2% when countering Vayne with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Vayne 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 Vayne battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kog'Maw vs Vayne tips and builds for a an individual rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all games completed with both champs.