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

Kog'Maw vs Zyra

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

based on 1,155 Kog'Maw vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our data, Kog'Maw faced Zyra 1155 times. With so many games with Kog'Maw versus Zyra gives us confidence in our ability to produce informative data and a recommended build to shatter Zyra. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Kog'Maw has to counter Zyra in only 3.9% of his games.

Kog'Maw vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a dismal job of beating Zyra. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Kog'Maw vs Zyra matches, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Zyra.

Best Kog'Maw vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionMalignanceLiandry's TormentSeraph'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
2
Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Zyra

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 Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Kog'Maw vs Zyra Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Zyra Image
7.2
< Kills >
4
7.2
< Deaths >
6.2
6.7
< Assists >
11.4
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
0.9
170
< Minions Killed >
59
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
9,217
< Physical Damage >
1,038
13,270
< Magic Damage >
20,811
2,826
< True Damage >
1,089
25,314
< Damage Dealt >
22,939
23,540
< Damage Taken >
19,491
12,466
< Gold Earned >
10,079
2.02
< Towers >
1.75
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,644
< Total Healing >
2,229
13,765
< Experience >
12,042
19
< Vision Score >
60
9
< Wards Placed >
25
330
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Counter Zyra with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some important Kog'Maw vs. Zyra matchup statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zyra’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Kog'Maw often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Zyra. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Zyra

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually loses when facing off against Zyra, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a poor counter to Zyra.

While Kog'Maw does have a lower win rate compared to Zyra, when facing one another, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kog'Maw into Zyra.

Additionally, Kog'Maw also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kog'Maw is a somewhat poor counter to Zyra. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Zyra.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 1,155 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 Zyra 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw in order to counter Zyra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw most often accumulates more CS relative to Zyra. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost 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 Zyra build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kog'Maw incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Zyra than with many other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 48.3% battling Zyra with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Zyra as Kog'Maw, you should take 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 used for Kog'Maw vs Zyra counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.

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