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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Mordekaiser

based on 2,132 Mordekaiser vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Mordekaiser resulted from an evaluation of 2132 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Mordekaiser has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his matches.

Mordekaiser vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a average job of countering Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions battle one another in. In Mordekaiser against Kog'Maw rounds, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Mordekaiser vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

MorellonomiconZhonya's HourglassJak'Sho, The ProteanNashor's Tooth

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Mordekaiser to level upq
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Second ability for Mordekaiser to level upe
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Last skill for Mordekaiser to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Kog'Maw

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

Advice to Win Against Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Mordekaiser vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.6
6.3
< Deaths >
7.3
4.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
154
< Minions Killed >
163
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,840
< Physical Damage >
10,037
21,133
< Magic Damage >
13,602
658
< True Damage >
3,021
24,631
< Damage Dealt >
26,661
33,589
< Damage Taken >
22,343
12,047
< Gold Earned >
12,388
2.07
< Towers >
2.05
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,913
< Total Healing >
5,341
15,449
< Experience >
13,298
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
253
< Time Dealing CC >
302

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some influential Mordekaiser against Kog'Maw counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Mordekaiser typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Mordekaiser usually fairs equally well when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Mordekaiser makes an ok counter to Kog'Maw.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher winrate than Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Mordekaiser also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Mordekaiser into Kog'Maw.

Furthermore, Mordekaiser also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Kog'Maw matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Mordekaiser is a decent counter for Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Mordekaiser against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

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

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 2,132 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 Kog'Maw as Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Mordekaiser versus Kog'Maw build include Spirit Visage, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Mordekaiser bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Kog'Maw than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Kog'Maw as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Mordekaiser vs Kog'Maw clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kog'Maw as Mordekaiser are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.