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

Kog'Maw vs Xayah

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

based on 405 Kog'Maw vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Kog'Maw engaged Xayah 405 times. Having so many matchups for Kog'Maw versus Xayah gives us faith in our ability to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to smash your rival. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Xayah in only 1.4% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw does a dismal job of countering Xayah. On average, he wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champs battle one another in. In Kog'Maw versus Xayah matches, 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 Xayah.

Best Kog'Maw vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's Hurricane

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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Guide to Countering Xayah as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Kog'Maw vs Xayah Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Xayah Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.2
6.9
< Deaths >
6.2
7
< Assists >
6.8
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
164
< Minions Killed >
180
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.58
9,817
< Physical Damage >
20,258
13,898
< Magic Damage >
398
2,958
< True Damage >
364
26,674
< Damage Dealt >
21,021
21,788
< Damage Taken >
21,502
12,131
< Gold Earned >
12,334
1.96
< Towers >
2.47
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
5,221
< Total Healing >
5,121
13,053
< Experience >
12,998
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
300
< Time Dealing CC >
54

How to Counter Xayah with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Kog'Maw against Xayah counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah..

Kog'Maw normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Xayah

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Xayah?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when taking on Xayah, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes a bad counter for Xayah.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower winrate compared to Xayah, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kog'Maw into Xayah.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Xayah matchups, Xayah is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kog'Maw is a trash counter to Xayah. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kog'Maw against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 405 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xayah. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Kog'Maw versus Xayah build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Xayah than with most other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 47.4% when playing against Xayah with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Xayah 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kog'Maw vs Xayah matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Kog'Maw are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.