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

Kog'Maw vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xerath as Kog'Maw

based on 1,142 Kog'Maw vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Xerath as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 1142 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw fights Xerath in only 3.8% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a dismal job of beating Xerath. On average, he wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Kog'Maw against Xerath games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Kog'Maw vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Guinsoo's RagebladeWit's EndSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
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 Xerath as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Xerath

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 Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Kog'Maw vs Xerath Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Xerath Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.2
7.4
< Deaths >
5.3
6.6
< Assists >
10.4
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
167
< Minions Killed >
109
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
8,554
< Physical Damage >
627
13,117
< Magic Damage >
24,870
2,704
< True Damage >
821
24,376
< Damage Dealt >
26,319
23,570
< Damage Taken >
16,936
12,210
< Gold Earned >
11,501
1.93
< Towers >
1.7
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,374
< Total Healing >
1,608
13,466
< Experience >
13,577
19
< Vision Score >
38
9
< Wards Placed >
17
301
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Xerath with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Kog'Maw versus Xerath counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xerath. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in deaths.

Kog'Maw typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Xerath

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Xerath?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when playing against Xerath, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Kog'Maw makes a poor counter for Xerath.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kog'Maw into Xerath.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kog'Maw is a bad counter for Xerath. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,142 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kog'Maw in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw typically racks up more CS as Xerath. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kog'Maw versus Xerath build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Xerath than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average win rate of 47.1% battling Xerath with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Xerath as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players 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 combinations players chose for Kog'Maw vs Xerath LoL games, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Kog'Maw are given for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.