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

Kog'Maw vs Ziggs

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

based on 434 Kog'Maw vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Ziggs as Kog'Maw came out of an evaluation of 434 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Kog'Maw encounters Ziggs in only 1.5% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw does a decent job of countering Ziggs. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Kog'Maw versus Ziggs games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Kog'Maw vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneTerminus

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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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 Ziggs as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Kog'Maw vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Ziggs Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.4
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
7
< Assists >
8.3
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
165
< Minions Killed >
172
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.6
8,812
< Physical Damage >
778
13,528
< Magic Damage >
25,159
2,775
< True Damage >
369
25,116
< Damage Dealt >
26,306
23,148
< Damage Taken >
18,740
12,447
< Gold Earned >
11,882
2
< Towers >
2.94
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,843
< Total Healing >
1,749
13,657
< Experience >
14,058
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
11
309
< Time Dealing CC >
266

How to Counter Ziggs with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Kog'Maw against Ziggs matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Kog'Maw usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ziggs. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Ziggs

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when taking on Ziggs, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Kog'Maw makes a good counter for Ziggs.

While Kog'Maw does have a higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Kog'Maw also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kog'Maw into Ziggs.

Moreover, Kog'Maw has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This 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 Ziggs matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kog'Maw is a decent counter to Ziggs. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kog'Maw against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 434 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kog'Maw to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Ziggs build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Ziggs than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 51.4% when playing against Ziggs with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Ziggs as Kog'Maw, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kog'Maw vs Ziggs LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Kog'Maw versus Ziggs tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using all games completed with both champions.