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

Kog'Maw vs Veigar

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

based on 1,085 Kog'Maw vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 1085 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Veigar in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a decent job of beating Veigar. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champs battle each other in. In Kog'Maw versus Veigar games, Kog'Maw’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Kog'Maw vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

MalignanceKraken SlayerWit's EndSeraph's Embrace

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 Veigar as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Kog'Maw vs Veigar Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Veigar Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.3
7
< Deaths >
6.4
6.9
< Assists >
6.7
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
9,403
< Physical Damage >
657
13,502
< Magic Damage >
22,573
2,921
< True Damage >
632
25,827
< Damage Dealt >
23,863
22,479
< Damage Taken >
20,036
12,554
< Gold Earned >
12,389
2.21
< Towers >
2.01
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,299
< Total Healing >
2,137
13,610
< Experience >
14,882
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
11
307
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Veigar with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Kog'Maw vs. Veigar matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..

Kog'Maw usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Veigar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Veigar

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when taking on Veigar, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes a good counter to Veigar.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher winrate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Veigar.

Furthermore, Kog'Maw also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Veigar. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Veigar.

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 Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,085 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 Veigar 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 Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to counter Veigar during both the early game 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 here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Veigar build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Veigar than with most other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 51.2% battling Veigar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Veigar as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players 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 combinations we have analyed for Kog'Maw vs Veigar counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.

If you want to get Kog'Maw versus Veigar tips and counter stats for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are computed using every match played with both champions.